K-State Wildcats vs. Nebraska Huskers: Basketball game time, TV, odds and pick
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.
- K-State and Nebraska meet Friday at T‑Mobile Center; Nebraska favored by 1.5.
- Both teams rely on 3-point shooting; the squad that makes more likely wins.
- K-State faces short rest but holds a small neutral-court edge; prediction 95‑89.
Next up for the Kansas State basketball team is a matchup with Nebraska in the championship game of the Hall of Fame Classic on Friday at T-Mobile Center.
K-State (5-0) is coming off an emphatic win over Mississippi State in the semifinals. Nebraska (5-0) is fresh off a win over New Mexico.
Which team will bring home a trophy at this early-season tournament in Kansas City?
Here’s everything you need to know before tipoff ...
K-State vs. Nebraska: Game details
When: 8:30 p.m. Friday
Where: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City
TV: Peacock
Radio: KCSP (610 AM) in Kansas City, KFH (1240 AM and 97.5 FM) in Wichita
Odds: Nebraska by 1.5 with an O/U of 169.5.
Probable starters
Nebraska (5-0)
- F (9) — Berke Buyuktuncel, 6-10, Jr., 8.8 ppg
- F (21) — Pryce Sandfort, 6-7, Jr., 15.6
- F (51) — Rienk Mast, 6-10, Sr., 15.4
- G (10) — Jamarques Lawrence, 6-3, Sr., 11.2
- G (1) — Sam Hoiberg, 6-0, Sr., 7.4
Kansas State (4-0)
- F (21) — Khamari McGriff, 6-9, Sr., 12.4
- F (0) — Elias Rapieque, 6-9, Jr., 2.8
- G (34) — Nate Johnson, 6-3, Sr., 14.0
- G (1) — Abdi Bashir, 6-7, Jr., 12.0
- G (4) — PJ Haggerty, 6-4, Jr., 28.2
About Nebraska:
The Cornhuskers are off to a 5-0 start with marquee wins coming against New Mexico and Oklahoma. Nebraska plays a similar style to K-State. Fred Hoiberg’s team likes to fire away from the 3-point line. It has made a combined total of 28 shots from beyond the arc in its past two games. Pryce Sandfort is the team’s leading scorer.
About K-State:
The Wildcats are off to a 5-0 start, and their best win of the season came on Thursday against Mississippi State. PJ Haggerty leads the nation in scoring at 28.2 points per game. Nate Johnson has also been highly productive for the Wildcats on both offense and defense. K-State ranks fifth nationally in 3-point percentage at 45.9%.
K-State game prediction:
This will be a new kind of challenge for Jerome Tang and his basketball roster.
For the first time all season, the Wildcats will play a game on short rest. After playing on Thursday night, K-State coaches will have less than 24 hours to prepare for this game. And its players will be playing at a slight disadvantage, as Nebraska played in the early semifinal game at the Hall of Fame Classic.
How will K-State respond to the extra stress involved with this game?
That remains to be seen.
It will also be interesting to see how Nebraska plays defense against K-State. The Huskers don’t put the opposition on the free-throw line very often. Can PJ Haggerty continue to draw fouls at a high rate against Fred Hoiberg’s defense?
This game figures to come down to 3-point shooting. Both teams are happy to run and fire away from downtown. The team that makes more will likely be victorious.
For that reason, I give K-State a small edge on a neutral court. Abdi Bashir and Andrej Kostic could give the Wildcats a major boost by making outside shots and help them win a high-scoring game.
K-State 95, Nebraska 89
Last game prediction: K-State 85, Mississippi State 83 ✅ (actual score: K-State 98, Mississippi State 77)
Season record: 5-0.
Season record ATS: 4-1.
Season record O/U: 5-0.