Peterson returns from injury with 17 points, leading No. 21 KU past Mizzou despite flu-like symptoms

Peterson returns from injury with 17 points, leading No. 21 KU past Mizzou despite flu-like symptoms


He played 17 minutes in the first half but just six in the second, when the Jayhawks had already built a sizeable lead. Still, the Jayhawks' coach didn't know exactly what to expect on Sunday, both because of the time that Peterson had spent nursing his injury and the illness that had him laid up on the trainer's table just 24 hours before tipoff. That kid wants to be out there so bad, and then when I say whatever I'm going to say, it's not enough for me to say, ‘It’s day to day,' which that's what it's been.”

Author: DAVE SKRETTA


Published at: 2025-12-07 21:31:37

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