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GAME 26 2005-06 K-STATE BASKETBALL at NEBRASKA (17-10, 7-7 BIG 12) Wednesday, March 1, 2006 7:07 p.m. CT Devaney Sports Center (13,595) Lincoln, Neb. A TRADITION OF CHAMPIONS | 102 SEASONS, 22 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES, 4 FINAL FOURS, 16 CONFERENCE TITLES KANSAS STATE (14-11, 5-9 Big 12) WILDCATS BEGIN FINAL WEEK OF REGULAR SEASON WITH TRIP TO NEBRASKA ON WEDNESDAY 2005-06 Schedule/Results Kansas State (14-11, 5-9 Big 12) look to close out the final week of the N.3 EA Sports All-Stars (EXH.) W, 62-53 regular season on a strong note, as the Wildcats travel to Lincoln, Neb. to face Nebraska (17-10, 7-7 Big 12) at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on N.10 Emporia State (EXH.) W, 79-75 Wednesday beginning at 7 p.m. After suffering back-to-back one-point N.18 Georgia Southern (WEB) W, 83-58 losses to No. 7 Texas and No. 20 Oklahoma last week, the team will look to N.23 rv/rv New Mexico (FSN) W, 68-56 improve their seeding for next week’s Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at N.26 Stephen F. Austin (WEB) W, 71-54 the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Depending on their results THE SERIES... K-State leads 119-90 N.30 Cal State Fullerton (FSN) W, 84-59 this week, the Wildcats can be anywhere from the six-seed to the 12-seed. The teams will be meeting for the 210th time... The D.3 at Washington State (FSN) L, 57-58 The game will be televised throughout Kansas and the Kansas City area Wildcats lead the all-time series, 119-90... However, D.5 Longwood (WEB) W, 89-60 by Fox Sports Midwest (DirecTV Ch. 655; Dish Network Ch. 446) with Ben the Huskers hold a 57-33 record in games played in D.7 rv/rv Colorado State (FSN) W, 71-67 Boyle (play-by-play) and Stan Weber (color) calling the action. Fans can Lincoln... NU captured the first meeting with a 57-42 D.17 Bethune-Cookman (WEB) W, 74-61 also listen to the game on the K-State Sports Network with Wyatt win in Manhattan on Jan. 11... The Huskers will be Thompson (play-by-play) and Matt Walters (color) behind the mikes. looking to sweep the series for the first time since D.20 at Northern Illinois (FSN) L, 70-75 (OT) Kansas State’s hard luck this season continued on Saturday, as the 2001... K-State’s last win in Lincoln came in 2004. D.29 Belmont (WEB) W, 66-62 Wildcats dropped their second consecutive one-point decision to a ranked KANSAS STATE NEBRASKA J.2 North Dakota State (WEB) W, 82-56 opponent with a 71-70 loss to No. 20 Oklahoma at the Lloyd Noble Center. Record: 14-11/5-9 Big 12 Record: 17-10/7-7 Big 12 J.7 rv/rv at Iowa State* (ESPN+) L, 70-72 The team, which ranks second nationally with nine losses by five points or Ranking (AP/Coaches): --/-- Ranking (AP/Coaches): --/-- J.11 Nebraska* (FSN) L, 42-57 less, missed three baskets in the final minute as the Sooners earned their Last Game: Feb. 25, 2006; Last Game: Feb. 25, 2006; lost at Oklahoma, 71-70 lost at Texas A&M, 66-55 J.14 at rv/rv Kansas* (ESPN+) W, 59-55 seventh consecutive win in the series, including their third in the last four Coach: Jim Wooldridge Coach: Barry Collier J.18 Texas A&M* (FSN) W, 58-54 meetings by two points or less. Junior Cartier Martin continued to bolster Career Record: 311-235 (18+) Career Record: 283-219 (16+) K-State Record: 82-88 (5+) School Record: 87-87 (5+) J.21 Missouri*(ESPN+) W, 79-64 his case for All-Big 12 honors, as he collected his 13th 20-point effort of the vs. Nebraska: 6-6 (1-4 road) vs. K-State: 6-6 (4-1 home) J.28 at rv/rv Colorado* (FSN) L, 75-79 season with a game-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting. Nebraska enters Wednesday’s contest with a 17-10 overall record and 7-7 mark in Big 12 play after dropping a 66-55 decision F.1 at Baylor* L, 70-72 (OT) at surging Texas A&M on Saturday. Like the Wildcats, the Huskers have dropped four of their last six games. The two teams will F.4 Oklahoma State* (ESPN+) L, 61-63 be meeting for the 210th time with Kansas State holding