K-State currently controls its own destiny in the Big 12, but it will
likely take a rare win over Kansas to take the league crown. The Wildcats have
lost 45 of 48 against Kansas, and have been routinely blown out in Allen
Fieldhouse. The two teams met earlier this
season, and KU prevailed 59-55 in Manhattan.
The key to beating KState will be outside shooting, as the Wildcats
have hit 41 percent of their threes during its current win streak. KSU
struggled from three against KU in the first meeting between the two schools,
with Rodney McGruder and Angel Rodriguez shooting a combined 8 of 22. Despite
Kansas’ struggles, KState will have to shoot better than the 35 percent clip it
had the last time it faced the Jayhawks.
Most of Kansas’ problems start at point guard, where senior ElijahJohnson has struggled mightily during the Jayhawks losing streak. In the past
three games, Johnson is shooting 9 of 37 from the floor, including 5 of 21 from
three. Even worse, he has had several costly turnovers late in games when KU
still had a chance to pull out a win. If Johnson can take care of the
basketball and hit some shots, the Jayhawks’ struggling offense will begin to
look a whole lot better.
Kansas has struggled recently, but the Jayhawks began to look better
against Oklahoma on Saturday. KU is due for a good game, and it may come at
home where Allen Fieldhouse will be rocking. This could be the point where the
Jayhawks turn it around – or its streak of conference titles will be on life
support.
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