Kansas expects Darryn Peterson to play vs. BYU, AJ Dybantsa - ESPN

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas expects to have Darryn Peterson available Saturday when the No. 14 Jayhawks welcome AJ Dybantsa and No. 13 BYU to Allen Fieldhouse for a showdown between two of the Big 12's best teams and two of the top freshmen in college basketball.

Peterson and Dybantsa are widely expected to join Duke star Cameron Boozer in going in the first three spots of the NBA draft in June. But the order is anybody's guess at this point, and it could hinge heavily on how the rest of the season goes.

Dybantsa leads the nation in scoring at 23.6 points per game. Peterson is averaging 21.6.

Peterson missed last week's win over Kansas State while dealing with an ankle he sprained in a win over Colorado. That was the latest malady for the 6-foot-5 guard, who also has dealt with hamstring and calf issues that have limited him to just 10 games.

«I anticipate him being ready to go,» Kansas coach Bill Self said before Thursday's practice.

Students have been camping inside Allen Fieldhouse since Monday to get the best seats for the highly anticipated game between the Jayhawks (15-5, 5-2) and Cougars (17-3, 5-2). Each of them is 2½ games back of Big 12-leading Arizona and a game behind Houston and Texas Tech, meaning the loser is almost certainly eliminated from title contention.

The showdown between Peterson and Dybantsa has been eagerly anticipated all season.

They crossed paths twice on the AAU circuit last year with Peterson leading Prolific Prep to wins over Utah Prep both times. In the first, Peterson poured in 32 points with 10 rebounds and eight assists in a 76-70 victory. But it was the second game last February in Atlanta that has become legendary: Dybantasa scored 49 points with nine rebounds, only to be outdone by