K-State Faces Oklahoma State in Play 4 Kay Game

Tuesday, February 10

Manhattan, Kan.

6:30 p.m.

Kansas State University

Oklahoma State

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GAME #26
Oklahoma State Cowgirls (19-6, 8-4 Big 12) at K-State Wildcats (13-12, 6-6 Big 12)
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) | Manhattan, Kan.

PROMOTIONS & TICKETS
Promotion
Play 4 Kay Game
First 3,000 fans will receive a free K-State WBB pink t-shirt

Tickets
Call (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com

TELEVISION
ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Missy Heidrick
Sideline: Sophie Smith

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
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Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Kristin Waller

LIVE STATS
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SERIES HISTORY vs. Oklahoma State
43-38

• K-State leads the series with Oklahoma State, 43-38.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 15-13 against Oklahoma State in his career.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (13-12, 6-6 Big 12) ends a quick two-game homestand on Tuesday, as the Wildcats host Oklahoma State (19-6, 8-4) at 6:30 p.m., for the annual Play 4 Kay game.

• Tuesday's game will stream on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Sophie Smith (sideline) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Sides Dish
• Junior guard Taryn Sides ranks 18th in program history for career assists with 288. With 12 assists, she will become the 17th K-State player with 300 or more assists.
2. Heal 50/40/90 in League Action
• In Big 12 action, senior guard Tess Heal is shooting 54.8 percent from the field, 41.7 percent from beyond the arc and 91.5 percent from the foul line with 145 points scored. Heal is one of four players in the nation in the 50/40/90 club (min. 125 points scored) in their respective conference play.
3. Garcia with the Dish
• Gina Garcia leads all Big 12 freshmen and is third in the nation for assists by a freshmen with 115 assists. Garcia is the seventh freshman in program history with 100 or more assists in their freshman season and the second in the Jeff Mittie era (Serena Sundell, 176; 2021-22).
4. Freshmen Toe the Line
• Freshmen guards Jordan Speiser and Garcia have converted at a high rate at the foul line. Speiser is shooting 90.8 percent (50-of-55), while Garcia is shooting 85.0 percent (34-of-40) at the line. K-State is the only team in the nation with at least two freshmen shooting 85.0 percent or better from the foul line (min. 40 free throw attempts).
5. Freshmen Trio Punches Time Cards
• K-State is the only Power 4 team with a 3 or more freshmen averaging 20 or minutes per game (min. 24 games played): Garcia, (27.1 mpg), Speiser, (22.0 mpg) and Brandie Harrod, (20.1 mpg).

Number to Know
13

• Junior Taryn Sides dished out a career-high 13 assists against BYU on Feb. 7.
• With the performance, Sides tied for third in program history for assists in a single game.
• Sides handed out the 13 assists without registering a turnover. This was the second time this season she has dished out 12 or more assists without a turnover.
• Sides is one of two players in the nation with two games with 12 or more assists and zero turnovers.
• She is the third player in Big 12 history to card two or more career games with 12 or more assists and zero turnovers.

At a Glance: Oklahoma State
• Oklahoma State (19-6, 8-4 Big 12) enters Tuesday's matchup following an 81-58 win over UCF on Saturday.
• Oklahoma State is guided on the sideline by fourth-year head coach Jacie Hoyt. The former K-State assistant coach (2015-17) owns a career record of 160-106 (.602) including a 79-41 (.658) mark in Stillwater.
• The Cowgirls feature six players averaging double figures in scoring: Micah Gray (15.1 ppg), Haleigh Timmer (12.8 ppg), Jadyn Wooten (12.4 ppg), Stailee Heard (11.6 ppg), Achol Akot (11.2 ppg) and Amari Whiting (10.0 ppg).

Last Time Out
at K-State 77, BYU 52 (Feb. 7, 2026; Manhattan, Kan.)
• K-State held BYU to 21.4 percent (6-of-28) from the field in the second half to outscore the Cougars, 39-22, in the final 20 minutes.
• Three players reached double figures led by junior Nastja Claessens' career-high 25 points while freshman Gina Garcia (12 pts) and senior Tess Heal (11 pts, 7 rebs) joined the double figure club.
• Junior Taryn Sides dished out a career-high 13 assists with zero turnovers.

