Coach Jerome Tang's Wildcats are averaging over 90 points per game, led by an All-American candidate in point guard PJ Haggerty.

Kansas State (5-1) will face No. 25 Indiana (5-0) in Bloomington, Ind., feeling nearly as encouraged after Friday's 86-85 loss to Nebraska as they might have with the result reversed.

Preview Indiana vs. Kansas State basketball with analysis, key players, score predictions, and what this non-conference matchup means for both teams’ NCAA hopes.

Indiana plays the Kansas State Wildcats after Tucker DeVries scored 25 points in Indiana's 73-53 victory over the Lindenwood Lions.

The AP Poll marks the first time Indiana has made the ranking under first-year head coach Darian DeVries. It’s also Indiana’s first time in the poll since Nov. 25, 2024. Last season, the Hoosiers were No. 14 in the country that week before dropping out after going 1-2 in the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.

Kansas State erased a 15-point deficit, but last-second free throws lifted Nebraska to a thrilling win in the Hall of Fame Classic title game.