Columbia, MO (Sports Network) - With the Big 12 title already secured, the second-ranked Kansas Jayhawks close out their regular-season in Columbia, as they take on one of their most bitter rivals in the Missouri Tigers.

Bill Self's Jayhawks have gone an impressive 14-1 in league play thus far, but didn't clinch the outright conference crown until Wednesday's 82-65 win over fifth-ranked Kansas State. The win put some distance between Kansas and its only league loss of the season, an 85-77 setback at Oklahoma State last weekend.

The Tigers are 10-5 in Big 12 action and have won four of their last five games, including a hard-fought 69-67 overtime affair at Iowa State on Tuesday.

This is the 273rd all-time meeting between these two longtime rivals, with Kansas holding a 168-94 series advantage. The Jayhawks are looking for the regular-season sweep after posting a rather easy 84-65 win in Lawrence back on January 25th.

The Jayhawks took a seven-point lead into halftime and then held the Wildcats to a mere .292 shooting over the final 20 minutes, capturing the Big 12 regular-season title with a 17-point win. Freshman Xavier Henry led the offensive charge with 19 points. Sherron Collins added 17, while Tyshawn Taylor and Markieff Morris chipped in with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Kansas shot a modest .433 in the first half, but upped that to .619 after the break to hold off Kansas State. Ku has enjoyed stellar play at both ends of the floor and the result is a national-best +18.6 scoring margin. The team ranks among the nation's best in terms of scoring as well at 82.4 ppg (third nationally), while converting 48.8 percent from the floor. Collins is the catalyst for this team, leading the way both in scoring (15.4 ppg) and assists (4.3 apg). Henry has been awesome in his first season in Lawrence, adding 14.2 ppg. Marcus Morris (12.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and Cole Aldrich (11.4 ppg, 9.8 rpg) provide more than enough frontcourt balance.

The Tigers also rely on their play at the offensive end to win games. Missouri is averaging a solid 78.9 ppg thus far, while converting 44.7 percent from the floor, including 38.1 percent from behind the arc. The team is averaging eight three-pointers per game and is connecting on 72.5 percent from the free-throw line. Kim English is the top offensive threat at 14.1 ppg. Marcus Denmon is next in line at 11.3 ppg, followed closely by Laurence Bowers and his 10.1 ppg. Zaire Taylor went the length of the floor and hit a bank-shot as time expired giving the Tigers a thrilling overtime victory in Ames this week. J.T. Tiller led the way with a season-high 17 points, while Denmon came off the bench with 16, followed by Michael Dixon's 10. English struggled however, hitting just 2-of-8 from the floor and finishing the game with just five points.