FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 1 seed Kansas (29-6) will face No. 9 seed Creighton (23-11) in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, March 19 at 1:40 p.m. CST from Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on CBS.
Kansas recently won its 15th-straight NCAA Tournament first-round game with an 83-56 victory against Texas Southern on March 17, while Creighton advanced to the round of 32 with a 72-69 overtime win against San Diego State.
At 29-6, Kansas is vying for its 16th all-time 30-win season, which would tie for the most in NCAA Division I history with Kentucky.
The last meeting between the teams was Dec. 8, 2020, in Allen Fieldhouse. KU won that 73-72.