K-STATE PLAYS WEST VIRGINIA AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
- Kansas State (14-16, 6-12 Big 12) will open play as the No. 8 seed in the 26th annual Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Wednesday night at 6 p.m., CT against No. 9 seed West Virginia (15-16, 4-14 Big 12) at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. The teams split the season series with each winning on their home court. The winner of the lone opening round game will face top-seed Kansas (25-6, 14-4 Big 12) in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 2 p.m., CT.
- K-State enters as the tournament’s No. 8 seed for the seventh time in program history and the first time since 2016. The Wildcats are 37-42 (.468) all-time in the Big Eight/12 Championship, including a 17-24 (.415) mark in the Big 12 era. The school is 2-6 as a No. 8 seed in the Big Eight/12 Championship, while it is 2-1 vs. the No. 9 seed.
- K-State is 0-1 vs. West Virginia at the Big 12 Championship, losing 51-50 in the semifinals on March 10, 2017.