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By that point, Peterson had scored 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting in just 18 minutes of action.
“It’s a concern,” Kansas coach Bill Self said postgame. “I thought we were past it, but obviously we’re not. It’s certainly a concern.”
Since that game, Peterson is averaging 31.6 minutes a game, so whatever message was sent was received.
Another issue has been Peterson’s lackluster play against the top opponents on the Jayhawks’ schedule. In four games against the best teams in the Big 12 — a loss to Arizona, a split with Houston and a loss to Iowa State — Peterson averaged 15.5 points while shooting 19-of-56 from the field and 9-of 26 from deep.



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