Iowa State vs Kansas 3/16/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Iowa State Cyclones will meet the Kansas Jayhawks in the final of the Big 12 Conference tournament on Saturday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The Cyclones defeated No. 1 seed Kansas State on Friday in their semifinal 63-59. Marial Shayok led the Cyclones with 21 points, while Nick Weiler-Babb scored 12. Michael Jacobson pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds.

Kansas defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 88-74 on Friday in their semifinals matchup. Dedric Lawson led the Jayhawks with 24 points and eight rebounds while Quentin Grimes scored 18. Kansas outrebounded the undermanned Mountaineers 32-20. Marial Shayok leads Iowa State in scoring with an average of 18.7 points per game. Michael Jacobson is the fourth leading scorer and leader in rebounds with averages of 11.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Nick Babb leads Iowa State in assists with an average of 4.0 per game. Iowa State is shooting 47.7% from the field and 36.2% from 3-point territory.

Dedric Lawson leads Kansas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 19.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Devon Dotson leads Kansas in assists with an average of 3.4 per game. Kansas is shooting 46.4% from the field and 35.5% from 3-point territory.