Matching up for the first time, the 2-seed Kansas State Wildcats matched up against the California Golden Bears during the second round of the WBIT. While it wasn’t the outcome any team wants during the month of March, the Wildcats finished with fight.
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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.
Donning pink and white uniforms in Kansas State’s Play 4 Kay Game on Feb. 10, the Wildcats jumped ahead early with a 6-0 run before Oklahoma State University made its first points. K-State went on scoring runs of seven, six and three points all in just the first quarter, putting the Wildcats ahead 18-9 after the first 10 minutes of play.
Kansas State inched close to the Colorado Buffaloes — even leading by three points in the second quarter — but couldn’t deliver, resulting in a 56-47 loss. Declining momentum, too many turnovers and getting outrebounded were ultimately the main causes of K-State’s defeat.
As Kansas State traveled to Allen Fieldhouse for the women’s basketball Sunflower Showdown, the Kansas Jayhawks weren’t going to let the Wildcats get a win in their house. Kansas pulled away early and kept the pace throughout the high-scoring game to seal the win, 83-61.
Despite being outscored in both the first and second quarters, the Kansas State Wildcats found a way to push past difficulties and pull out a second win against the Houston Cougars. While the ‘Cats won by nine points during their previous matchup — which was exactly two weeks ago on January 7 — this go-around was cut down to a four-point win, 69-65.
