In the final installment of the SEC-Big 12 Challenge, Missouri will host former Big 8 conference rival Iowa State. With the SEC reaching an agreement with the ACC for a future men’s and women’s basketball challenge, this will be the final year that the Tigers take on a Big 12 opponent in late January.
The Cyclones come into this game ranked No. 12 with a record of 15-4 (6-2). ISU has gone on a tear through the Big 12, taking down three ranked opponents and sitting tied for first place in the conference. They are certainly surprising all the people that picked them to finish eighth in the conference’s preseason media poll.