Overview
- Tipoff is set for Monday at 7 p.m. CT at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan with streaming on ESPN+.
- Kansas State sits at 5-4 after starting 5-0, with recent home losses to Bowling Green and Seton Hall extending the skid to four.
- Coach Jerome Tang cites turnovers, missed free throws and poor execution as central causes of the downturn.
- Lead guard P.J. Haggerty averages 23.6 points per game but has cooled in recent outings as defenses adjust to him.
- Mississippi Valley State enters 1-8 and 0-6 on the road, recently shooting 3-for-17 from deep in a loss to Louisiana-Monroe, as K-State looks to regain rhythm before visiting Creighton.