Will Kansas basketball be able to beat Kansas State for a second time? Here are some things to think about, and a prediction, for this rivalry game.

Kansas guard Zeke Mayo, left, and center Hunter Dickinson helped lead the Jayhawks to a 35-19 halftime advantage against Iowa State in a college basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Jay Biggerstaff Imagn Images

Iowa State just lost its 29-game home winning streak. Kansas endured its biggest blown lead in program history. Which team will get right?

Kansas basketball needed to bounce back against Iowa State, after a loss at Baylor, and did just that with a resounding win inside Allen Fieldhouse.

Ranked No. 9 in the country, KU was out-rebounded by 10, committed 17 turnovers, misfired on 7 of 11 free-throw tries and hit 5 3-pointers in 16 attempts in a 74-57 setback to then-No. 2 ISU.

The Jayhawks, the No. 15 team in the Top 25 And 1, had lost two of their last three before a 69-52 win vs. the Cyclones

Iowa State basketball shot a season-low 30.6% in the rematch with Kansas on Monday night. Here are three takeaways from the Cyclones’ road loss.

Iowa State got some solid looks, forced up others, but regardless of whether it was from beyond the arc or at the basket, the Cyclone men struggled to connect from anywhere on the court. No. 8-ranked Iowa State fell to 17th-ranked Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse,

Kansas men's basketball made a statement with a 69-52 win over No. 8 Iowa State. After the victory, Jayhawks head coach Bill Self praised his team for bouncing back from a brutal loss to Baylor just two days earlier.