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No. 12 Kansas State was able to overcome an abysmal first-half performance with a 59-50 win over No. 9 TCU. Although the Wildcats defense held TCU to 25 points in the first half, they only put up 19.

The Wildcats (22-2, 10-1) took sole possession of first place in the Big 12 and also took the tiebreaker over TCU (21-3, 9-2) with the win. TCU was unable to take advantage of Kansas State being without its best player, Ayoka Lee, who has missed the last four games with an ankle injury.

The top spot in the Big 12 is up for grabs on Wednesday, Feb. 5 when the No. 12 Kansas State Wildcats host the No. 9 TCU horned Frogs at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.

The most highly anticipated Big 12 game of the season is upon us. It's a battle for first place in the conference as No. 9 TCU takes on No. 12 Kansas State.

Wednesday’s Big 12 schedule includes the Kansas State Wildcats (21-2) facing the TCU Horned Frogs (21-2) at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+.Buy tickets for Kansas State vs. TCUKansas State vs. TCU game

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TCU (11-10, 4-6) will look to win back-to-back games for the first time since the team beat South Alabama and Montana State in December.

Watch the Game Highlights from Kansas State Wildcats vs. TCU Horned Frogs

No. 9 TCU visits No. 12 Kansas State after Hailey Van Lith scored 28 points in TCU's 82-69 win over the Iowa State Cyclones. The Wildcats have gone 14-0 at home. Kansas State averages 22.7 assists per game to lead the Big 12,