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(AP) -- Iowa State has played just once in three weeks and that was on New Year's Day against Yale.
 
The Cyclones (10-3) have lost to the teams they were expected to lose to while beating everyone they were supposed to beat.

But Iowa State also looked sluggish at times against weaker competition like Florida-Gulf Coast, Missouri-Kansas City and Yale.
 
The Cyclones have gotten away with it so far.

But their margin of error will shrink considerably when league plays starts Wednesday night against the best team in the Big 12, No. 6 Kansas (12-1), on the road.

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