Flagler leads No. 9 Baylor against No. 14 Kansas State after 22-point showing
Baylor Bears (20-7, 9-5 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (20-7, 8-6 Big 12)
New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kansas State -2; over/under is 145.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 Baylor visits the No. 14 Kansas State Wildcats after Adam Flagler scored 22 points in Baylor's 87-71 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks.
The Wildcats are 14-1 on their home court. Kansas State ranks third in the Big 12 with 33.9 points per game in the paint led by Keyontae Johnson averaging 8.3.
The Bears have gone 9-5 against Big 12 opponents. Baylor is 3-2 in one-possession games.
TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson is averaging 17.4 points and 7.4 rebounds for the Wildcats. Markquis Nowell is averaging 17.6 points over the last 10 games for Kansas State.
Keyonte George is scoring 16.6 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for the Bears. LJ Cryer is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Baylor.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 5-5, averaging 70.6 points, 32.6 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 7.9 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points per game.
Bears: 8-2, averaging 74.9 points, 28.5 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 5.5 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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