a 119-90 advantage in the all-time series. However, Nebraska holds a 57- F.8 Iowa State* (FSN) W, 66-63 33 mark in games played in Lincoln between the two schools, including wins in six of the last seven meetings. F.12 at Missouri* (FSN) L, 71-74 F.15 at Texas Tech* (FSN) L, 56-70 A QUICK LOOK AT THE WILDCATS F.18 rv/rv Colorado* (ESPN+) W, 72-60 Kansas State and Oklahoma continued their history of close games, as the Sooners posted their fourth win by two points or F.22 7/7Texas* (ESPN2) L, 64-65 less in the last seven meetings in Saturday’s 71-70 victory. Despite the loss, the Wildcats put up some impressive statistics in F.25 at 22/20 Oklahoma* (ESPN+) L, 70-71 the game as they connected on 48.3 percent of their field goals and became just the third team to out-rebound the Sooners. M.1 at Nebraska* (FSN) 7 pm The Wildcats are averaging 69.1 points per game on 44.7 percent shooting with 36.4 rebounds, 16.3 assists, 6.2 steals and M.4 18/22 Kansas* (ESPN+) 3 pm 3.4 blocks, while foes are averaging 63.4 points on 39.7 percent shooting. The Big 12’s fourth-leading scorer, Cartier Martin, M.9-12 at Big 12 Championship paces three in double figures at 18.4 points, while David Hoskins and Lance Harris average 12.8 and 11.0 points, respectively. Home games in BOLD *Big 12 Conference Game 2005-06 KANSAS STATE WILDCATS (14-11, 5-9 BIG 12) All Times Central FSN - Fox Sports Midwest PROJECTED STARTERS ESPN+ - ESPN Regional Television No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG APG Individual Player Note Web - Webcast on www.kstatesports.com 15 David HOSKINS G 6-5 225 So. Canton, Mich. (Schoolcraft College) 12.8 4.6 2.1 Scored 17 pts on 6/12 FGs at OU 20 Cartier MARTIN G 6-7 220 Jr. Houston, Texas (Nimitz HS) 18.4 6.7 2.0 Collected 13th 20-pt effort at OU ON THE AIR 21 Dramane DIARRA F 6-8 245 Sr. Paris, France (Cloud County CC) 4.9 5.1 0.6 Scored career-high 13 pts vs CU Radio - K-State Sports Network 22 Mario TAYBRON G 6-2 195 Jr. Hampton, Va. (Eastern Oklahoma CC) 5.0 1.5 2.5 Avg. 12.0 ppg in two starts last wk Wyatt Thompson, play-by-play 34 Akeem WRIGHT G 6-6 190 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Neosho County CC) 5.9 5.5 2.6 Tallied 9 pts, 10 rebs, 3 asts at OU Matt Walters, analyst RESERVES Television - Fox Sports Midwest No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG APG Individual Player Note Ben Boyle, play-by-play 1 Schyler THOMAS G 6-0 185 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Central HS) 1.3 0.2 0.6 Earned his first career start at TT Stan Weber, color 3 Lance HARRIS G 6-5 190 Jr. Columbia, Mo. (Hickman HS) 11.0 2.4 1.8 Came off bench w/18 pts vs UT (DirecTV Ch. 655; Dish Network Ch. 446) 4 Curtis ALLEN G 6-4 200 So. Long Beach, Calif. (Poly HS) 2.4 1.8 0.6 Notched career-high 4 stls at TT 5 Clent STEWART G 6-4 195 So. Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) 5.1 2.3 3.3 Missed first career game vs UT Coordinates - AMC 2, Transponder 5 Slot A 10 Justin WINGER^ G 6-1 175 Fr. Morrison, Colo. (Bear Creek HS) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Saw action in the win over NDSU The highlights will be available between 1930-2200 11 Josh CAMPBELL^ G 5-11 165 Sr. Hoxie, Kan. (Cloud County CC) 0.0 0.0 0.5 Dished out an assist in NDSU win ET at AMC 2, Transponder 5 Slot A (KU Band). 14 Serge AFELI F 6-9 235 Jr. Abidjan, Ivory Coast 0.6 2.4 0.3 Grabbed 3 rebs in 8 mins at CU 24 Mark FREDERICK^ G 6-5 195 Sr. Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS) 0.0 0.3 0.0 Wants to coach Div. I basketball UP NEXT: Game 27 30 Kyle TAYLOR^ G 6-5 220 Sr. Augusta, Kan. (Butler County CC) 0.7 0.3 0.0 Played for his dad in high school 32 Deilvez YEARBY F 6-6 205 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Central HS) 1.5 0.8 0.1 Totaled 3 pts, 3 rebs, 1 ast vs. UT Kansas (20-7, 11-3 Big 12) 42 Darren KENT F 6-10 210 Fr. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS) 1.6 0.6 0.0 Perfect 6-of-6 from field this year Saturday, March 4, 2006 3 p.m. CT 55 Tyler HUGHES F 6-11 240 Jr.