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GAME 29 vs. Baylor // Saturday, March 2, 2019 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL // GAME NOTES 1,600+ ALL-TIME VICTORIES // 30 NCAA TOURNAMENTS // 4 FINAL FOURS [1948, 1951, 1958, 1964] // 20 CONFERENCE TITLES 16/15 [21-7, 11-4 Big 12] vs. rv/rv [19-9, 10-5 Big 12] n 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RECORD K-STATE BAYLOR Saturday, March 2, 2019 // 7:05 p.m. CT // Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) // Manhattan, Kan. Overall Record: 21-7 WILDCATS BEARS Big 12: 11-4 n Non-Conference: 10-3 Head Coach: Bruce Weber Head Coach: Scott Drew Home: 12-2 n Away: 6-5 n Neutral: 3-0 Record at K-State: 146-87/7th Year Record at Baylor: 315-204/16th Year MATCHUP NOVEMBER Career Record: 459-242/21st Year Career Record: 335-215/17th Year vs. Baylor: 8-6 (3-3 at home) vs. K-State: 11-15 (5-7 on the road) Fri. 2 PITTSBURG STATE (Exh.) FSKC/ESPN3 W, 79-39 Opening Game of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam OPENING TIP Fri. 9 KENNESAW STATE FSKC/ESPN3 W, 56-41 u No. 16/15 Kansas State (21-7, 11-4 Big 12) returns home to Bramlage Coliseum Mon. 12 DENVER FSKC/ESPN3 W, 64-56 on Saturday night, as the Wildcats play host to a surging Baylor (19-9, 10-5 Big 12) n GAME INFORMATION U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports & Fitness; St. Thomas, USVI) squad, which has won 3 in a row in Big 12 play. K-State posted a 70-63 win over Fri. 16 vs. Eastern Kentucky FloHoops.com W, 95-68 Baylor at the Ferrell Center on Feb. 9, in which, the Bears played without starters PROMOTION Sun. 18 vs. Penn FloHoops.com W, 64-48 Makai Mason and King McClure. The game will tip at 7:05 p.m., CT on ESPN2 with Tip-Off For TP Mon. 19 vs. Missouri FloHoops.com W, 82-67 Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play) and Robbie Hummel (analyst) on the call. The Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) will be hosting its ninth annual Tipoff for TP event on Saturday, in which, Sat. 24 LEHIGH FSKC/ESPN3 W, 77-58 u After Monday’s loss at No. 15/16 Kansas, K-State enters Saturday’s game in a first- members will be collecting toilet paper, paper towels and place tie in the Big 12 with No. 11/11 Texas Tech (23-5, 11-4 Big 12), just one game trash bags to donate to the Manhattan Emergency Shelter. DECEMBER ahead of the third-place duo of Kansas (21-7, 10-5 Big 12) and Baylor (19-9, 10-5 Sat. 1 @Marquette FS1 L, 71-83 Big 12) and two games ahead of fifth-place Iowa State (20-8, 9-6 Big 12). Seven Big SERIES HISTORY Sat. 8 @Tulsa CBSSN L, 46-47 12 schools have at least 6 league wins with 3 games left in the regular season. Sat. 15 GEORGIA STATE FSKC/ESPN3 W, 71-59 Overall ..................................................K-State leads 22-18 Current Streak ....................................................K-State, 5 Wed. 19 SOUTHERN MISS FSKC/ESPN3 W, 55-51 u K-State saw its 6-game winning streak in Big 12 road games end on Monday In Manhattan ........................................K-State leads 11-8 night, as the Wildcats connected on just 32.1 percent (18-of-57) from the field in a Wildcat Classic (Sprint Center; Kansas City, Mo.) At Bramlage Coliseum ..........................................Tied 8-8 64-49 loss to No. 15/16 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse. The 49 points were the third- Sat. 22 VANDERBILT ESPN2 W, 69-58 Last Meeting ............................................W, 70-63, 2/9/19 fewest scored this season, while the 32.1 field goal percentage was the lowest since Weber vs. Drew ......................................8-6 (3-3 at home) Sat. 29 GEORGE MASON FSKC/ESPN3 W, 59-58 hitting on a season-low 30.5 percent against Tulsa on Dec. 8, 2018. Senior Kamau Stokes was the lone Wildcat to score in double figures with a team-high 12 points TELEVISION JANUARY on 5-of-10 shooting to go with 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Senior Barry Brown, Jr., ESPN2 // ESPN3 Wed. 2 TEXAS* ESPNU L, 47-67 scored just a season-low 4 points on 1-of-8 field goals, snapping a 14-game streak Sat. 5 @ 11/11 Texas Tech* ESPNU L, 57-63 Play-by-Play ..............................................Rich Hollenberg of scoring in double figures. It was his lowest point total since his junior season. Wed. 9 WEST VIRGINIA* ESPNU W, 71-69 