Darryn Peterson scores 28 as No. 4 Kansas survives late collapse vs. No. 13 Cal Baptist
Peterson scored 28 points, but disappeared down the stretch as Cal Baptist mounted a late rally.
Darryn Peterson recovered from a slow start to lead No. 4 Kansas to a 26-point lead over No. 13 Cal Baptist Friday night.
The Jayhawks then survived a furious late rally from the Lancers to hold on for a 68-60 win in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Peterson finished 28 points to outduel Cal Baptist’s Dominique Daniels Jr. , who scored 20 of his 25 points after halftime.
And the Jayhawks survived a late near-collapse in which the Lancers finished the game on an 18-4 run. Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season With the first-round win, No. 4 Kansas advances to face Rick Pitino and No.
5 St. John’s on Sunday. The winner of that matchup faces a potential Sweet 16 showdown with Duke if the Blue Devils can get past TCU on Saturday.