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No. 12 Iowa State hosts No. 13 Kansas State following Nowell's 23-point performance

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Kansas State Wildcats (17-2, 6-1 Big 12) at Iowa State Cyclones (14-4, 5-2 Big 12)

Ames, Iowa; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Kansas State visits the No. 12 Iowa State Cyclones after Markquis Nowell scored 23 points in Kansas State's 68-58 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

The Cyclones are 10-0 on their home court. Iowa State averages 11.8 turnovers per game and is 14- when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Wildcats have gone 6-1 against Big 12 opponents. Kansas State ranks sixth in the Big 12 shooting 35.2% from 3-point range.

The Cyclones and Wildcats match up Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaren Holmes is averaging 12.9 points and 3.3 assists for the Cyclones. Gabe Kalscheur is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games for Iowa State.

Keyontae Johnson is scoring 18.5 points per game with 7.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Wildcats. Nowell is averaging 16.7 points, 8.2 assists and 2.3 steals over the past 10 games for Kansas State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cyclones: 7-3, averaging 69.6 points, 29.6 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.1 points per game.

Wildcats: 9-1, averaging 82.1 points, 34.7 rebounds, 18.9 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.