No. 17 Kansas at UCF in Big 12 Opener Saturday

The No. 17 Kansas Jayhawks will travel to Orlando, Florida, on Saturday to face the UCF Knights in both teams' Big 12 conference opener, with tipoff set for 2 p.m. ET at Addition Financial Arena. The game, airing on Peacock, pits two programs on hot streaks against each other as they begin league play.

Kansas enters with a 10-3 record, having won its last four games after losses to ranked opponents North Carolina, Duke and UConn. The Jayhawks average 75.8 points per game while holding foes to 63.3, boasting the league's top defense against three-point shooting at 25.2 percent. Forward Flory Bidunga leads the team with 14.7 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while guard Tre White contributes 14.5 points and seven rebounds. Freshman guard Darryn Peterson, who averages 19.3 points, has missed recent games due to injury but remains a key talent when healthy. Under coach Bill Self, in his 23rd season, Kansas seeks to start a new conference winning streak after a 62-61 home loss to West Virginia snapped a 33-game run to open league play last year.

UCF, meanwhile, carries an 11-1 mark into the matchup, winners of 10 straight since a 105-93 home defeat to Vanderbilt in November. The...