Feb 03, 2020

K-State will host top ranked Baylor Monday evening

Posted Feb 03, 2020 3:21 PM

KANSAS STATE (9-12, 2-6 Big 12) vs. 1/1 BAYLOR (19-1, 8-0 Big 12)

Monday, February 3, 2020 >> 8:01 p.m., CT >> Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) >> Manhattan, Kan.

TELEVISION

ESPN2 / WatchESPN

  1. Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play)
  2. Fran Fraschilla (analyst)
  3. Paul Ervin (producer)

COACHES

Kansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)

Overall: 472-256/22nd season

At K-State: 159-101/8th season

vs. Baylor: 9-6 (4-3 at home)

Baylor: Scott Drew (Butler ‘93)

Overall: 355-221/18th season

At Baylor: 335-210/17th season

vs. Kansas State: 11-16 (5-8 on the road)

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (9-12)

G: #4 David Sloan

G: #3 DaJuan Gordon

G/F: #20 Xavier Sneed

F: #23 Montavious Murphy

F: #14 Makol Mawien

Baylor (19-1)

G: #45 Davion Mitchell

G: #12 Jared Butler

G: #31 MaCio Teague

F: #11 Mark Vital

F: #33 Freddie Gillespie

SERIES HISTORY

Overall: K-State leads 23-18

Current Streak: K-State, 6

In Manhattan: K-State leads 12-8

At Bramlage Coliseum: K-State leads 9-8

Last Meeting: W, 66-60 [3/2/2019 in Manhattan]

Weber vs. Drew : Weber leads 9-6 [4-3 at home]

OPENING TIP

  1. Kansas State (9-12, 2-6 Big 12) welcomes the No. 1 team to Bramlage Coliseum for the ninth time on Monday night, as the Wildcats play host to top-ranked Baylor (19-1, 8-0 Big 12, winners of 19 consecutive games. This will mark the first meeting between the schools this season. It will represent the 21st meeting with the No. 1 team in school history and the first since a 77-68 loss at home to top-ranked Baylor on Jan. 14, 2017. The game will tip at 8:05 p.m., CT on ESPN2 with Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play) and Fran Fraschilla (analyst) on the call. 
  2. K-State has 5 wins all-time against the nation’s No. 1 team in its history with 4 of those coming in Bramlage Coliseum (Oklahoma in 1989, Missouri in 1990, Texas in 2010 and Oklahoma in 2016). The other win came against top-ranked Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse on Jan. 17, 1994. The Wildcats have dropped the last 2 meetings with the No. 1 team, including an 85-63 loss to top-ranked Kansas in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on March 11, 2016 and to Baylor in 2017.