Game time: Feb. 28, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, KS
TV: ESPN2
VITALS: Kansas State came off a close loss to Cincinnati, where it had a chance to come back in the final minutes but went cold after a vigorous run. Wildcats guard PJ Haggerty had another standout performance with 25 points, but was left out to dry with hardly any outside help. Nate Johnson and David Castillo combined for 18 points on 0-of-9 shooting from 3-point range.
Betting line: K-State (+3.5)
O/U: 158.5
Moneyline: TCU -205, KSU +168
PROJECTED STARTERS
WILDCATS
G P.J. Haggerty: 23.5 PTS, 5.2 REB, 3.9 AST
G David Castillo: 11.0 PTS, 2.1 REB, 1.8 AST
G Nate Johnson: 12.0 PTS, 4.8 REB, 4.4 AST
G Taj Manning: 3.8 PTS, 4.9 REB, 0.7 BLK
F Khamari McGriff: 9.0 PTS, 4.2 REB, 1.1 BLK
HORNED FROGS
G Jayden Pierre: 10.2 PTS, 2.2 REB, 2.6 AST
G Brock Harding: 8.4 PTS, 2.8 REB, 5.9 AST
F Micah Robinson: 10.6 PTS, 4.9 REB, 1.9 AST
F David Punch: 13.9 PTS, 6.6 REB, 2.1 BLK
F Xavier Edmonds: 12.6 PTS, 6.4 REB, 0.9 STL
KEY STATS
WILDCATS
SCORING OFFENSE: 79.9 POINTS/GAME (9th in Big 12)
SCORING DEFENSE: 81.1 POINTS/GAME (15th in Big 12)
TEAM 3-POINT SHOOTING: 36.0% (4th in Big 12)
OPPONENT 3-POINT SHOOTING: 33.9% (10th in Big 12)
REBOUNDING: 34.5 REBOUNDS/GAME (14th in Big 12)
OPPONENT REBOUNDING: 37.1 REBOUNDS/GAME (15th in Big 12)
HORNED FROGS
SCORING OFFENSE: 78.5 POINTS/GAME (10th in Big 12)
SCORING DEFENSE: 71.8 POINTS/GAME (7th in Big 12)
TEAM 3-POINT SHOOTING: 34.4% (12th in Big 12)
OPPONENT 3-POINT SHOOTING: 33.8% (9th in Big 12)
REBOUNDING: 36.4 REBOUNDS/GAME (10th in Big 12)
OPPONENT REBOUNDING: 33.2 REBOUNDS/GAME (6th in Big 12)
QUOTABLE: "I'm not a moral victory guy, I've never been," Wildcats coach Matthew Driscoll said in his Colorado postgame interview. "I'm not a guy that's going to learn from losing, I'm not into that stuff. I'm into learning. I'm in to keep pouring into the cup because the cups are a little bit empty. But however that transpires, we're gonna have to figure out what that looks like."
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