Kansas Beats #2 Iowa State in College Basketball

The teams in the number 2 position in the AP college basketball poll have not been too fortunate lately. On January 10th, Wisconsin beat then #2 Michigan 91-88, and now Iowa State, the team that replaced the Wolverines as the #2 team, lost to Kansas 84-63 on January 13th. It was the Cyclones’ first loss of the season.

Tre White led the Jayhawks (12-5, 2-2 in the Big 12) with 19 points and 10 rebounds, Darryn Paterson scored 16 and Melvin Council, Jr. added 15. Kansas hit 50% of its three point shots (12-24) while Iowa State (16-1, 3-1) was just nine of 27. Kansas jumped off to a 44-23 halftime lead and teams each scored 40 in the second half.