The Iowa State Cyclones and Kansas State Wildcats will play Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum. Tip-off from Manhattan, KS, is at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Iowa State (17-8 SU, 14-11 ATS) defeated Texas Christian on Wednesday. The Cyclones are 2-3 straight-up in their past five and 8-5 in Big 12 Conference competition.
Kansas State (19-7 SU, 17-9 ATS) was defeated by Oklahoma on Tuesday. The Wildcats are 1-4 straight-up in their past five and 7-6 in Big 12 play.
Iowa State defeated Kansas State 80-76 on January 24. The Cyclones scored 49 second-half points en route to victory, shooting 57.1 percent from the field. They also outrebounded the Wildcats 28-20.
Kansas State leads the all-time series 144-92. The programs first met on January 12, 1909, a game the Wildcats won 42-32.
Iowa State has won two of its last four, picking up crucial victories over Kansas and TCU. The Cyclones are one game out of first place in the Big 12. They will face two of the three teams — Texas and Baylor — tied in first place over the final five games of the regular season.
Iowa State never trailed in its 70-59 win over the Horned Frogs. It led by 11 at halftime and held on after the break, shooting 49.0 percent from the floor and 15-for-17 at the free-throw line. ISU senior forward Aljaz Kunc led the way with 22 points and five boards.
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Iowa State averages 70.1 points per game (214th) and shoots 45.9 percent from the field (98th), including 34.8 percent from three-point range (161st). The Cyclones shoot 66.8 percent at the foul line (319th) and average 30.8 rebounds (244th) with a +2.8 rebounding margin. They're 74th in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency and 111th in effective field goal percentage (51.8%).
Iowa State surrenders 61.6 points per game (15th), and its opponents shoot 41.7 percent from the floor (73rd), including 32.2 percent from beyond the arc (98th). ISU is 8th in adjusted defensive efficiency and 85th in assist-per-turnover ratio.
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