Kansas and St. John’s meet up in the third annual Big 12/Big East Challenge.

Kansas enters the contest with a ranking of #8 by the AP, while St. John’s comes in unranked. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #5 and the Red Storm at #55. The preseason conference media poll picked St. John’s to finish 4th in the 11-team Big East this year.

Kansas is 8-5 all-time against St. John’s. The most recent meeting was an 82-74 KU win in New York City back in November 2020.

Here are the essentials:

The Numbers

(8) Kansas: 5-1, 0-0 Big 12

Iona: 5-1, 0-0 Big East

Line: KU -6.