K-State Basketball

Kansas State men’s basketball had its first conference win well within reach on Saturday night in Stillwater, but another gutting finish left the Wildcats on the wrong side of the result, falling 84-83 to Oklahoma State at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Leading by two, K-State fouled Oklahoma State on a 3-point attempt, sending the Cowboys to the […]

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The Kansas State women toppled one of the last remaining undefeated teams in the country Saturday afternoon, beating No. 17 Texas Tech on the road, 65-59. In a game that featured 14 lead changes and eight ties, K-State outlasted the talented Red Raiders to secure its second top-20 win of the season. This was the […]

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A furious fourth-quarter comeback by the Kansas State women got the Wildcats within two possessions of a hot-shooting Utah team on Saturday, but that’s as close as they’d get as they fell to the Utes at home, 80-73. K-State (9-9, 2-3 Big 12) trailed by 19 heading into the final period, but fought all of […]

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Kansas State men’s basketball had its first real look at a conference win on Saturday afternoon, but one costly stretch proved too much to overcome in an 87–84 loss at Arizona State at Desert Financial Arena. After opening Big 12 play against No. 10 BYU and No. 1 Arizona, the Wildcats had chances to steady […]

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The Kansas State women had to fight (at times literally) their way back from a double-digit deficit in the first half, but the Wildcats found a way to walk out of Houston with their first Big 12 road win of the season on Wednesday, topping the Cougars 71-62. K-State trailed by as much as 14 […]

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A competitive back-and-forth game ended in heartbreak for the Kansas State women as the Wildcats fell short of a win, losing 60-58 at home on Saturday. The Wildcats (1-2 Big 12, 8-8) led by as much as eight in the first half and trailed the Mountaineers (3-0, 13-2) by as much as seven midway through […]

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By Toby Hammes Big 12 seasons aren’t won in January — but they can be lost there. Kansas State knows that as well as anyone. Last season, the Wildcats opened the New Year by dropping six straight Big 12 games, a January slide that left little margin for error before February even arrived. By the […]

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By Toby Hammes Kansas State men’s basketball has shown flashes of its ceiling, but it hasn’t yet shown its final shape as the calendar turns to 2026. Through non-conference play, the Wildcats have delivered enough evidence to believe they can score with almost anyone in the Big 12. They’ve also revealed enough unanswered questions to […]

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By Toby Hammes When Jerome Tang says, “I think we can beat anybody in the Big 12, but I think anybody in the Big 12 can beat us,” he isn’t hedging. He’s simply describing reality. The league is a juggernaut. When it’s this deep, the path to the NCAA tournament is about stacking enough wins […]

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By Toby Hammes When Jerome Tang says, “I think we can beat anybody in the Big 12, but I think anybody in the Big 12 can beat us,” he isn’t hedging. He’s simply describing reality. The league is a juggernaut. When it’s this deep, the path to the NCAA tournament is about stacking enough wins […]

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