Overview
- Tipoff is Saturday at 12:30 p.m. CT on CBS from Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
- BYU’s AJ Dybantsa averages 23.1 points per game (No. 2 nationally) and K-State’s P.J. Haggerty averages 22.9 (No. 3).
- Previews and projections lean toward BYU in a high-scoring game, with KenPom forecasting 90–82 and sportsbooks opening around BYU -14.5.
- Kansas State brings dangerous shooting and pace but enters with a poor defensive efficiency rating and no true wing stopper with Mobi Ikegwuruka sidelined.
- Key swing factors cited include keeping BYU rim protector Keba Keita out of foul trouble against Haggerty’s drives and BYU’s noted second-half surges.