Photo courtesy Kansas State Athletics – Cobb Lathe photograph
It will be a top 10 team matchup Tuesday night when Kansas hosts Kansas State in the second Sunflower Showdown.
Kansas State won the first game 83-82 in overtime in Manhattan.
Kansas State coach Jerome Tang says there are some advantages to a second game against an opponent.
Kansas head coach Bill Self says he is looking forward to a rematch with Kansas State.
Kansas State is ranked 7th in the AP Poll and 6th in the Coaches’ Poll.
Kansas ranks eighth in both polls.
This is the tenth time in series history that both teams have finished in the top 10.
Tipoff in Lawrence is set for 7pm.
The game will be broadcast on both KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM and Country 101.7FM.
The Kansas Jayhawks and the Kansas State Wildcats are ranked in the top 10 in this week’s AP Top 25 and Coaches polls. Kansas State is seventh in the AP Poll and sixth in the Coaches’ Poll, while Kansas is eighth in both polls.
Purdue is the No. 1 ranked team in both polls. Tennessee and Houston are 2 and 3 in both polls. Alabama is 4th and Arizona 5th in the AP poll. Virginia and Alabama are 4th and 5th in the Coaches Poll.
Among the Big 12, Texas is 10th in the AP Poll and 9th in the Coaches Poll, Baylor is 11th in both polls, Iowa State is 13th in both polls, and TCU is 15th in the AP Poll and 16th in the coaches poll.
