Baylor vs Kansas State Live Score, Highlights & How to Watch Tonight’s Big 12 Showdown

Manhattan, Kan. — The Kansas State Wildcats snapped their Big 12 skid in emphatic fashion, routing the Baylor Bears 90-74 on Tuesday night inside Bramlage Coliseum. Game recap • Kansas State (11-15, 2-11 Big 12) sprinted to a 49-34 halftime cushion and never looked back, leading for 98 percent of the contest. • Interim head coach Matthew Driscoll earned a victory in his Wildcat debut after being elevated earlier this week. • Baylor (13-13, 3-10) fell behind by as many as 21 points and finished just 3-for-24 from beyond the arc. Key performers • Sophomore guard P.J. Haggerty poured in a career-high 34 points on 15-of-23 shooting. • Senior forward Nate Johnson added 33 points and nine assists, giving the Wildcats a dynamic one-two punch that combined for 67 of the team’s 90 points. • Baylor was paced by freshman guard Isaac Williams IV with 16 points, but no other Bear reached double figures until late in the second half. By the numbers • Shooting: K-State 57 % FG, 47 % 3PT; Baylor 40 % FG, 13 % 3PT. • Rebounding edge: Baylor +10 (41-31), but the Bears converted just 15-for-21 at the line while K-State went 14-for-17. • Turnovers: K-State 18, Baylor 19, yet the Wildcats cashed in 27 points off giveaways. Why it matters The win halts an eight-game slide for Kansas State and injects momentum as the Wildcats try to climb out of the Big 12 basement. For Baylor, a third consecutive loss puts the Bears’ NCAA-tournament hopes on life support with only five league games remaining. What’s next • Kansas State heads to Austin Saturday to face Texas, looking for its first road win since January. • Baylor returns to Waco to host West Virginia in a must-win matchup to keep postseason dreams alive.