Following that touchdown drive, the then-unranked Red Raiders scored 35 unanswered points to sink the No. New faces: This West Virginia team doesn't have many players from last season. The guard had a career-high 18 points in KU's 69-67 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday. This matchup against Kansas State will also be the first Big 12 contest at the Moody Center for Texas men's basketball. TCU traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma to play their road matchup against Oklahoma State, and it was a rough a first-half TCU has played all year. Alauna Finau, 94 (Jr. ).
Snyder on not giving up big plays: That is important to us. When it scores more than 60. Kansas State's sole loss on the season, which came at the hands of the Butler Bulldogs on the road 76-64, saw its defense struggle to be disruptive in the passing lanes. Pack leads the team with 17. What This Game Means for Both Teams. The biggest thing with them is that if you over pursue, they'll cut it back. At the free throw line, the Mountaineers buried 18 of 21 attempts for a rate of 85. Kansas State vs. West Virginia over-under: 135 points. West Virginia (4-6, 2-5) is down to their final two games, finishing out their home slate this weekend. And Point Guard Markquis Nowell, in his second year with the program, has made significant progress. The Mountaineers got double-digit scoring from four players: guard Taz Sherman (25), guard Sean McNeil (10), forward Jalen Bridges (10), and guard Malik Curry (10). 1%, the Frogs excel in converting 2-point attempts, with a success rate of 53%. Travis Britz, 95 (Fr. Morgan Moriarty over at BleacherReport apparently feels the same, choosing a final score of 28-21.
His nine touchdowns are three more than Martinez has in nine games. For whatever reason - I really thought the Frogs were about to pull out that 19-point comeback win over the weekend. 5 Points (-115) at FanDuel. Because of this, Kansas State averages 76.
The Wildcats haven't dominated opponents at home, but they have won every home game they have played. LG: Josh Jenkins, 77 (r-Sr. ). That changed on Saturday with a win that proves that K-State is ready to compete against a rigid Big 12 schedule. Every time it looked like West Virginia (10-3, 0-1) might take control of the game, the Wildcats found a way to prevent them from doing so. Unfortunately - I think this is easier said than done. To that end, Kedrian Johnson contributed 18 points while Erik Stevenson had 16 points. West Virginia begins that pursuit in Manhattan, Kan. Kansas State has lost just once this season, to Butler. He then promptly dunked the ball. 1 points per game the Wildcats put up are 8. 7 rebounds per game. 7 points per game and he leads the Big 12 with 44. Kansas State is coming off a gritty win at home in Manhattan over the No. We weren't disciplined at all last weekend. The Mountaineers will present a daunting challenge as a team that is elite on both sides of the ball with a sharpshooting guard that the Jayhawks have to limit from beyond the arc.
Markquis Nowell came up huge for K-State in the victory. Pick: Kansas State wins 33-30 but FAILS TO COVER the spread. Crucially, they have been a good second-half team, and that's where West Virginia might be uniquely vulnerable in this matchup. The Mountaineers look like a tougher team to defeat. Though they currently stand alone at the top of the conference, a loss would entangle them in a knot at the top with the multitude of one-loss Big 12 teams. Here is what you can expect from WVU and KSU this weekend. Florida has an outside chance but is not a clear-cut NCAA Tournament team at this point.
They are extremely disciplined. There are plenty of postseason ramifications in play as No. What Happened to the Wildcats Last Week. The stingy Cyclone defense held the Wildcats nearly 17 points below their season average going into the game and came close to pulling off another dramatic upset.