GAME 12 at Texas Tech // Tuesday, January 5, 2021 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL // GAME NOTES 1,600+ ALL-TIME VICTORIES // 31 NCAA TOURNAMENTS // 4 FINAL FOURS [1948, 1951, 1958, 1964] // 21 CONFERENCE TITLES [5-6, 1-2 Big 12] at 18/19 [8-3, 1-2 Big 12] n 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RECORD K-STATE TEXAS TECH Tuesday, January 5 // 6:01 p.m. CT // United Supermarket Arena (15,098) // Lubbock, Texas Overall Record: 5-6 WILDCATS RED RAIDERS Big 12: 1-2 n Non-Conference: 4-4 Head Coach: Bruce Weber Head Coach: Chris Beard Home: 4-6 n Away: 1-0 n Neutral: 0-0 Record at K-State: 166-116/9th Year Record at Tech: 102-47/5th Year MATCHUP Career Record: 479-271/23rd Year Career Record: 273-97/12th Year NOVEMBER vs. Texas Tech: 8-8 (2-6 on the road) vs. K-State: 6-2 (4-0 at home) Little Apple Classic (Bramlage Coliseum; Manhattan, Kan.) Wed. 25 DRAKE ESPNU L, 70-80 Colorado vs. South Dakota ESPN+ CU 84-61 OPENING TIP Fri. 27 Drake vs. South Dakota DU 69-53 u Kansas State (5-6, 1-2 Big 12) returns to the road on Tuesday night, as the Wildcats COLORADO ESPNU L, 58-76 travel to Lubbock, Texas to take on No. 18/19 Texas Tech (8-3, 1-2 Big 12) at 6 p.m., n GAME INFORMATION Mon. 30 KANSAS CITY ESPNU W, 62-58 CT at the United Supermarkets Arena. The Wildcats have lost 6 in a row to the Red Raiders in Lubbock with their last win coming in 2014. Tuesday’s game will air on SERIES HISTORY DECEMBER ESPNU with Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) and Robbie Hummel (analyst). Overall ..................................................K-State leads 24-18 Sat. 5 UNLV Big 12 Now L, 58-68 Current Streak ................................................Texas Tech, 2 u K-State will be playing in just its second road contest of the season after posting (Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind.) In Big 12 Play......................................................Tied 17-17 Big 12/Big East Battle a 74-65 win at Iowa State in their first road trip of the season on Dec. 15. The win Fri. 11 @Butler ccd. In Lubbock..........................................Texas Tech leads 13-7 snapped a 9-game road losing streak in Big 12 action. The Wildcats’ only other road At United Supermarkets Arena ......Texas Tech leads 11-4 Tues. 8 FORT HAYS STATE Big 12 Now L, 68-81 contest - a Dec. 11 matchup with Butler in the Big 12/Big East Battle - was cancelled Last Meeting..............L, 62-69 [2/19/20 in Lubbock, Texas] Fri. 11 MILWAUKEE Big 12 Now W, 76-75 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Bulldogs program. Weber vs. Beard ................................2-6 [0-4 on the road] Tues. 15 @Iowa State* ESPNU W, 74-65 Sat. 19 2/2 BAYLOR* Big 12 Now L, 69-100 u This will be the Wildcats’ second matchup against a Top 25 opponent, including TELEVISION the first on the road. The team dropped a 100-69 decision to No. 2/2 Baylor in their Mon. 21 JACKSONVILLE Big 12 Now W, 70-46 ESPNU / WatchESPN Tues. 29 OMAHA Big 12 Now W, 60-58 first Big 12 home game on Dec. 19. K-State is 119-263 all-time vs. ranked opponents, which includes an 8-13 mark vs. the AP’s No. 18 ranked squad. Head coach Bruce Play-by-Play ................................................Chuckie Kempf JANUARY Weber has a school-record 26 career wins against Top 25 foes. Analyst........................................................Robbie Hummel Sat. 2 TCU ESPNU L, 60-67 RADIO Tues. 5 @18/19 Texas Tech* ESPNU 6 pm u K-State nearly rallied from an 18-point deficit, closing to within 61-58 with 38 Sat. 9 rv/rv OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN2 5 pm seconds to play, before TCU converted from the free throw line to hang on for a 67- K-State Sports Network Flagships // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 Wed. 13 IOWA STATE* ESPNU 6 pm 60 win on Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats had an chance to Online: TuneIn.com [free] / Sat. 16 @Texas* LHN 7 pm complete the comeback, but a bad pass led to steal by junior R.J. Nembhard, who www.kstatesports.com/watch [free] Tues. 19 @Oklahoma* FS Oklahoma 5:30 pm started a streak of 6 straight free throw makes to end the game for the Horned Frogs. XM 380 // Internet 970 Sat. 23 WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN2/U 1/3 pm u Four Wildcats scored in double figures for the second time this season in