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Big 12 Tournament: Kansas State-Baylor lineups, broadcast, tipoff time, facts and figures

Kansas State forward Dean Wade shot free throws during practice Wednesday at the Sprint Center as the Wildcats prepared for their game against Baylor on Thursday night.
Kansas State forward Dean Wade shot free throws during practice Wednesday at the Sprint Center as the Wildcats prepared for their game against Baylor on Thursday night. skeyser@kcstar.com

No. 6 Kansas State vs. No. 3 Baylor

WHEN/WHERE: About 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Sprint Center.

TV/RADIO: ESPNU; WHB (810 AM)

Projected starters

P No. Kansas State Ht. Yr. PPG

F 4 D.J. Johnson 6-9 Sr. 11.4

F 32 Dean Wade 6-10 So. 9.7

G 25 Wesley Iwundu 6-7 Sr. 12.6

G 5 Barry Brown 6-3 So. 11.5

G 3 Kamau Stokes 6-0 So. 11.8

P No. Baylor Ht. Yr. PPG

F 0 Jo Lual-Acuil 7-0 Jr. 9.3

F 5 Johnathan Motley 6-10 Jr. 17.5

F 24 Ishmail Wainwright 6-5 Sr. 5.5

G 22 King McClure 6-3 So. 5.0

G 20 Manu Lecomte 5-11 Jr. 12.4

ABOUT KANSAS STATE (19-12, 8-10): The Wildcats enter the Big 12 Tournament as the conference’s only bubble team. They may or may not have done enough already to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, but most think a victory over Baylor would lock up a spot. K-State has won back-to-back games and beat Baylor the last time they met in Waco, Texas. The Wildcats raced to a 37-22 halftime lead and held on to win 56-54. Johnson made a pair of late defensive plays to preserve the victory.

ABOUT BAYLOR (25-6, 12-6): The Bears finished in a tie for second in the Big 12 standings with West Virginia and Iowa State, claiming the tournament’s No. 3 seed. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games, including a home loss to K-State. But they have won three of their last four, including a victory over the Mountaineers. Motley was chosen first-team All-Big 12 after averaging a double-double in the regular season.

Kellis Robinett: @KellisRobinett

This story was originally published March 8, 2017 at 7:40 PM with the headline "Big 12 Tournament: Kansas State-Baylor lineups, broadcast, tipoff time, facts and figures."

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