The Iowa State Cyclones beat the No. 17 Kansas Jayhawks 78-66 in the Big 12 tournament final at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday to secure their place in the NCAA tournament.
With the win, Iowa State has now won the Big 12 tournament in two of the past three seasons and four of the past six. Meanwhile, Kansas failed to capture the Big 12 tournament title or a share of the Big 12 regular-season title for the first time since 2004.
Iowa State was only the No. 5 seed in the tournament after going just 9-9 in conference play, but it played elite defense Saturday and smothered Kansas, holding the Jayhawks to 40.