No. 9 Kansas at No. 2 Iowa State men’s basketball: Time/TV/game info (Jan. 15, 2025)

What: No. 9 Kansas (3-1 Big 12, 12-3 overall) at No. 2 Iowa State (4-0, 14-1)

When/where: Wednesday, 6 p.m., Hilton Coliseum, Ames

TV: ESPN2 (Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas)

Livestream: Fox Sports Live

Series: Kansas leads, 190-68

Iowa State’s next game: at West Virginia, 4 p.m. (CT)

What to know: Iowa State, ranked in the Top Two for the first time in program history, is seeking its 12th-straight win. It is 4-0 in the Big 12, only the fourth time it ever started a conference season with four wins, but the second time in the last three seasons.

The Cyclones beat Kansas the last two times they met in Ames. The Jayhawks were ranked in the Top Ten both times. This is ISU’s third game against a Top Ten team this season.

Iowa State’s Curtis Jones is averaging 18.1 points per game off the bench this season, the highest total in the country. He is the reigning Big 12 Player of the Week after scoring 49 points in wins over Utah and Texas Tech.

The Cyclones are one of 25 teams in the nation with five players averaging at least 10 points. They are 10th in the nation in scoring with 86.2 points per game, 10th in field goal percentage, and sixth in scoring margin.

With Bill Self as its coach, Kansas is 34-12 against Iowa State.

Kansas 7-foot-2 fifth-year center Hunter Dickinson averages 15.8 points and 10.2 rebounds.

Kansas guard Zeke Mayo played for South Dakota State last season, facing the Cyclones in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Mayo led the Jackrabbits with 19 points and four assists in Iowa State’s 82-65 victory.

Iowa State hasn’t trailed in the second half of a game at Hilton Coliseum this season.