No. 16 Kansas turned up the defense and shut down eighth-ranked Iowa State in a 69-52 victory that helped to keep the Jayhawks in the Big 12 title race.

The No. 11-ranked Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team is set to play No. 3 Iowa State on Monday. Of course, those rankings won’t be the same by the time tipoff rolls around: KU lost to Baylor on Saturday, while Iowa State lost to K-State. This is a rematch from earlier this season: KU lost to Iowa State in Ames in January.

Where the Jayhawks sit less than six weeks from Selection Sunday for the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Iowa State basketball shot a season-low 30.6% in the rematch with Kansas on Monday night. Here are three takeaways from the Cyclones’ road loss.

The Jayhawks, the No. 15 team in the Top 25 And 1, had lost two of their last three before a 69-52 win vs. the Cyclones

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A pivotal Big 12 matchup takes center stage as the Iowa State Cyclones travel to historic Allen Fieldhouse to face the Kansas Jayhawks.

AMES − After a rough week against two of the toughest teams in the Big 12 Conference, the Iowa State women's basketball team will try to get back on track with some of the league's less formidable foes.