Kansas State basketball players were too smart to publicly say which team they preferred to win the opening game of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday at Sprint Center.
They wisely stayed neutral on the topic, not wanting to provide bulletin-board material to Oklahoma State or TCU.
But, if we’re being honest, it goes without saying the Wildcats would have had an easier time against the Cowboys in the quarterfinals than they will against the Horned Frogs at about 2 p.m. on Thursday.
K-State swept both teams in the regular season, but they had a much easier time winning those games against Oklahoma State (average victory margin: 28.