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.

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.m. CT in Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas basketball had a chance for its next victory during Big 12 play on Wednesday. At home, inside Allen Fieldhouse, KU faced Arizona State.

Allen Fieldhouse remains a place of horrors for the Kansas State men’s basketball team. The Wildcats haven’t won a road game against Kansas since 2006, and that didn’t change on Saturday when the Jayhawks defeated their rivals 84-74 in front of a sellout crowd.

The Kansas Jayhawks got back on track Saturday with a solid 84-74 victory over their archrival Kansas State. In a game they badly needed, the Jayhawks delivered with one of their most balanced performances in weeks.