GAME 17
KANSAS STATE (9-7, 1-4 Big 12) at 23/22 TEXAS (13-4, 3-2 Big 12)
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 7:32 p.m. CT at Erwin Center (16,540) in Austin, Texas
COACHES
Kansas State: Bruce Weber [Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘78]
Record at K-State: 179-137/10th Year
Career Record: 492-292/24th Year
vs. Texas: 9-12 [4-5 on the road]
Texas: Head Coach: Chris Beard [Texas ‘95]
Record at Texas: 13-4/1st Year
Career Record: 296-109/13th Year
vs. K-State: 9-2 [5-0 at home]
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads 22-21
Big 12 era: Texas leads 21-17 [20-16 in regular season]
Current Streak: Texas, 5
In Austin: Texas leads 11-9
At Erwin Center: Texas leads 11-8
Last Meeting: L, 57-70 [1/4/22 in Manhattan, Kan.]
Weber vs. Beard: 2-9 [0-5 on the road]
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (9-7, 1-4 Big 12)
G: #1 Markquis Nowell
G: #3 Selton Miguel
G: #13 Mark Smith
G: #24 Nijel Pack
C: #21 Davion Bradford
Texas (13-4, 3-1 Big 12)
G: #1 Andrew Jones
G: #2 Marcus Carr
G: #3 Courtney Ramey
F: #0 Timmy Allen
F: #32 Christian Bishop
K-STATE HITS THE ROAD TO PLAY 23/22 TEXAS TUESDAY
- Kansas State (9-7, 1-4 Big 12) continues Big 12 play on Tuesday, as the Wildcats travel to Austin, Texas to take on No. 23/22 Texas (13-4, 3-2 Big 12) at 7:30 p.m., CT on the Longhorn Network. It will mark the second time in 5 games that the two teams have faced off with the Longhorns earning a 70-57 victory in Manhattan on Jan. 4.
- With a full roster for the first time this season, K-State earned its first Big 12 win of the season in impressive fashion on Saturday morning in a 62-51 victory over No. 19/19 Texas Tech. In the process, the Wildcats snapped a 12-game losing streak in the month of January (first win since Jan. 29, 2020) and a 5-game skid against Top 25 opponents.
- Tuesday’s matchup continues a gauntlet of 4 consecutive games against Top 25 opponents (vs. 19/19 Texas Tech, at 23/22 Texas, 7/7 Kansas and at 5/6 Baylor) to finish off the first half of Big 12 play.