Three-minute preview: Kansas State men’s basketball vs. No. 21 Baylor
No. 21 Baylor at Kansas State
P | No. | Kansas State | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 41 | Stephen Hurt | 6-11 | Sr. | 7.0 |
F | 4 | D.J. Johnson | 6-9 | Jr. | 7.5 |
G | 25 | Wesley Iwundu | 6-7 | Jr. | 12.8 |
G | 5 | Barry Brown | 6-3 | Fr. | 8.7 |
G | 1 | Carlbe Ervin | 6-3 | Jr. | 2.9 |
P | No. | Baylor | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 2 | Rico Gathers | 6-8 | Sr. | 12.7 |
F | 21 | Taurean Prince | 6-7 | Sr. | 14.9 |
G | 25 | Al Freeman | 6-3 | So. | 11.5 |
G | 24 | Ishmail Wainright | 6-5 | Jr. | 5.3 |
G | 11 | Lester Medford | 5-10 | Sr. | 9.0 |
▪ WHEN/WHERE: 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.
▪ TV/RADIO: ESPNews; WHB (810 AM)
▪ ABOUT KANSAS STATE (14-9, 3-7 Big 12): The Wildcats are hoping to build off their biggest victory of the season, an 80-69 upset of No. 1 Oklahoma. It was their first win over a ranked team all season after eight failed attempts. K-State nearly took down Baylor in their first meeting at Waco, falling in double overtime. It has struggled against zone defenses all season, but put up a good fight against Baylor’s 2-3 zone behind 20 points from injured point guard Kamau Stokes. Someone new will have to step this time around with Stokes sidelined.
▪ ABOUT BAYLOR (17-6, 6-4 Big 12): The Bears have struggled since they beat K-State last month, losing three of their last five and two in a row to fall out of first place in the Big 12 standings. Its victories came against Oklahoma State and Georgia. It will try to turn things around against K-State on Wednesday. Rico Gathers and Taurean Prince continue to be one of the most formidable frontcourts in the conference. Gathers averages a double-double and Prince is the team’s leading scorer. Ishmail Wainright is from Kansas City and attended Raytown South before graduating from Montrose Christian, a Maryland prep school.
Kellis Robinett: @KellisRobinett
This story was originally published February 9, 2016 at 4:51 PM with the headline "Three-minute preview: Kansas State men’s basketball vs. No. 21 Baylor."