The Kansas Jayhawks (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) will host their in-state and conference rivals, the Kansas State Wildcats (7-9, 1-4 Big 12) this Saturday in a must-win game. The game is set to tip off at 12 p.

The Jayhawks led by as many as 16 on Saturday, never trailing in an 84-74 win over the Wildcats. From the time it was 20-4 until the final buzzer, the No. 9 Jayhawks played cool, calm and collected, answering each K-State run with timely buckets.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - The No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks defeat K-State in the first battle of the Sunflower Showdown 84-74. The Jayhawks got off to a hot start in this game jumping out to a 14-0 lead and taking a 39-29 lead into halftime.