No. 24 West Virginia visits Kansas State following Tomlin's 26-point showing

Published Dec. 30, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

West Virginia Mountaineers (10-2) at Kansas State Wildcats (11-1)

New York; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State takes on the No. 24 West Virginia Mountaineers after Nae'Qwan Tomlin scored 26 points in Kansas State's 73-65 victory over the Radford Highlanders.

The Wildcats have gone 6-0 in home games. Kansas State is third in the Big 12 at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 60.8 points while holding opponents to 41.5% shooting.

The Mountaineers are 1-1 on the road. West Virginia averages 11.7 turnovers per game and is 8-2 when winning the turnover battle.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Markquis Nowell is averaging 13.7 points, 8.3 assists and two steals for the Wildcats. Keyontae Johnson is averaging 17.7 points and 6.8 rebounds while shooting 58.0% over the last 10 games for Kansas State.

Kedrian Johnson is averaging 9.6 points, 3.3 assists and 1.9 steals for the Mountaineers. Erik Stevenson is averaging 14.5 points over the last 10 games for West Virginia.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 9-1, averaging 74.5 points, 31.5 rebounds, 18.7 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.7 points per game.

Mountaineers: 8-2, averaging 81.9 points, 30.7 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 7.5 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.1 points.

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