No. 16 Kansas turned up the defense and shut down eighth-ranked Iowa State in a 69-52 victory that helped to keep the Jayhawks in the Big 12 title race.

The No. 11-ranked Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team is set to play No. 3 Iowa State on Monday. Of course, those rankings won’t be the same by the time tipoff rolls around: KU lost to Baylor on Saturday, while Iowa State lost to K-State. This is a rematch from earlier this season: KU lost to Iowa State in Ames in January.

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

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Kansas clinched a big win against Iowa State, covering a 2.5-point spread in an important Big 12 game, boosting their defense. Jon Rothstein joins to recap.