Peterson, Jayhawks hand OSU fourth-straight loss — 81-69 defeat dims NCAA Tournament hopes
Parsa Fallah leads OSU with 21 points, but Darryn Peterson's 23-point, six-3-pointer night lifts Kansas to series' ninth-straight win
Statistically, Darryn Peterson missed five first-half shots.
Those watching, however, might have a difficult time pinpointing each. As the game progressed, Peterson’s point total simultaneously ballooned.
By the under-16 media timeout in the first half, Peterson had scored 13, compiling more than half of the Jayhawks’ point total. At halftime, 20. And the star shooting guard, whom a plethora of outlets project as a top-three selection in the 2026 NBA Draft, made his presence palpable.
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