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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 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.

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.

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

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.

TCU remained slotted at No. 9 ahead of Wednesday’s massive showdown at No. 12 Kansas State. The Wildcats went 2-0 last week with wins over Iowa State and at Kansas, but moved down a spot in the latest AP poll.

Kansas basketball faced its next Big 12 Conference matchup on Wednesday. Here is what happened during this game against TCU on the road.

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