Sputtering Kansas State will attempt to finish a three-game shedding skid on Tuesday when it welcomes to Big apple, Kan., a Texas Tech crew coming off a heartbreaking lack of its personal.
The Purple Raiders (11-4, 2-2 Large 12) led in the second one part through as many as 9 issues on Saturday towards Iowa State, ranked 2nd in the newest Related Press ballot. Then again, Texas Tech gave up a couple of unfastened throws with 4 seconds closing in extra time to lose 85-84.
The house loss got here after a couple of street Large 12 wins over Utah and BYU. Texas Tech will glance to stick highest in true street video games on Tuesday.
Since shedding on a late-game layup in a 63-62 resolution on Jan. 4 at TCU, the Wildcats (7-8, 1-3) fell at Oklahoma State on Jan. 7, 79-66, and on Saturday in an 87-57 blowout to then-No. 12 Houston.
Regardless of the extra lopsided ultimate ranking, Kansas State trainer Jerome Tang stated his crew’s effort used to be higher towards the Cougars than within the earlier losses.
“This wasn’t an effort factor, they are simply, they are higher than we’re, at perhaps each and every place,” Tang stated. “Our purpose is to get there [where a team like Houston is]. … Our purpose is to get the place we’ve got a couple of [players like] David N’Guessan’s in this system, which are at the ground on the identical time.”
The 6-foot-9 ahead N’Guessan leads Kansas State in each scoring (12.7 issues) and rebounding (7.7) in keeping with recreation.
Texas Tech counters with JT Toppin, the New Mexico switch who not too long ago returned to the lineup after lacking a month with a knee damage. Toppin scored 18 issues and grabbed 9 rebounds towards Iowa State, and heads into Kansas State averaging team-bests of 17.3 issues and 9.1 rebounds in keeping with recreation.
Toppin is one among 4 Purple Raiders scoring in double figures in keeping with recreation, at the side of Darrion Williams (16.3 issues), Probability McMillian (15.7) and Kevin Overton (10.0). Texas Tech additionally has noticed vital contributions from freshman reserve Christian Anderson, who scored 13 issues within the rout of Utah and 18 vs. Iowa State.
Purple Raiders trainer Grant McCasland used to be particularly complimentary of Anderson’s defensive function following the sport on Saturday.
“Now we have relied on him from the start, his talent to get in the course of ball monitors,” McCasland stated of Anderson. “Christian’s in reality nice there. He is special-good there. … The article I like about Christian is he does not back off.”
–Box Degree Media
