The No. 12 Kansas State Wildcats (19-5, 7-4 Big 12) will be hoping to halt their losing run on the road when they head to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-11, 1-9 Big 12) on Saturday.
Kansas State dominated the TCU Horned Frogs 82-61 at Fred Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday. With 18 points, Markquis Nowell was the scoring leader. Desi Sills added 14 points and six rebounds. The Wildcats are third in the Big 12 Conference.
Texas Tech lost in blowout fashion on Saturday at Ferrell Center, falling to the Baylor Bears 89-62. De’Vion Harmon led the team in scoring in the loss with 20 points. With 19 points and 10 rebounds, Jaylon Tyson also had a strong game.
The Red Raiders are 10th in the Big 12 Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Kansas State will be aiming for a season sweep against Texas Tech after taking the only prior game 68-58 at Fred Bramlage Coliseum on January 21. Nowell led the Wildcats with 23 points and eight rebounds.
De’Vion Harmon and Pop Isaacs had 13 points each in defeat. Keyontae Johnson and Nowell, averaging 18.0 and 16.9 points per game, respectively, have led the Wildcats in scoring this season. Johnson also has grabbed 7.6 rebounds per game, while Nowell has dished 7.8 assists per game, second-most in the nation.
Kevin Obanor’s 15.3 points per game have powered the Red Raiders on offense. Obanor also has posted 6.3 rebounds per game. Harmon has tallied 3.6 assists per game. The Wildcats have not found much success at United Supermarkets Arena in recent seasons, losing eight of the last 10 trips.
Kansas State is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +2.3 (74.7-72.4). For the season, the Wildcats are averaging 76.9 points per game, compared to 68.0 for opponents.
Texas Tech has gone 2-8 over the last 10, allowing 75.8 points per game on average while scoring only 66.6 (-9.2 margin). The Red Raiders are averaging 74.2 ppg for the full season while allowing 68.4.
RED RAIDERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kerwin Walton: 8.0 | 5.4 | +2.6
Pop Isaacs: 5.8 | 14.1 | -8.3
Points per game:
Pop Isaacs: 3.8 | 10.0 | -6.2
Rebounds per game:
Daniel Batcho: 3.6 | 5.3 | -1.7
Assists per game:
Pop Isaacs: 1.3 | 2.5 | -1.2
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
K-State (-110)
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