KU looks to keep pace in the Big 12.

Kansas heads west to meet up with one of the newest Big 12 conference foes, the Utes of Utah.

KU enters the contest at 17-7 and ranked #17 in the latest AP Poll. Meanwhile, Utah comes in unranked at 13-11. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #10 and the Utes at #84.

Kansas is 2-0 all-time against Utah. The most recent meeting was a 63-60 KU win in December of 2014 in Kansas City.

The Jayhawks are coming off a 791-59 home win over Colorado, while the Utes are coming off an 85-75 road loss to Cincinnati.

Here are the essentials:

The Numbers

#17 Kansas: 17-7, 8-5 Big 12

Utah: 13-11, 5-8 Big 12

Line: Kansas -6.5

How to Watch

Saturday, Feb 15, 9:00 p.m. CST

Salt Lake City, UT: Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000)

TV: ESPN

– Dave Fleming (Play-by-Play), Sean Farnham (Analyst)

Online Streaming: www.espn.com/watch or the ESPN app (requires subscription)

Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network

– Brian Hanni (Play-by-Play), Greg Gurley (Analyst)

Fun Facts

Utah is 12-3 at home so far this season, while Kansas is 3-5 in true road games.

Kansas and Utah have only met twice, in 2014 and 1995, with both of those matchups taking place in Kansas City.

Including the win over Colorado last time out, Bill Self is now 218-2 at KU when holding opponents under 60 points.

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