Game Info
Good Guys: Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-8, 0-6)
Bad Guys: Kansas State Wildcats (16-2, 5-1)
When to Watch: Saturday, January 21st @ 1:00 pm
Where to Watch: Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, KS
How to Watch: ESPN2 | WatchESPN
How to Listen: 97.3 FM | Affiliates | TuneIn App
The Line: Kansas State -4.5
Advanced Stats
| TEXAS TECH | STAT | KANSAS STATE |
|---|---|---|
Lineups
| THE STARTERS | Pts / Reb | |
|---|---|---|
| POINT GUARD | De’Vion Harmon (6-2/205) | 12.1 / 3.6* |
| SHOOTING GUARD | Richard Isaacs (6-2/170) | 12.1 / 2.9* |
| SMALL FORWARD | Jaylon Tyson (6-6/210) | 10.0 / 5.9 |
| POWER FORWARD | Kevin Obanor (6-8/235) | 15.1 / 6.2 |
| CENTER | Fardaws Aimaq (6-11/245) | 12.0 / 7.0 |
| THE BENCH | Pts / Reb | |
| SIXTH MAN | Daniel Batcho (6-11/235) | 9.9 / 7.0 |
| SEVENTH MAN | Lamar Washington (6-4/205) | 3.6 / 2.1* |
| EIGHTH MAN | KJ Allen (6-6/255) | 3.5 / 2.7 |
| NINTH MAN | Kerwin Walton (6-5/200) | 3.7 / 1.0 |
| TENTH MAN | Elijah Fisher (6-6/190) | 3.0 / 1.3 |
| ELEVENTH MAN | D’Maurian Willaims (6-3/200) | 3.7 / 1.5 |
| TWELFTH MAN | Robert Jennings (6-7/225) | 3.1 / 2.1 |
| THIRTEENTH MAN | CJ Williams (6-1/155) | 1.0 / 0.5 |
| THE STARTERS | Pts / Reb | |
| POINT GUARD | Markquis Nowell (5-8/160) | 16.4 / 8.4* |
| SHOOTING GUARD | Cam Carter (6-3/190) | 6.6 / 3.3 |
| SMALL FORWARD | Keyontae Johnson (6-6/230) | 18.7 / 7.2 |
| POWER FORWARD | Nae’Qwan Tomlin (6-10/210) | 11.1 / 6.3 |
| CENTER | Abayomi Iyiola (6-10/220) | 4.5 / 3.7 |
| THE BENCH | Pts / Reb | |
| SIXTH MAN | Desi Sills (6-2/200) | 9.3 / 3.2 |
| SEVENTH MAN | Isael Massoud (6-9/225) | 4.9 / 1.6 |
| EIGHTH MAN | Tykei Greene (6-4/205) | 3.7 / 1.8 |
| NINTH MAN | David N’Gueesan (6-9/215) | 7.8 / 5.1 |
| TENTH MAN | – (-/-) | – / – |
* Assists.
Starting 5
1. Stats. Hello friends. It’s a tough one right now, but we must continue. The Wildcats have been good at crashing the boards offensively and getting to the line, which drives up their offensive opportunities and I think creates more opportunities. K-State is 67th in offensive rebounding percentage and 72nd in free throw rate. They are top third in shooting, 92nd in 2-point and 101st in 3-point and all of that together is a top 40 offense. They do turn the ball over, 219th, and if they could solve that, they’d probably be elite offensively. Defensively, they are one of the best at defending the three, 22nd overall, 38th in turning teams over, and 68th overall in eFG%. Their one weakness was putting teams on the line, 305th overall.
2. Scouting. I watched a bit of Kansas State against Kansas and came away thoroughly impressed. Nowell is a water-bug of a player, but he’s Elite with a capital “e” at passing the ball, has the ball in his hands a ton, he and Johnson have the highest usage rate for the team. He’s a decent shooter, but not great. Johnson is so versatile and is maybe looked at as a good scorer at pretty much any level. He’s a game changer. Sills and Carter aren’t great shooters, Sills makes only 28% and Carter 33%. Tomlin, N’Guessan, and Iyiola are the big men who are crashing those boards and they are loads (they are just big strong guys).
3. How They Match Up. This is a tough match-up for Texas Tech, who is struggling to put it all together. Typically teams can put a completely game together at home, but the defense sort of failed Texas Tech against Baylor. Of course, Baylor just made everything and not every team will do that. Kansas State is so good turning teams over and Texas Tech has been sloppy to date offensively. The biggest advantage offensively is that Texas Tech gets to the line a lot, 35th in the nation. The Wildcats also aren’t great at defending close 2-point shots and that’s a place where Texas Tech excels.
4. lagniappe | something given as a bonus or extra gift.
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— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) January 21, 2023
5. Official Site. The official site has their preview right here:
Texas Tech will look to breakthrough for its first Big 12 win of the season when it plays No. 13 Kansas State at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
The Red Raiders (10-8, 0-6 Big 12) are coming off an 81-74 loss to No. 21 Baylor on Tuesday night, while the Wildcats (16-2, 5-1 Big 12) earned an 83-82 overtime victory over No. 2 Kansas to ignite a court-storming at Bramlage. Tech has lost six straight to begin Big 12 play for the first time since the 2015 season, is 0-3 on the road, and 0-6 against ranked opponents. KSU is 10-0 at home and off to its best start since the 2009-10 season.