Kansas and North Dakota State meet up in Lawrence for a non-conference matchup.
Kansas enters the contest with a ranking of #7 by the AP, while NDSU is unranked. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #5 and the Bison at #198. The preseason conference coaches poll picked NDSU to finish 3rd (with 3 first-place votes) in the 9-team Summit League this year.
Kansas and NDSU have met just once before; the previous meeting was an 84-74 Kansas win in the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
The Jayhawks are coming off an 89-54 home win over Washburn, while NDSU comes in off a 69-58 road loss to Creighton.