Kansas State-Oklahoma men’s basketball preview
P | No. | Kansas State | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
11 | F | Nino Williams | 6-5 | Sr. | 11.5 |
42 | F | Thomas Gipson | 6-7 | Sr. | 11.1 |
25 | G | Wesley Iwundu | 6-7 | So. | 5.6 |
23 | G | Nigel Johnson | 6-1 | So. | 4.6 |
1 | G | Jevon Thomas | 6-0 | So. | 5.0 |
P | No. | Oklahoma | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
35 | F | TaShawn Thomas | 6-8 | Sr. | 11.0 |
00 | F | Ryan Spangler | 6-8 | Jr. | 10.9 |
24 | G | Buddy Hield | 6-4 | Jr. | 17.6 |
11 | G | Isaiah Cousins | 6-4 | Jr. | 12.2 |
10 | G | Jordan Woodard | 6-0 | So. | 8.8 |
▪ WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m. Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.
▪ TV/RADIO: ESPN2; WHB (810 AM)
▪ ABOUT KANSAS STATE (12-13, 5-7 Big 12): The Wildcats have lost five in a row and have a losing record in February for the first time since Jim Wooldridge was coach. It has been a bad stretch of games for K-State, but it is not as if the team has not been competitive. It held a late lead at West Virginia and nearly forced overtime against Texas. It has simply been unable to close out games. That could change with the expected returns of Marcus Foster and Malek Harris. Sources say both players will be available off the bench after serving three-game suspensions.
▪ ABOUT OKLAHOMA (17-7, 8-4 Big 12): The Sooners are the hottest team in the Big 12, having won five in a row. Their most impressive victory of the season may have come on Monday when they beat Iowa State 94-83. Oklahoma has a nice mixture of offense and defense, allowing them to adapt to different styles. Buddy Hield, from Wichita’s Sunrise Academy, scored 31 points in a loss to K-State in January. He will be hoping from more support from his teammates in the rematch.
| Kellis Robinett, krobinett@kcstar.com
This story was originally published February 13, 2015 at 5:31 PM with the headline "Kansas State-Oklahoma men’s basketball preview."