Will this be the night that the Wildcats end their road losing streak??
Things are just not very good in the TangVerse right now.
Certainly, a 10-point loss in Lawrence wasn’t the worst outcome — and it was the closest loss in Allen Fieldhouse since 2018. But Kansas State (7-10, 1-5) still did not play a complete game (and were aided by KU also not playing a complete game), and came out of the gate and let KU build a 14-point lead before finally breaking through. The loss was the 11th in a streak of Big 12 road losses that stretches back to Jan 9th, 2024, when the Cats knocked off West Virginia in Morgantown. It was the 14th-straight loss in true road games, including the trips to NYC and Wichita back in December and the loss to Iowa in the NIT. It was also the fifth-straight loss overall, the longest suck streak for Jerome Tang as head coach in Manhattan.
And with another tough road game tonight in Waco, that streak is likely to get worse. Sure, Tang has managed to go 3-0 against his former team, and while the Baylor Bears aren’t great this year — currently sitting at 11-6 and 3-3 Big 12 play — but they are still far more complete than the Wildcats as a team, and Scott Drew knows how to keep his program moving in the right direction. However, the Bears are on their won two-game losing streak falling at Arizona a week ago and at home to TCU this past Sunday. But that just means Baylor will likely come out on fire, ready to get their season back on track towards the NCAA Tournament.
In K-State’s favor: Baylor will very likely be without fifth-year point guard Jeremy Roach, who went down against TCU with an injury and is listed as “doubtful” for tonight’s game. The Bears have had some other injury issues as well. But if the Bears needed a “get-right” game, this will be a great opportunity against a K-State team that hasn’t looked “right” yet this year.
But if the Cats were going to end their losing streaks, tonight would be a good night for it. And the best chance until the trip to Tempe in a couple weeks.
We’ve got a 8pm CT tipoff for the game tonight at Foster Pavilion in Waco, and you can catch the action on ESPNU (and streaming on ESPN.com) with John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Corey Williams (analyst) on the call.
If you don’t get ESPNU, or can’t access the stream, the game can be heard across portions of the 28-station K-State Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play) and Stan Weber (analyst) calling the action. The game will also be available online at K-Statesports.com and via the Varsity Network app, as well as on satellite radio on SiriusXM Ch. 382. Live stats are also available at k-statesports.com, and social media updates (@KStateMBB) will also be a part of the coverage.
Go Cats!