Saturday, November 14
Sioux Falls, S.D.
1 p.m.
Kansas State University
vs
Minnesota
Nov 12, 2026 | Women's Basketball
GAME #5
(18/17) Minnesota (3-0) at K-State (4-0)
November 14, 2026 | 1 p.m. | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Sanford Pentagon
TELEVISION
Big Ten+
Play-by-Play: Reid Magnum
Analyst: Linnae Harper
RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Locally on 102.5 or 1350 KMAN
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Randy Peterson
LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
SERIES HISTORY vs. Minnesota
11-6
• K-State leads the series with Minnesota, 11-6.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 0-1 in his career against Minnesota.
• The Wildcats are 80-69 against current members of the Big Ten Conference.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State (4-0) will play its first game away from Manhattan, as the Wildcats face (18/17) Minnesota (3-0) in the MarketBeat Invitational in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
• This will be K-State's sixth game in the state of South Dakota (4-1) and first since 2021.
• Saturday's game can be seen live on Big Ten Plus, as Reid Magnum (play-by-play) and Linnae Harper (analyst) will have the call.
Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Taryn 1K
• Senior guard Taryn Sides is poised to surpass the 1,000-point mark this season. The product of Phillipsburg, Kansas, needs 50 points to become the 47th player in program history to score 1,000 or more points at K-State.
2. Mittie Approaching 700
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is closing in on a career wins milestone. With five wins (695-396), Mittie would achieve 700 career coaching victories. He would become the seventh active head coach in NCAA Division I with 700 career wins and the second in the Big 12 (Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; 825).
3. Nde on the Glass
• Freshman forward Shaila Nde has hauled in 34 rebounds (8.5 rpg) in her first four collegiate games. She is tied for second in the nation and leads the Big 12 Conference for total rebounds by a freshman. According to Stats Perform, Nde's 34 rebounds are the fourth-most since 1999-00 by a K-State freshman in their first four games and the most since Taylor Lauterbach pulled in 36 to start the 2020-21 season.
4. Jo in the Flow
• Junior center Tzoana Tampakou has had an efficient start to her collegiate career. In her last three games, Tampakou is 13-of-14 (.929) from the field. For the season, she is shooting .714 (15-of-21) from the floor.
5. Flipping the Switch
• K-State carded a season-best 22 points off turnovers against Montana on Nov. 10. The 22 points were the most since carding 26 against Iowa State on March 1, 2026. The +18 point margin was a season-high and largest margin since carding a +23 advantage against BYU on Feb. 7, 2026.
Number to Know
71.7
• K-State owns an assisted shot rate of 71.7 percent through four games this season.
• The assisted shot rate leads the Big 12 and ranks 14th in the nation.
• In the Jeff Mittie era, K-State has ended a season with an assisted shot rate of 65.0 percent or better four times including a high of 71.3 percent in the 2020-21 season.
At a Glance: Minnesota
• Minnesota (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) enters Saturday's game with a three-game winning streak following an 86-47 win over Southern on Tuesday.
• On the sideline, the Golden Gophers are led by fourth-year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit. Plitzuweit, a 1995 graduate of Michigan Tech, is 72-36 (.667) in her time in Minneapolis.
• On the floor, Minnesota are led by Grace Grocholski, Gracie Merkle and Mara Braun. Grocholski paces the Golden Gophers with 18.7 points on a .526 field goal percentage, including a .563 effort from beyond the arc, 7.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Merkle is averaging 13.3 points per game, on a .905 field goal percentage, and 3.3 rebounds. Braun is second in scoring with 11.3 points and has hauled in 4.3 rebounds per contest and pocketed eight steals.
K-State Against Ranked Opponents
• The Wildcats are 98-252 (.280) against teams ranked in the Associated Press (AP) poll including a 59-71 (.454) mark against AP ranked teams in Manhattan.
• K-State was 3-4 against ranked foes last season including wins over 13th-ranked Ole Miss on Dec. 7, at 17th-ranked Texas Tech on Jan. 17, and against 21st-ranked Texas Tech on March 5.
• K-State is 26-75 (.257) against AP ranked opponents in head coach Jeff Mittie's 13 seasons.
Halftime Lead = K-State 'W'
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 418-57 (.880) when leading at the break.
• K-State is 191-24 (.888) when leading at the break under head coach Jeff Mittie.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, K-State is 326-19 (.945) when leading with five minutes to play including a 210-8 (.963) record under Mittie.
Wildcats in Nail-Biters
• Kansas State owns an all-time record in overtime games of 32-30 (.516), including a 28-25 (.528) record in single overtime games and a 3-6 (.333) record in double overtime games.
• Over the last 13 seasons, K-State is 57-38 (.600) in games decided by five points or less including a 1-0 mark this season. Last season, the Wildcats were 7-5 in games decided by five points or less. The 12 games decided by five points or less last season are the most for a single-season since the 2011-12 season (12; 9-3).
