Overview
- Kansas State beat Mississippi State 98-77 on Thursday at Kansas City's T-Mobile Center to improve to 5-0.
- The Wildcats advance to Friday's Hall of Fame Classic championship against Nebraska, which defeated New Mexico 84-72.
- P.J. Haggerty led K-State with 37 points and added seven rebounds and eight assists as the Wildcats buried 14 three-pointers.
- Kansas State assisted on 22 of 37 field goals, forced 14 turnovers while committing eight, and edged the Bulldogs 38-34 on the glass.
- Mississippi State fell to 2-2 as Josh Hubbard scored 23 and Brandon Walker added 18, but the Bulldogs shot 7-for-25 from three and could not keep pace.