Jan 14, 2022

KANSAS STATE (8-7, 0-4 Big 12) vs. 19/19 TEXAS TECH (13-3, 3-1 Big 12)

Posted Jan 14, 2022 8:16 PM

Saturday, January 15, 2022 >> 11:02 a.m. CT >> Bramlage Coliseum (11,643) >> Manhattan, Kan.

COACHES

Kansas State: Bruce Weber [Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘78]

Record at K-State: 178-137/10th Year

Career Record: 491-292/24th Year

vs. Texas Tech: 8-10 [6-3 at home]

Texas Tech: Mark Adams [Texas Tech ‘79]

Record at Texas Tech: 13-3/1st Year

Career Record: 567-247/24th Year

vs. K-State: 0-0 [0-0 on the road]

SERIES HISTORY

Overall: K-State leads 24-20

Current Streak: Texas Tech, 4

In Manhattan: K-State leads 16-5

At Bramlage Coliseum: K-State leads 12-5

Last Meeting: L, 62-73 [2/6/21 in Manhattan, Kan.]

Weber vs. Adams: 0-0 [0-0 at home]

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (8-7, 0-4 Big 12)

G: #1 Markquis Nowell

G: #3 Selton Miguel

G: #13 Mark Smith

G: #24 Nijel Pack

C: #21 Davion Bradford

Texas Tech (13-3, 3-1 Big 12)

G: #2 Davion Warren

G: #15 Kevin McCullar

G: #25 Adonis Arms

F: #0 Kevin Obanor

F: #11 Bryson Williams

K-STATE CONCLUDES HOMESTAND SATURDAY VS. 19/19 TEXAS TECH

  1. Kansas State (8-7, 0-4 Big 12) concludes a brief 2-game homestand with a Saturday morning tipoff against No. 19/19 Texas Tech (13-3, 3-1 Big 12) at 11 a.m., CT on ESPN2. The matchup will begin a gauntlet of 4 consecutive games against probable Top 25 opponents (at 21/22 Texas, 9/10 Kansas and at 1/1 Baylor) to finish off the first half of Big 12 play.
  2. K-State dropped another heartbreaker on Wednesday night, as the Wildcats surrendered a 5-point lead with 1:48 to play in a 60-57 loss to TCU. The Horned Frogs scored the last 8 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer from junior Damion Baugh with 11 seconds to play. It was the Wildcats’ fourth loss by 3 points or less this season.
  3. K-State is off to an 0-4 start in Big 12 play for the first time since 2019-20. The Wildcats are looking to snap a 12-game losing streak in the month of January with the last victory coming against Oklahoma on January 29, 2020.