Kunc and No. 19 Iowa State host No. 12 Kansas State
Iowa State Cyclones (17-8, 8-5 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (19-7, 7-6 Big 12)
New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kansas State -3; over/under is 134.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 19 Iowa State visits the No. 12 Kansas State Wildcats after Aljaz Kunc scored 22 points in Iowa State's 70-59 victory over the TCU Horned Frogs.
The Wildcats have gone 13-1 in home games. Kansas State ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 9.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Nae'Qwan Tomlin averaging 2.3.
The Cyclones are 8-5 against Big 12 opponents. Iowa State is 16-4 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 12.4 turnovers per game.
TOP PERFORMERS: Markquis Nowell is shooting 34.5% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 16.8 points, 7.6 assists and 2.3 steals. Keyontae Johnson is shooting 50.8% and averaging 17.4 points over the past 10 games for Kansas State.
Jaren Holmes is scoring 13.6 points per game and averaging 3.4 rebounds for the Cyclones. Gabe Kalscheur is averaging 13.1 points and 2.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for Iowa State.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 4-6, averaging 71.3 points, 33.1 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 8.2 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.2 points per game.
Cyclones: 4-6, averaging 68.0 points, 30.9 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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