Kentucky will need to counter Iowa State's defensive intensity
•Yahoo Sports
ST. LOUIS — No. 2 seed Iowa State has some of the most impressive numbers in college basketball going into its round of 32 NCAA Tournament matchup with Kentucky.
Iowa State has the No. 17 offense in the country and the No. 5 defense, according to KenPom.
Iowa State will meet No. 7 seed Kentucky in the Midwest Region round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament. Joshua Jefferson is a 6-foot-9 forward who is averaging 16.
4 points, 7. 4 rebounds, 4. 8 assists and 1.
6 steals a game. No other power conference player in the country has put up those numbers. Jefferson is a consensus All-American.