Johnson leads Kansas State against Wichita State after 20-point outing
Wichita State Shockers (4-3) at Kansas State Wildcats (6-1)
New York; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State hosts the Wichita State Shockers after Keyontae Johnson scored 20 points in Kansas State's 76-64 loss to the Butler Bulldogs.
The Wildcats have gone 2-0 at home. Kansas State ranks third in the Big 12 with 17.0 assists per game led by Markquis Nowell averaging 7.9.
The Shockers are 1-0 on the road. Wichita State is third in the AAC scoring 34.6 points per game in the paint led by Jaykwon Walton averaging 6.7.
TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson is shooting 60.0% and averaging 18.0 points for the Wildcats. Nowell is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers for Kansas State.
Craig Porter Jr. averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Shockers, scoring 13.9 points while shooting 37.9% from beyond the arc. Walton is averaging 13.3 points and 6.1 rebounds for Wichita State.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