Analyst........................................................Robbie Hummel Sat. 12 @ 20/21 Iowa State* ESPN2 W, 58-57 u Baylor is one of the hottest teams in the Big 12 with wins in 4 of its last 5 games, Producer..............................................................Joe McCoy Wed. 16 @ 20/19 Oklahoma* ESPN2 W, 74-61 including 3 in a row, after rallying from 19 points down to post an 84-83 win over RADIO Sat. 19 TCU* ESPN2 W, 65-55 Texas at home on Wednesday night. Four Bears scored in double figures, including a K-State Sports Network Tues. 22 14/13 TEXAS TECH* ESPN2 W, 58-45 game-high 24-point effort by sophomore Mario Kegler. Kegler (10.7 ppg.) and Big Flagships // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Reed Arena; College Station, Texas) 12 Newcomer of the Year candidate Makai Mason (14.6 ppg.) have paced a Baylor Online: TuneIn.com [free] / Sat. 26 @Texas A&M ESPN L, 53-65 attack that is averaging 72.6 points on 44.6 percent shooting, including 34.7 percent www.kstatesports.com/watch [free] from 3-point range. The Bears are 5-4 away from home this season, including 4-3 in Sirius 119 // XM 200 // Internet 954 FEBRUARY Big 12 play, and have an impressive 73-69 win at Iowa State in their last road outing. Play-by-Play ............................................Wyatt Thompson Sat. 2 @Oklahoma State* ESPNU W, 75-57 u K-State and Baylor will meet for the 41st time on Saturday night with the Wildcats Analyst ..............................................................Stan Weber Tues. 5 13/14 KANSAS* ESPN W, 74-67 holding a 22-18 edge in a series that dates to the 1948 NCAA Tournament. The series Sat. 9 @Baylor* ESPN2 W, 70-63 LIVE STATS has been one of the most competitive in the Big 12 era with each school winning 17 Tues. 12 @Texas* ESPN2 W, 71-64 www.kstatesports.com times, including 8 each at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats have won 5 straight in Sat. 16 23/22 IOWA STATE* ESPN2 L, 64-78 kstate.statbroadcast.com [media only] the series, including a 70-63 win at the Ferrell Center on Feb. 9. Mon. 18 @West Virginia* ESPN W, 65-51 TICKETS Sat. 23 OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN2 W, 85-46 u Defense continues to be the Wildcats’ strong suit, holding opponents to just 59.5 Mon. 25 @ 15/16 Kansas* ESPN L, 49-64 points on 41.1 percent shooting, including 31.3 percent from 3-point range. K-State www.kstatesports.com/tickets (800) 221.CATS [2287] has held 15 of 28 opponents to 60 points or less with just two eclipsing 70. The team MARCH ranks among the Top 50 in several defensive categories nationally, including fourth Single Game ..................$35 (bench & GA)/$75 (chairback) Sat. 2 BAYLOR* ESPN2 7 pm in scoring defense, 49th in field goal percentage defense and 44th in 3-point field Mon. 4 @TCU* ESPN2 8 pm goal percentage defense. The Wildcats are averaging 17.0 points off 14.6 opponent turnovers this season, including 16.3 points in Big 12 play. Sat. 9 OKLAHOMA* ESPN/2 5 pm PROBABLE STARTERS Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Sprint Center; Kansas City, Mo.) n Wed. 13 First Round ESPNU 6/8 pm Kansas State (21-7) Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG Thurs. 14 Quarterfinals ESPN2/U G3Kamau Stokes 6-0 170 Sr.-3L Baltimore, Md. 10.1 2.8 3.3 38.1 36.4 74.1 31.4 Fri. 15 Semifinals ESPN/U 6/8 pm G5Barry Brown, Jr. 6-3 195 Sr.-3L St. Petersburg, Fla. 15.3 4.1 2.7 45.3 31.6 70.1 34.6 Sat. 16 Championship ESPN 8 pm G/F 20 Xavier Sneed 6-5 220 Jr.-2L St. Louis, Mo. 10.3 5.4 2.0 39.3 35.2 65.7 30.7 F 32 Dean Wade 6-10 228 Sr.-3L St. John, Kan. 12.9 6.3 2.7 49.8 46.7 80.0 29.7 *Big 12 Conference game F 14 Makol Mawien 6-9 245 Jr.-2L West Valley City, Utah 6.7 4.5 0.3 51.7 28.6 65.9 21.2 All Times Central and Subject to Change Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches Baylor (19-9) Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG G 10 Makai Mason 6-1 185 Sr.-TR Greenfield, Mass. 14.6 2.4 3.1 40.1 34.9 82.6 31.6 SOCIAL MEDIA: #KStateMBB G 12 Jared Butler 6-3 185 Fr.-HS Reserve, La. 9.6 3.0 2.9 40.2 36.6 82.2 25.9 Twitter/Instagram ..........@KStateMBB / @kstatesports / @kstate_gameday G/F 4 Mario Kegler 6-7 230 So.-TR Jackson, Miss. 10.7 6.0 1.3 44.0 29.4 65.2 27.8 Facebook....................................................................K-State Men’s Basketball F 11 Mark Vital 6-5 230 So.-1L Lake Charles, La.