Big 12 Tournament title game preview: Kansas vs. Iowa State
.JPG "The Iowa State Cyclones fans went wild after the Cyclones tied the score late in the first half against the Oklahoma Sooners Friday evening, March 13, 2015 at the Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship Tournament at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The halftime score is 29-29.")
Some quick facts about Saturday’s matchup at the Sprint Center. No. 1 seed Kansas will play No. 2 seed Iowa State at 5 p.m. for the Big 12 Tournament championship on ESPN.
The teams
No. 1 seed Kansas, 26-7, vs. No. 2 seed Iowa State, 24-8
AP top 25 rankings
Jayhawks: No. 9
Cyclones: No. 13
Regular-season meetings
Jan. 17 at Ames: Iowa State, 86-81
Leading scorers: Frank Mason, Kansas, 21
Naz Long, Iowa State, 20
Feb. 2 at Lawrence: Kansas, 89-76
Leading scorers: Georges Niang, Iowa State, 24
Wayne Selden, Kansas, 20
Last Big 12 Tournament title
Iowa State: 2014
Kansas: 2013
NCAA Tournament seed projection
Kansas: No. 2
Iowa State: No. 3
Tournament championship-game history
(1-1, both Big Eight at Kemper Arena)
1986: Kansas 73-71
Stars: Danny Manning, Jeff Hornacek
1996: Iowa State 56-55
Stars: Dedric Willoughby, Jacque Vaughn
Big 12 Tournament championships
Kansas: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
Iowa State: 2000, 2014
This story was originally published March 13, 2015 at 11:13 PM with the headline "Big 12 Tournament title game preview: Kansas vs. Iowa State."