GAME 27
KANSAS STATE (13-13, 6-7 Big 12)
at TCU (15-10, 2-10 Big 12)
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 >> Wilkerson-Greines Center (4,000) >> 7 p.m. CT
COACHES
Kansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)
Overall: 373-189 (17th year)
at K-State: 60-34 (3rd year)
- TCU: 5-0
TCU: Trent Johnson (Boise State ’83)
Overall: 261-238 (16th year)
At TCU: 35-53 (3rd year)
- K-State: 0-5
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (13-13, 6-7 Big 12)
G – #23 Nigel Johnson (4.5 ppg., 1.8 apg.)
G – #14 Justin Edwards (6.4 ppg., 3.5 rpg.)
G – #25 Wesley Iwundu (5.7 ppg., 3.4 rpg.)
F – #11 Nino Williams (11.6 ppg., 5.0 rpg.)
F – #42 Thomas Gipson (11.0 ppg., 4.8 rpg.)
TCU (15-10, 2-10 Big 12)
G – #5 Kyan Anderson (13.1 ppg., 4.1 apg.)
G – #32 Trey Zeigler (8.8 ppg., 4.1 rpg.)
F – #33 Chris Washburn (6.4 ppg., 5.9 rpg.)
F – #34 Kenrich Williams (8.5 ppg., 6.8 rpg.)
C – #14 Karviar Shepherd (6.3 ppg., 5.7 rpg.)
INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: K-State leads 8-2 (5-0 in Big 12 era)
In Manhattan: K-State leads 5-1 (W, 58-53, 1/7/2015)
In Fort Worth: K-State leads 3-0 (W, 65-47, 1/7/2014)
Last Meeting: K-State, 58-53, 1/7/2015 (Manhattan, Kan.)
Weber vs. TCU: 5-0 (2-0 on the road)
Johnson vs. K-State: 0-5 (0-2 at home)
Weber vs. Johnson: Weber leads 5-0 (2-0 on the road)
LAST GAME SUMMARY
K-State 59, 17/17 Oklahoma 56
Game 26 * Bramlage Coliseum * February 14, 2015
- Sophomore Marcus Foster hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds remaining to send Kansas State to a 59-56 win over No. 17/17 Oklahoma in front of a sellout crowd 12,528 at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday night. The 3-pointer, Foster’s second game-winner against the Sooners this season, helped K-State snap a 5-game losing streak and, in the process, earn a season sweep of Oklahoma for the second time in the last three seasons. Leading 56-49 with 3:51 remaining after a Foster lay-up, the Sooners used a furious 7-0 run to tie the contest at 56-all on a pair of free throws by Jordan Woodard. With neither team able to capitalize on their possessions, it was a pair of rebounds by sophomore Wesley Iwundu, the first on a Woodard miss with minute to play and the second on a miss by Jevon Thomas with 22 seconds that enabled the Wildcats to set up the final shot.
GAME 27 – QUICK HITTERS
- Kansas State (13-13, 6-7 Big 12) begins a 2-game road trip to the state of Texas on Wednesday, as the Wildcats play TCU (15-10, 2-10 Big 12) at 7 p.m. CT at the Wilkerson-Greines Center. The game will air on FOX Sports Southwest as well as locally on FOX Sports Midwest Plus with Brian Estridge (play-by-play) and John Denton (analyst) on the call.
- Wednesday’s match-up will be the first of 3 games in a 6-day span for the Wildcats, who will complete their road swing on Saturday at No. 20/20 Baylor (18-7, 6-6 Big 12) at noon on ESPNU before returning home to play No. 8/8 Kansas (21-4, 10-2 Big 12) on ESPN’s Big Monday at 8 p.m. CT.
- K-State will be looking to reverse its road woes, as the Wildcats are 2-9 away from Manhattan, including 1-7 in true road contests and 1-5 in the Big 12. The one road win came at No. 16/18 Oklahoma on Jan. 10.
- K-State is 8-2 all-time against TCU, including 5-0 in the Big 12 era and have won all 3 meetings in Fort Worth. The Wildcats won the first meeting, 58-53 on Jan. 7, as Marcus Foster led all scorers with 23 points.
- K-State snapped its 5-game losing streak on Saturday, as Foster hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds remaining to help earn a season sweep of No. 17/17 Oklahoma for the second time in 3 seasons. It marked the second time that Foster has clipped the Sooners, as he hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left in a 66-63 OT win on Jan. 10.
- The win enabled K-State to get back to 13-13 overall after falling below .500 for the first time this late in the season since Jan. 28, 2004.
THE OPPONENT: TCU (15-10, 2-10 Big 12)
- TCU enters Wednesday’s game with a 15-10 record after snapping a 7-game losing streak with a 70-55 win over 21/24 Oklahoma State at home on Saturday… The Horned Frogs were 13-0 in non-conference play before posting its current 2-10 mark in league play… The squad is 11-5 at their temporary home (Wilkerson-Greines Arena), including 1-5 in Big 12 play.
- The Horned Frogs are averaging 68.2 points on 43.6 percent shooting, including 32.7 percent from 3-point range, on the season with 38.0 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 6.3 steals and 5.5 blocks per game… They are allowing opponents 60 points per game on 38.3 percent shooting, including 32.2 percent from beyond the arc… The team is shooting 60.1 percent from the free throw line.