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Peterson did not return, and Kansas won 81-69. The Jayhawks are 20-6 on the season, 10-3 in the Big 12, and entered this week at No. 8 in the polls.

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After the game, Kansas coach Bill Self talked about Peterson’s exit and sounded as surprised as anyone else.

“We’ve had this happen more than a couple times,” Self said. “I didn’t anticipate that at all tonight. I thought he was good to go. We only got 18 minutes out of him. That’s disappointing because he could have had a really big night. It’s happened often enough that our guys have learned to play without him, even if that’s not the way we want to play.”

Self is as smooth as it gets among college basketball coaches, but you can hear the frustration in his voice. The head coach repeatedly called Peterson the best player he ever recruited leading up to the season. Peterson has been excellent when he’s been on the floor, averaging 43.8 points per 100 possessions on very efficient 62.8 percent true shooting. The issue is that he hasn’t been able to stay on the floor.

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