Two excellent teams with good offenses, but better defenses. Those defenses should shine tonight as they did in the two regular season meetings they split. The highest-scoring affair finished at 150 points, but the Horned Frogs had to shoot nearly 60% from two to get there. While TCU is strong on the interior offensively, it's hard to believe they'll repeat that performance.

TCU big man Eddie Lampkin's absence is not serious on paper, but his feud with coach Jamie Dixon has become a distraction and could divide the locker room. Kansas State's Desi Sills returns after missing its last game for family reasons. The Wildcats won their previous four games outright will Sills in the lineup. K-State could benefit from a supportive crowd in the Big 12 Tourney matchup in Kansas City.