• With its comeback win at SMU on Nov. 8, it was K-State's first win when trailing entering the 4th quarter since a 73-64 (ot) win on Feb. 21, 2024, against West Virginia, ending a seven-game losing streak when trailing entering the final frame.
• Since the start of the quarter-system in 2015-16, K-State is 184-15 (.925) when entering the fourth quarter with the lead and 32-127 (.201) when trailing entering the fourth quarter.
20-Pt Quarters For the Wildcats
• Since the inception of the quarter system in the 2015-16 season, K-State owns an overall record of 180-77 (.700) when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter in a game.
• Since the 2015-16 season, K-State has registered 435 quarters with 20 or more points with a program record of 68 in the 2024-25 season.
• The Wildcats have three quarters this season with 20 or more points scored including a high of 22 points in the fourth quarter against Wichita State in the season-opener.
• The Cats were 17-12 last season when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter in a game.
• In the 2025-26 season, K-State registered 52 quarters with 20 or more points scored including a high of 32 points in the fourth quarter against Utah on Jan. 10. The 32 points were the most in a fourth quarter for K-State since scoring a fourth quarter school record 34 points against Central Arkansas on Nov. 9, 2021.
Three is not a Crowd, It's a Benefit
• Since 2011-12, when three or more players reach double figures in scoring in the same game, K-State is 218-99 (.688) with a 3-0 mark in 2026-27.
• The Wildcats had a season-high three players reach double figures twice, with Nastja Claessens involved in all three games.
Sharing is Caring
• K-State has been generous with the ball to start the season. The Wildcats have dished out 66 assists (16.5 apg), which is an assist percentage of 71.7 percent. The Wildcats lead the Big 12 in assisted shot rate.
• K-State was unselfish with the basketball in the 2025-26 season.
• Last season, K-State averaged 15.0 assists per game (555 assists), an assisted shot rate of 59.1 percent and an assist to turnover ratio of 1.02. The 555 assists were sixth in school history for a single season.
• Gina Garcia (191) and Taryn Sides (137) combined to dish out 328 assists last season, becoming the fifth tandem in program history to register a combined 300 or more assists in a season and ranked fourth.
• The Wildcats handed out a season-high 25 assists twice last season - vs. Omaha (11/3) and vs. Columbia (11/27).
• Over the last 18 years, the Wildcats are 123-9 (.932) when handing out 20 or more assists, including an 8-1 record last season.
(18/17) Minnesota (3-0) at K-State (4-0)
November 14, 2026 | 1 p.m. | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Sanford Pentagon
TELEVISION
Big Ten+
Play-by-Play: Reid Magnum
Analyst: Linnae Harper
RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Locally on 102.5 or 1350 KMAN
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Randy Peterson
LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
SERIES HISTORY vs. Minnesota
11-6
• K-State leads the series with Minnesota, 11-6.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 0-1 in his career against Minnesota.
• The Wildcats are 80-69 against current members of the Big Ten Conference.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State (4-0) will play its first game away from Manhattan, as the Wildcats face (18/17) Minnesota (3-0) in the MarketBeat Invitational in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
• This will be K-State's sixth game in the state of South Dakota (4-1) and first since 2021.
• Saturday's game can be seen live on Big Ten Plus, as Reid Magnum (play-by-play) and Linnae Harper (analyst) will have the call.
Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Taryn 1K
• Senior guard Taryn Sides is poised to surpass the 1,000-point mark this season. The product of Phillipsburg, Kansas, needs 50 points to become the 47th player in program history to score 1,000 or more points at K-State.
2. Mittie Approaching 700
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is closing in on a career wins milestone. With five wins (695-396), Mittie would achieve 700 career coaching victories. He would become the seventh active head coach in NCAA Division I with 700 career wins and the second in the Big 12 (Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; 825).
3. Nde on the Glass
• Freshman forward Shaila Nde has hauled in 34 rebounds (8.5 rpg) in her first four collegiate games. She is tied for second in the nation and leads the Big 12 Conference for total rebounds by a freshman. According to Stats Perform, Nde's 34 rebounds are the fourth-most since 1999-00 by a K-State freshman in their first four games and the most since Taylor Lauterbach pulled in 36 to start the 2020-21 season.
4. Jo in the Flow
• Junior center Tzoana Tampakou has had an efficient start to her collegiate career. In her last three games, Tampakou is 13-of-14 (.929) from the field. For the season, she is shooting .714 (15-of-21) from the floor.
5. Flipping the Switch
• K-State carded a season-best 22 points off turnovers against Montana on Nov. 10. The 22 points were the most since carding 26 against Iowa State on March 1, 2026. The +18 point margin was a season-high and largest margin since carding a +23 advantage against BYU on Feb. 7, 2026.
