UCF evened its Big 12 record on Saturday afternoon and is, perhaps expectedly, smack dab in the middle of the conference pack. The Knights (13-6, 4-4) sit in a three-way tie for eighth place, and they will reach the halfway point of the league schedule this upcoming weekend.

The UCF Knights are through five Big 12 basketball games, hitting the quarter mark of the league schedule. Here's what we've learned so far.

The Iowa State basketball team is 17-3 overall and 7-2 in the Big 12 Conference entering Saturday's home game against Kansas State. The Cyclones are coming off a heartbreaking overtime loss at Arizona on Monday night,

The Hawkeyes are coming off another disappointing performance, losing 82-65 at Ohio State on Monday. Head coach Fran McCaffery's group has lost four of its last five games. Here's a look at the Big Ten Conference standings heading into this week: More: Iowa basketball whiffs on another chance to energize fan base,