K-State Wildcats vs. BYU Cougars: Big 12 Tournament game time, TV, odds and pick
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- K-State faces BYU at 6 p.m. in Big 12 Tournament opening round.
- BYU favored by 10.5; squad is 21-10 and features freshman AJ Dybantsa.
- K-State (12-19) needs a miracle title run or season will end; an upset is doubtful.
Time is running out on the Kansas State men’s basketball season.
The Wildcats are one loss away from calling it quits for the year. Unlike most years, there is no mystery surrounding this group’s odds of advancing to the postseason. Barring a miracle championship run at the Big 12 Tournament, their season will end at T-Mobile Center.
Next up for No. 15 seed K-State is a 6 p.m. game against No. 10 seed BYU in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday.
Interim K-State head coach Matthew Driscoll will continue to lead the Wildcats now that Jerome Tang has been relieved of his duties.
The Wildcats (12-19, 3-15 Big 12) are coming off a loss to Kansas. The BYU Cougars (21-10, 9-9 Big 12) are fresh off a win over Texas Tech.
Here’s everything you need to know before tipoff:
K-State vs. BYU game details
When: 6 p.m. Tuesday
Where: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: KCSP (610 AM) in Kansas City, KFH (1240 AM and 97.5 FM) in Wichita
Odds: BYU by 10.5 with an O/U of 166.5.
Probable starters
BYU (21-10, 9-9 Big 12)
- F (3) — AJ Dybantsa, 6-9, Fr., 24.7 ppg
- F (13) — Keba Keita, 6-8, Sr., 6.3
- F (30) — Kennard Davis, 6-6, Jr., 8.0
- G (6) — Aleksej Kostic, 6-4, Fr., 3.9
- G (1) — Robert Wright III, 6-1, So., 18.6
Kansas State (12-19, 3-15 Big 12)
- F (21) — Khamari McGriff, 6-9, Sr., 9.6
- F (15) — Taj Manning, 6-7, Jr., 4.2
- G (34) — Nate Johnson, 6-3, Sr., 12.5
- G (10) — David Castillo, 6-1, So., 10.5
- G (4) — PJ Haggerty, 6-4, Jr., 23.3
About BYU:
The Cougars got off to an amazing 16-1 start, but they have been up and down since then. Losing Richie Saunders to a season-ending knee injury lowered this team’s ceiling. But BYU has still won games against Iowa State and Texas Tech over the past month.
AJ Dybantsa is one of the best freshmen in the country. The Cougars defeated the Wildcats 83-73 at the start of conference play.
About K-State:
The Wildcats avoided a last-place finish in the Big 12 regular season, but that is about the only good thing this team accomplished while winning three games in league play.
PJ Haggerty leads the team in scoring. Nate Johnson and Andrej Kostic have come on strong since Driscoll took over as interim head coach. But this team has struggled mightily away from home. It hasn’t won a game outside of Bramlage Coliseum since Dec. 13.
K-State game prediction:
The K-State women’s basketball team entered the Big 12 Tournament as a No. 12 seed last week and advanced all the way to the semifinals before its magical run was dashed by No. 1 seed TCU.
Can the men pull off a similar string of victories this week at T-Mobile Center?
Doubtful, but Driscoll has said watching the K-State women win three games has inspired his team to try and do the same.
The Wildcats drew a decent matchup in the first round. BYU is no longer one of the strongest teams in the conference without Saunders.
Both of these times like to run and gun. If K-State can get hot from the 3-point line, this could be an entertaining game that features an abundance of points.
Still, it’s hard for me to see the Wildcats pulling off an upset.
I expect the Cougars to beat the Wildcats at the free-throw line and on the glass. In the end, that will be too much for K-State to overcome.
BYU 99, K-State 91
Last game prediction: Kansas 95, K-State 70 ✅ (actual score: Kansas 104, K-State 85)
Season record: 21-10.
Season record ATS: 14-17.
Season record O/U: 22-9.
This story was originally published March 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM with the headline "K-State Wildcats vs. BYU Cougars: Big 12 Tournament game time, TV, odds and pick."