The Kansas Jayhawks (8) are bounced back from a loss to Kansas State with their best offensive performance of the year and will visit Texas Tech as a confident group.

Kansas holds a one-win lead over Texas (19) for the lead in the Big 12 conference and will play them Saturday. Texas Tech lost its first three conference matchups then went 5-4 afterwards.

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Kansas lost in overtime to Kansas State Feb. 10, but the Jayhawks bounced back against TCU for a 95-65 drubbing. Perry Ellis scored 32 and Andrew Wiggins totaled 17 while Wayne Selden Jr. finished with 15. Most impressively, Kansas' offensive explosion came without Joel Embiid, their low-post force.

"He takes good shots in a rhythm, and he always looks for his teammates," Wiggins said of Ellis, according to ESPN. "He was aggressive all game, attacking the hoop, making 3s. He did everything."

Embiid, who is dealing primarily with a back issue, is expected to play Tuesday against Texas Tech. The center leads the team with 7.8 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game and is also scoring 10.7 points per game.

Embiid also draws attention from opposing defenses, allowing for less pressure on Ellis, Selden and Wiggins. With Ellis performing at a high level, he and fellow forward Wiggins will be a handful for opposing teams who will also have to account for Embiid.

"He was great," coach Bill Self said of Ellis, according to ESPN. "He made shots, stretched it, then made mid-range shots, took the ball strong to the hole. I think one of his two misses he got back. He was without question our best player today. Other guys played well offensively, but certainly nobody played like Perry."

Texas Tech allowed Iowa State to shoot 52 percent, but that game was on the road, where the Red Raiders are 2-7. A stark contrast, they are 10-2 at home, whereas the Jayhawks are 4-4 on the road. Despite seeing his team's three-game win streak snapped, Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith was optimistic.

"We've got some veteran players. We knew that coming in," he said. "We just needed to challenge them to be tougher, both mentally and physically. We're gaining. We're getting better in those areas."