Kansas State basketball vs Texas Tech: Score prediction, scouting report for Big 12 game

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MANHATTAN — After a promising start to Big 12 conference play, things have gone south in a hurry for Kansas State’s basketball team.

The Wildcats (7-8, 1-3 Big 12) have dipped below .500 for the first time and bring a three-game losing streak into an 8 p.m. game Tuesday against Texas Tech (11-4, 2-2) at Bramlage Coliseum.

As the losses have mounted, so has the Wildcats’ margin of defeat, including an 87-57 blowout at the hands of No. 11-ranked Houston on Saturday. It was their worst home loss since falling by 31 to Baylor in 2021.

Texas Tech also is coming off an 85-84 overtime heartbreaker at home to Iowa State. Both of the Red Raiders’ conference victories came on the road — at Utah and Brigham Young.

After facing the stingiest defense in the nation in Houston, Texas Tech presents a different challenge for K-State with an offense that averages 85.4 points.

Here are three things to know, plus a prediction, for Tuesday’s game.

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Kansas State’s C.J. Jones (3) and Ugonna Onyenson (34) block out against Houston guard Terrance Arceneaux (23) during Saturday’s game at Bramlage Coliseum.

Kansas State’s Jerome Tang faces former colleague

For the second time in less than a month, K-State coach Jerome Tang faces a former colleague from his days as a Baylor assistant.

Tang and Tech coach Grant McCasland served on Scott Drew’s Baylor staff together from 2011-16. On Dec. 21, the Wildcats closed out nonconference play with an 84-65 loss at Wichita State, coached by former Baylor assistant Paul Mills.

McCasland’s Texas Tech team beat Tang and K-State, 60-59, last year in Lubbock, in their first meeting as Big 12 head coaches.

A closer look at the Texas Tech Red Raiders

Tech ranks second in the Big 12 in scoring and leads the league in field goal accuracy at 50.5%. The Red Raiders also are second in 3-point…

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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal

Publish date : 2025-01-13 14:47:00

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