Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Kansas State Wildcats
84 – 74
FINAL Conference
BYU Cougars
Big 12 Conference · Bramlage Coliseum · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread KSU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money KSU -125 / BYU +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total KSU win
Actual KSU +10 158 Won
Massey BYU -6.3 (+16.3) — —
Massey Totals — 147.1 (+10.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 44% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BYU -4.4 (+14.4) 145.7 (+12.3) 36% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BYU -4.0 (+14.0) 149.2 (+8.8) 47% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BYU -3.3 (+13.3) 144.6 (+13.4) 37% ✗
Baseline ML BYU -4.2 (+14.2) 145.9 (+12.1) 38% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 10, 2026 BYU 105 – 91 KSU
Jan 3, 2026 BYU 83 – 73 KSU
Feb 16, 2025 BYU 80 – 65 KSU
Feb 11, 2024 BYU 72 – 66 KSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KSU BYU
Overall 19-15 23-11
Conference 8-10 10-8
Home 14-3 16-2
Away 2-9 3-7
Neutral 3-3 4-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 72.2 81.4
Avg Pts Against 71.1 69.9
Massey 8.4 (#71) 18.0 (#9)
Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#80) 2.07 (#35)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.60 (#80) 2.52 (#36)
RPI 0.548 (#96) 0.583 (#45)
Shooting & Four Factors KSU BYU
FG% 43.1% 46.9%
3PT% 30.3% 35.6%
REB / G 37.4 40.1
OREB / G 11.4 12.3
AST / TO 0.93 1.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.4% 55.9%
TOV% 21.2% 15.3%
ORB% 33.1% 34.0%
FT Rate 26.3% 17.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 16.5%
DRB% 68.9% 76.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 21.7%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.