Months ago when the Big 12 schedules were announced, eyes everywhere were immediately drawn to the final weekend of conference play. Two teams in Kansas and Iowa State, that figured to be ranked in the top five would square off in one of college basketball's most hallowed venues to determine supremacy over the league.
The final date of the regular season would either be the day that Kansas would claim their 12th straight conference championship, or the day that Iowa State would finally unseat the Jayhawk reign.
Well, Bill Self's crew held up their end of the bargain, but Iowa State struggled in close games throughout the season and now we're left with an anti-climatic end to what has been an incredible year in the Big 12.