Kansas State basketball vs Kansas: Score prediction, scouting report for Sunflower Showdown

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LAWRENCE — The first round of the 2025 Sunflower Showdown has Kansas State basketball headed to Lawrence Saturday looking to end a long losing streak against No. 10-ranked Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse.

The game will be nationally televised on CBS with a noon tipoff.

K-State (7-9, 1-4 Big 12) has lost its last 18 games to KU (12-4, 3-2) in. The Wildcats also come into the game on a four-game losing streak after falling to Texas Tech at home Tuesday, 61-57 and has dropped 13 straight road games dating back to last January.

Kansas also is coming off a loss, 74-57, Wednesday at No. 2 Iowa State, but the Jayhawks are 8-1 at home. The Jayhawks’ lone blemish at Allen Fieldhouse was a 62-61 decision against West Virginia in their Big 12 opener.

Kansas is led by graduate center Hunter Dickinson with 15.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, while super-senior forward David N’Guessan averages 12.6 points and 7.4 rebounds for Kansas State.

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Kansas State guard David Castillo (10) is shadowed by Texas Tech’s Christian Anderson (4) during their game Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum.

Kansas has dominated Sunflower Showdown in Lawrence

Kansas State and Kansas have split their Sunflower Showdown series each of the past two years with both teams winning at home.

But KU has dominated overall in the Big 12 era, going 58-8 against the Wildcats since the inaugural 1996-97 seasons. K-State has not won at Allen Fieldhouse in its last 18 tries under four different coaches.

The last K-State coach to escape Lawrence with a victory was Jim Wooldridge in his final season, when the Wildcats pulled a 59-55 upset on Jan. 14, 2006.

The rivalry is one of the oldest in college basketball, dating back to 1907, with KU leading the all-time series, 205-96.

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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal

Publish date : 2025-01-17 14:22:00

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