LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Tre White scored a season-high 23 points and No. 14 Kansas Jayhawks bounced back from a surprising defeat with a 69-56 victory over No. 5 Houston Cougars on Monday night.

Freshman star Darryn Peterson added 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting in 30 minutes for the Jayhawks (21-7, 11-4 Big 12), who fell six spots in this week's AP Top 25 following an 84-68 loss at home Saturday to unranked Cincinnati.

Bryson Tiller had 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for Kansas, which handed the scuffling Cougars (23-5, 11-4) their third consecutive defeat - all against top-15 opponents.

Houston hadn't dropped three straight games since 2017.

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