Ames, Iowa — The 9th-ranked Kansas men's basketball team dropped its first road conference game of the season Wednesday night, falling 74-57 at No. 2 Iowa State.
The Jayhawks trailed for nearly 36 minutes of the game and never found a way to climb over the hump any time they made a run at the Cyclones.
• MOMENTS THAT POPPED - KU at IOWA STATE
The loss dropped KU to 12-4 overall and 3-2 in Big 12 play heading into this weekend's Sunflower Showdown rivalry game against Kansas State.
Tipoff for that one is slated for Noon (central) on CBS.
Here's a look back at some of the more memorable numbers to come from Wednesday's tough loss at Iowa State, which improved to 15-1 overall and 5-0 in Big 12 play.
KU Starters (starts at KU/career starts): Dajuan Harris Jr. (127/127), Zeke Mayo (14/101), Shakeel Moore (4/72), KJ Adams (85/85), Hunter Dickinson (49/138)
Series Info: KU leads the series vs. Iowa State 189-69 (28-25 in Hilton Coliseum)
THE KU LOSS...
• Made the Kansas-Iowa State series 189-69 in favor of KU
• Gave Iowa State three straight wins against Kansas in Hilton Coliseum
• Made KU 4-3 in games not played in Allen Fieldhouse this season, including 2-3 in true road games
• Made Bill Self 600-147 while at KU, 807-252 all-time and 33-12 versus Iowa State, all while at KU
• Made KU 2,405-900 all time.
TEAM NOTES
• Kansas blocked 10 shots against Iowa State, marking the third game this season with 10+ blocks.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• Senior guard Zeke Mayo scored a team-high 17 points in a team-high 36 minutes, marking his ninth game this season scoring in double figures.
• Senior point guard Dajuan Harris Jr. added 8 points and dished out a team-high 7 assists. Harris now trails Jacque Vaughn (1994-97) by 42 assists for second place on Kansas’ all-time list. Harris has 762 for his career, while Vaughn sits in second on the list at 804 for his career.
• Freshman forward Flory Bidunga scored 6 points on 3-for-3 shooting and blocked 4 shots. Bidunga now has 4 or more blocks in two games this season, both of which came on the road.
• Junior guard AJ Storr scored his 1,000th career point, becoming the sixth Jayhawk on this year’s roster with 1,000+ career points. Storr had 999 career points entering the contest and now has 1,004 points for his career.
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