No. 13 Iowa State vs. No. 8 Kansas Gameday Primer

Who: No. 13 Iowa State (15-6, 6-3 Big 12) vs No. 8 Kansas (18-4, 6-3 Big 12)

Where: Hilton Coliseum (14,267) – Ames, Iowa

When: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 – 11:00 a.m.

The Lead:
After falling to Texas Tech on Monday, the Iowa State men's basketball team will look to get back on track when it takes on No. 8 Kansas on Saturday inside Hilton Coliseum. Tipoff against the Jayhawks is set for 11:00 a.m and will be televised on ESPN.

Storylines:

Saturday marks the 255th meeting between the Cyclones and the Jayhawks.
Kansas holds a 188-66 advantage in the series.
Iowa State is 40-73 all-time against Kansas at home.
T.J. Otzelberger is 0-3 against Kansas as Iowa State's head coach. Earlier this season, Iowa State lost to Kansas 60-62 at Allen Fieldhouse.
Iowa State enters Saturday's contest with an 11-0 record at home this season.

From the Notes:

On Monday night against Texas Tech, Caleb Grill connected on a career-high eight 3-pointers. Grill's eight 3-pointers tied Craig Brackins' school record for the most 3-pointers made in a road conference game.

Switching Sides:

Kansas is 11-1 at home, 4-3 on the road and 3-1 in neutral-court games this season.
The Jayhawks are currently 4-4 against ranked opponents this season.
Kansas' four ranked losses are to No. 21 Tennessee, No. 15 Kansas State, No. 13 TCU, and No. 17 Baylor.
Kansas' four wins over ranked opponents are over No. 8 Duke, No. 16 Indiana, No. 14 Iowa State and No. 6 Kansas State.
The Jayhawks average margin of victory in conference contests is 6.1 points.

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In his last three games at Hilton, @3BallJay is averaging 19.7 points 4.0 assists and shooting 63%.#Cyclones | #C5C pic.twitter.com/xfc3mkYIeB
— Iowa State Men's Basketball (@CycloneMBB) February 3, 2023

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