Breaking down the UNLV basketball game against No. 3 Kansas at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center:
BACKCOURT
Kansas runs a four-guard offense that averages 88.0 points. Frank Mason III leads the Jayhawks with 20.3 points, making 52.1 percent from 3-point range. Josh Jackson (15.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists) is expected to be one of the top two or three picks in next year’s NBA Draft.
Edge: Kansas
FRONTCOURT
The Jayhawks start just one player inside, 7-foot center Udoka Azubuike. If the Rebels were to have any edge, it would be here, especially with the return of Christian Jones from an ankle injury.