The Kansas State Wildcats turned heads and brought upsets throughout their first three games of the Big 12 Tournament before facing off against the No. 1 seed TCU Horned Frogs in the semifinals.
As the number 12 seed, the Kansas State Wildcats went into the 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament hungry and ready to compete. During the opening round, the Wildcats matched up against the 13-seed Cincinnati Bearcats and took the expected win, 91-66. Setting the tone for the tournament, K-State broke the Big 12 Tournament single-game record for three-pointers, along with the school record, with 17 made threes.