Number to Know
71.7
• K-State owns an assisted shot rate of 71.7 percent through four games this season.
• The assisted shot rate leads the Big 12 and ranks 14th in the nation.
• In the Jeff Mittie era, K-State has ended a season with an assisted shot rate of 65.0 percent or better four times including a high of 71.3 percent in the 2020-21 season.
At a Glance: Minnesota
• Minnesota (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) enters Saturday's game with a three-game winning streak following an 86-47 win over Southern on Tuesday.
• On the sideline, the Golden Gophers are led by fourth-year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit. Plitzuweit, a 1995 graduate of Michigan Tech, is 72-36 (.667) in her time in Minneapolis.
• On the floor, Minnesota are led by Grace Grocholski, Gracie Merkle and Mara Braun. Grocholski paces the Golden Gophers with 18.7 points on a .526 field goal percentage, including a .563 effort from beyond the arc, 7.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Merkle is averaging 13.3 points per game, on a .905 field goal percentage, and 3.3 rebounds. Braun is second in scoring with 11.3 points and has hauled in 4.3 rebounds per contest and pocketed eight steals.
K-State Against Ranked Opponents
• The Wildcats are 98-252 (.280) against teams ranked in the Associated Press (AP) poll including a 59-71 (.454) mark against AP ranked teams in Manhattan.
• K-State was 3-4 against ranked foes last season including wins over 13th-ranked Ole Miss on Dec. 7, at 17th-ranked Texas Tech on Jan. 17, and against 21st-ranked Texas Tech on March 5.
• K-State is 26-75 (.257) against AP ranked opponents in head coach Jeff Mittie's 13 seasons.
Halftime Lead = K-State 'W'
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 418-57 (.880) when leading at the break.
• K-State is 191-24 (.888) when leading at the break under head coach Jeff Mittie.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, K-State is 326-19 (.945) when leading with five minutes to play including a 210-8 (.963) record under Mittie.
Wildcats in Nail-Biters
• Kansas State owns an all-time record in overtime games of 32-30 (.516), including a 28-25 (.528) record in single overtime games and a 3-6 (.333) record in double overtime games.
• Over the last 13 seasons, K-State is 57-38 (.600) in games decided by five points or less including a 1-0 mark this season. Last season, the Wildcats were 7-5 in games decided by five points or less. The 12 games decided by five points or less last season are the most for a single-season since the 2011-12 season (12; 9-3).
• With its comeback win at SMU on Nov. 8, it was K-State's first win when trailing entering the 4th quarter since a 73-64 (ot) win on Feb. 21, 2024, against West Virginia, ending a seven-game losing streak when trailing entering the final frame.
• Since the start of the quarter-system in 2015-16, K-State is 184-15 (.925) when entering the fourth quarter with the lead and 32-127 (.201) when trailing entering the fourth quarter.
20-Pt Quarters For the Wildcats
• Since the inception of the quarter system in the 2015-16 season, K-State owns an overall record of 180-77 (.700) when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter in a game.
• Since the 2015-16 season, K-State has registered 435 quarters with 20 or more points with a program record of 68 in the 2024-25 season.
• The Wildcats have three quarters this season with 20 or more points scored including a high of 22 points in the fourth quarter against Wichita State in the season-opener.
• The Cats were 17-12 last season when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter in a game.
• In the 2025-26 season, K-State registered 52 quarters with 20 or more points scored including a high of 32 points in the fourth quarter against Utah on Jan. 10. The 32 points were the most in a fourth quarter for K-State since scoring a fourth quarter school record 34 points against Central Arkansas on Nov. 9, 2021.
Three is not a Crowd, It's a Benefit
• Since 2011-12, when three or more players reach double figures in scoring in the same game, K-State is 218-99 (.688) with a 3-0 mark in 2026-27.
• The Wildcats had a season-high three players reach double figures twice, with Nastja Claessens involved in all three games.
Sharing is Caring
• K-State has been generous with the ball to start the season. The Wildcats have dished out 66 assists (16.5 apg), which is an assist percentage of 71.7 percent. The Wildcats lead the Big 12 in assisted shot rate.
• K-State was unselfish with the basketball in the 2025-26 season.
• Last season, K-State averaged 15.0 assists per game (555 assists), an assisted shot rate of 59.1 percent and an assist to turnover ratio of 1.02. The 555 assists were sixth in school history for a single season.
• Gina Garcia (191) and Taryn Sides (137) combined to dish out 328 assists last season, becoming the fifth tandem in program history to register a combined 300 or more assists in a season and ranked fourth.
• The Wildcats handed out a season-high 25 assists twice last season - vs. Omaha (11/3) and vs. Columbia (11/27).
• Over the last 18 years, the Wildcats are 123-9 (.932) when handing out 20 or more assists, including an 8-1 record last season.
How to follow the Cats: For complete information on K-State Women's Basketball, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram.
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