#13 Iowa State (15-6, 6-3) is coming off of one of the most brutal losses of Big 12 conference play so far. They held a 23 point lead over Texas Tech with just over 12 minutes to play, before squandering that lead and losing in overtime: giving Texas Tech their first conference win. That means the Cyclones have lost three of their last four games. Not great. Meanwhile, #8 Kansas (18-4, 6-3) has recovered nicely from their three game losing streak with back-to-back wins over Kentucky and top ten Kansas State. In these two teams’ first meeting, Kansas handed Iowa State a two point loss in Lawrence.