Kansas State will renew one of its oldest rivalries with a matchup against Missouri in the semifinals of the CBE Hall of Fame classic, as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches on Thursday.
The contest will be the first game of a semifinal doubleheader on Monday, Nov. 23 at the Spring Center in Kansas City. K-State and Missouri will tip off at 6 p.m. followed by North Carolina and Northwestern at 8 p.m. The winners will meet in the championship game at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, with the consolation game tipping off at 6:30 p.m.
As part of its participation in the tournament, K-State will play two home games at Bramlage Coliseum beginning with Maryland – Eastern Shore on Friday, Nov. 13 and concluding with Columbia on Monday, Nov. 16.
K-State has an extensive history against Missouri, playing 235 times between 1907 and 2012, including on 23 occasions in Kansas City. The Wildcats hold a slight edge in the all-time series, 119-116.
The CBE Classic is named after the College Basketball Experience, the award-winning college basketball fan facility adjacent to the Sprint Center, which also houses the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
Tickets in the K-state section for the championship round games at the Sprint Center are currently on sale in the Athletics Ticket Office for $64 for lower level end zone and $134 for the lower level sidelines. Fans can purchase these tickets in a variety of ways, including online at www.kstatesports.com/tickets, by phone at ( 800 ) 221.CATS or in-person at Bramlage Coliseum.