Big Monday has arrived and it brings the No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks (19-3, 8-1) to Austin. Chris Beard and the No. 20 Texas Longhorns (17-6, 6-4) are coming off an emphatic victory over the then-No. 20 Iowa State Cyclones, winning 63-41.
Meanwhile, the Jayhawks are coming off an emphatic win of their own, knocking off No. 8 Baylor 83-59. They're also closing out a daunting five-stretch of their own, playing No. 13 Texas Tech, No. 12 Kentucky, No. 20 Iowa State, No. 8 Baylor, and wrapping it up tonight with No. 23 Texas. Bill Self and KU are 3-1 in that stretch with their lone loss coming to the Wildcats, 80-62, at Rupp Arena.