K-State faces Creighton Friday evening at 5:50 p.m. CDT in an NCAA Tournament 8/9 matchup. TNT will broadcast the game with Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson on the call.
The Wildcats are 22-11 and 10-8 in Big 12 conference play, while the Bluejays are 21-11 and 10-8 in the Big East. The teams have only one common opponent, the Baylor Bears. K-State swept the Bears in Big 12 play, while Creighton lost, 65-59, in the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City.
Projected starting lineups for the two teams are as follows:
K-State
Cartier Diarra, 6’4”, 190 lbs.