Opponents have turned the ball over on more than a quarter (25.3%) of their possessions. Per KenPom, WSU ranks 14th nationally in turnover percentage.Foes are shooting just 26.3% from three (24th nationally). WSU has held five of its seven opponents this year under 60 points and forces an average of 17.7 turnovers-per-game.Each of the last six in that stretch have come against major conference foes (Clemson, Indiana, OSU, Ole Miss, Missouri & OSU again). WSU has now won seven straight non-conference road games.WSU forced 21 Cowboy turnovers and held the hosts to 37.5% shooting from the field. Ricky Council IV made five-straight shots over that stretch on his way to a team-high 17 points. In Wednesday's 60-51 victory at OSU, the Shockers trailed 45-38 at the midway point of the second half but finished on a 22-6 run.Their only loss came in OT to undefeated and 11th-ranked Arizona. Winners of three-straight, the Shockers are coming off back-to-back true road wins over 2021 NCAA tournament teams, Mizzou and Oklahoma State.Going back to the 2008, WSU has won 10 of its last 16 against Big 12 teams.K-State is 2-2 at INTRUST Bank Arena with wins over Gonzaga (2013) and Colorado State (2015) and losses to West Virginia (2011) and Tulsa (2017).With the exception of 2020 (COVID), WSU has played a downtown game in every season since it opened (2010-11).
Shocker teams are 8-2 at INTRUST Bank Arena.WSU has won 12-straight at home, last losing to Oklahoma State on Dec.
Although it takes place off campus, Sunday's contest counts as a home game on WSU's NCAA tournament resume and a true road game for K-State.Fans won't have to wait nearly as long for the next installment with future stops already planned for K-State's Bramlage Coliseum ('22), Kansas City's T-Mobile Center ('23) and WSU's Charles Koch Arena ('24).The Shockers trail 20-11 but are 9-6 in Wichita.