the loss Wed. 27 @Baylor* ESPN2 8 pm Play-by-Play ............................................Wyatt Thompson to TCU, as sophomore DaJuan Gordon posted a career-high 18 points on 7-of-13 Analyst ..............................................................Stan Weber SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Bramlage Coliseum; Manhattan, Kan.) field goals to go with 7 rebounds, 3 assists and game-high 3 steals in just over 36 Sat. 30 TEXAS A&M ESPNU 11 am minutes. Freshman big man Davion Bradford nearly tallied his first double-double LIVE STATS with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting with 9 rebounds, while senior Mike McGuirl and www.texastech.com FEBRUARY freshman Nijel Pack added 13 and 12, respectively. texastech.statbroadcast.com [media only] Tues. 2 @Kansas* Big 12 Now 7 pm Sat. 6 TEXAS TECH* Big 12 Now 3 pm u K-State has started 3 true freshmen (Bradford, Selton Miguel and Pack) in 6 TICKETS Tues. 9 TEXAS* Big 12 Now 7 pm consecutive games, which includes all 3 Big 12 games. The Wildcats are one of 5 United Supermarket Arena is open to 25 percent capacity Sat. 13 @Oklahoma State* ESPNU 11 am teams (Kentucky, Duke, James Madison and North Carolina) to start at least 3 true (3,775). There are no single-game tickets available. Tues. 16 KANSAS* ESPN/2 8 pm freshmen in at least one game, while the 24 combined starts by true freshmen rank Sat. 20 @TCU* Big 12 Now 4 pm second only to Kentucky’s 27. The next closest schools are North Carolina (22), Auburn (17), Montana (17), Tennessee Tech (16) and Troy (15). The true Tues. 23 OKLAHOMA* ESPN/2/U 8 pm freshmen have been pressed into early playing time, as 5 different players have combined to miss 31 games this season, including season-opening Sat. 27 @West Virginia* ESPN2 3 pm starters Kaosi Ezeagu and Montavious Murphy both missing 7 games each. Murphy returned to action vs. TCU on Saturday. MARCH u Since switching to the 4-guard lineup against Milwaukee on Dec. 11, K-State is averaging 68.2 points on 44.1 percent shooting (154-of-349), including Openings for any rescheduled games 55.4 percent (108-of-195) from inside the 3-point line. Seven different Wildcats (D. Gordon, McGuirl, Pack, Bradford, Miguel,Antonio Gordon and Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (T-Mobile Center; Kansas City, Mo.) Rudi Williams) are averaging better than 7 points in the 6-game span, including a team-best 10.3 points per game by Gordon, while McGuirl (10.2 Wed. 10 First Round ESPNU 6/8 pm ppg.) and Pack (10.2 ppg.) are averaging better than 10 points per game and Bradford (9.8 ppg.) and Miguel are averaging nearly double figures. In all, Thurs. 11 Quarterfinals ESPN2/U underclassmen have combined for 256 of the team’s 409 points on 45.4 percent (99-of-218) shooting in the last 6 games. Fri. 12 Semifinals ESPN/U 6/8 pm n PROBABLE STARTERS Sat. 13 Championship ESPN 8 pm Kansas State Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches | *Big 12 Conference game G 24 Nijel Pack 6-0 180 Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Ind. 10.1 3.6 3.7 41.1 37.0 42.9 31.7 All Times Central and Subject to Change G 00 Mike McGuirl 6-2 195 Sr.-3L Ellington, Conn. 12.5 3.5 3.8 39.8 36.4 67.9 33.7 G 2 Selton Miguel 6-4 210 Fr.-HS Luanda, Angola 7.7 1.8 1.4 34.6 28.6 70.4 24.4 n ATTENDANCE RESTRICTIONS G 3 DaJuan Gordon 6-4 190 So.-1L Chicago, Ill. 10.5 6.8 2.2 41.1 23.3 77.5 30.9 F 21 Davion Bradford 7-0 265 Fr.-HS St. Louis, Mo. 6.7 3.8 0.2 63.0 — 64.0 18.3 K-State Athletics, in consultation with University leaders and Riley County health officials, announced on December 1 that Bramlage Coliseum will be Texas Tech Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG open to approximately 15 percent capacity (1,879 fans) for men’s and G 0 Mac McClung 6-2 185 Jr.-TR Gate City, Va. 15.0 2.6 2.7 39.2 30.8 83.6 28.5 women’s basketball for December. The capacity restriction will enable all G 1 Terrence Shannon, Jr. 6-6 210 So.-1L Chicago, Ill. 13.0 4.7 1.0 51.7 37.5 74.4 26.0 season ticket holders to attend games on the home schedule. There will be G 2 Jamarius Burton 6-4 205 So.-TR Charlotte, N.C. 4.5 2.3 1.8 40.8 41.7 50.0 22.7 no single-game tickets available for men’s basketball games at this time. G 15 Kevin McCullar 6-6 205 So.-1L San Antonio, Texas 10.0 3.5 2.0 35.0 0.0 75.0 23.0 F 14 Marcus Santos-Silva 6-7 245 Sr.-TR Taunton, Mass.