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,

Check out everything UCF basketball coach Johnny Dawkins had to say Tuesday following a loss on the road against Kansas in Big 12 Conference play.

Kansas will be looking to shake off Saturday’s double-overtime loss to Houston and get back in the win column. Keep an eye on Hunter Dickinson and Rylan Griffen

Kansas returns to Allen Fieldhouse as the Jayhawks host the Knights of Central Florida in a Big 12 showdown. KU enters the contest at 14-5 and ranked #11 in the latest AP Poll. Meanwhile, UCF comes in at 13-6 and unranked in the AP.