K-State Wildcats vs. Colorado Buffaloes: Big 12 basketball game time, TV, odds & pick
The Kansas State men’s basketball team will try to stop a four-game losing streak when it hosts Colorado at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Bramlage Coliseum.
Here’s everything you need to know before tipoff, including a score prediction:
When: 3 p.m. Sunday
Where: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan
Stream: ESPN+
Radio: KCSP (610 AM) in Kansas City, KFH (1240 AM and 97.5 FM) in Wichita
Betting line: K-State by 7.5
Over/under: 140.5
STARTING LINEUPS
P | No. | Colorado | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 8 | Bangot Dak | 6-11 | So. | 8.2 |
F | 7 | Sebastian Rancik | 6-9 | Fr. | 6.0 |
F | 23 | Andrej Jakimovski | 6-8 | Sr. | 10.1 |
G | 5 | RJ Smith | 6-3 | So. | 5.4 |
G | 3 | Julian Hammond | 6-2 | Sr. | 12.8 |
P | No. | Kansas State | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 1 | David N’Guessan | 6-9 | Sr. | 12.7 |
C | 34 | Ugonna Onyenso | 7-0 | Jr. | 3.3 |
G | 2 | Max Jones | 6-4 | Sr. | 10.0 |
G | 11 | Brendan Hausen | 6-4 | Jr. | 11.8 |
G | 0 | Dug McDaniel | 5-11 | Jr. | 11.1 |
About Colorado (11-17, 2-15 Big 12)
The Buffaloes are coming off a 71-64 home loss against Kansas and they only have two conference wins all season. They are the last-place team in the Big 12 standings. But they have been playing well of late.
Colorado has won two of its past four games, with wins over UCF and Baylor during that stretch. Julian Hammond leads the team in scoring alongside a starting lineup that features three forwards.
About Kansas State (13-15, 7-10 Big 12)
The Wildcats are coming off an 80-76 loss at UCF and they are on a four-game losing streak. Coleman Hawkins has missed the past two games with an injury, and he is considered questionable to play against Colorado. Jerome Tang has not provided a timetable for his return to the court.
K-State’s frontcourt has struggled mightily without him. David N’Guessan leads the team in scoring, but Max Jones is fresh of a 22-point game.
K-State game prediction
It’s now or never for the K-State men’s basketball team.
The Wildcats are backed up against the proverbial wall as they prepare to host last-place Colorado on Sunday.
K-State has lost four straight games and Jerome Tang is beginning to show signs of frustration. He called out his players following a recent loss at UCF and then challenged K-State fans to show up in large numbers to this game.
Will that strategy motivate the Wildcats and spark them to a much-needed victory?
I think the answer is yes. But K-State has been an impossible team to predict of late. The Wildcats have somehow managed to lose six straight games, then win six straight games, then lose four in a row. This is, without a doubt, the streakiest team in the country.
There are several reasons to expect K-State to play well here, though.
For starters, Colorado has the worst record in the Big 12. This is not one of Tad Boyle’s best teams.
Colorado also turns the ball over on 21.4% of its possessions, which is something that K-State can exploit. The Wildcats force turnovers at a rate of 18.5% on defense. I can see Dug McDaniel and Brendan Hausen scoring easy baskets in transition against the Buffaloes.
K-State should play with maximum effort in this game and do enough things right to win, with or without Hawkins.
K-State 69, Colorado 64
Last game prediction: UCF 78, K-State 74
Actual score: UCF 80, K-State 76
Season record: 18-10
Season record ATS: 13-15
Season record O/U: 14-14
This story was originally published March 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM with the headline "K-State Wildcats vs. Colorado Buffaloes: Big 12 basketball game time, TV, odds & pick."