Wildcats' 400+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 419-163 (.720) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 38th season of existence.
• In his career in games played in his home venue, head coach Jeff Mittie is 423-120 (.779) including a 149-55 (.730) record at K-State.
• Kansas State has protected Bramlage Coliseum with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 241-33 (.880). Mittie is 87-12 (.879) in non-conference games in Bramlage.
• In the 2024-25 season, K-State was 17-1 (.944) in home games, which included a 17-game home winning streak, tied for the fifth-longest home win streak in program history and tied for the second-longest in Bramlage. This was the longest in-season home win streak since 2002-03 (19). The .944 winning percentage last season was the best since going 19-1 (.950) in 2002-03.
• This was the 34th time in program history that the Wildcats reached double figures in home victories. It was the 26th season K-State has won 10 or more games in Bramlage.
• The 33 home wins by the Wildcats over the last two seasons are the most wins in Bramlage over a two-season span in program history.

2025-26 Roster Youngest Since 2018-19
• K-State will have one of the youngest rosters in the country this season, as 10 of the 13 players on the 2025-26 roster are either true freshmen or sophomores. The roster features five true freshmen (Aniya Foy, Gina Garcia, Brandie Harrod, Ivona Scekic and Jordan Speiser) a redshirt freshman (Alexis Hess), three sophomores (Izela Arenas, Jenessa Cotton and Ramiya White) and one redshirt freshman (Mikayla Parks).
• The 2025-26 roster is the third-youngest roster in program history and the second-youngest under head coach Jeff Mittie trailing the 2018-19 roster, which had 10 underclassmen among its 14 players and the 1977-78 season, which featured a program-high 11 underclassmen (seven freshmen and four sophomores) among the 16 players in the roster.
• K-State's roster of 13 features six players combined to have played 226 career collegiate games before the 2025-26 season.
• Of the six players to play a college game, Heal played the most at 96.
• Among Big 12 programs this season, K-State is second in the league (10, UCF) for the most underclassmen on its roster.
• The freshmen class for the 2025-26 season for K-State was ranked among the top-10 signing classes by ESPN.com.
• In terms of K-State playing experience, the Wildcats' roster featured 10 players that had yet to play a game in purple and white entering the 2025-26 season.

Halftime Lead = K-State 'W'
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 410-55 (.882) when leading at the break, including a 7-1 record this season.
• K-State is 183-22 (.893) when leading at the break under head coach Jeff Mittie.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, K-State is 318-19 (.944) when leading with five minutes to play including a 202-8 (.962) record under Mittie.

Magic Number is 70 Points
• Since head coach Jeff Mittie's first season in 2014-15, K-State is 140-25 (.848) when scoring 70 or more points in a game.
• The Wildcats opened the 2025-26 season with 100 points, the second time in five seasons K-State has reached 100 or more points in the season opener.
• In its history, K-State has scored 100 or more points in a game 31 times (31-0) including eight times under Mittie.
• With its 95 points against Columbia on Nov. 27 in the Cancun Challenge, K-State registered its highest point total in a game played at a neutral site since at least the 1999-00 season. K-State's previous high was 93 against Georgia State on Dec. 29, 2001, in Baltimore, Maryland, and against Northern Arizona on Nov. 25, 2022, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
• The combined score of 187 points were the most in a regulation game for Kansas State since at least 1999-00.
• Under Mittie, K-State has scored 90 or more points 28 times, including 21 times in the last five seasons.
• This season, the Wildcats are averaging 68.8 points per game and have surpassed the 70-point mark in 14 games (9-5).

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 211-93 (.694) with a 11-6 mark in 2025-26.
• The Wildcats had a season-high five players reach double figures against Omaha on Nov. 3.
• K-State saw the freshmen trio of Brandie Harrod, Gina Garcia and Jordan Speiser each tally 12 points against Texas A&M on Nov. 16. This was the first time three K-State freshmen scored 12 or more points in the same game since Feb. 5, 2022, against Texas Tech (Serena Sundell, Brylee Glenn and Jaelyn Glenn).

Wildcats Picking Pockets
• The Wildcats continue to swipe the basketball at a high rate.
• K-State pocketed 19 steals in the season-opener against Omaha. The 19 steals were the most for the Wildcats since Dec. 7, 2022, against Kansas City when K-State pilfered 20 steals.
• The Wildcats pocketed 15 steals against Cincinnati on Dec. 31. The 15 steals were the most by K-State in a Big 12 game since Feb. 15, 2025, against UCF.
• This season, K-State has tallied 236 steals (9.4 spg). Of the 418 opponent turnovers this season, 56.5 percent have come from a K-State steal. The Wildcats have registered 10 or more steals in a game 14 times this season (8-6).
• In league action, the Wildcats are averaging 10.7 steals per game which is second in the Big 12.
• In the 2024-25 season, K-State pocketed 307 steals (8.5 spg). Of the 542 opponent turnovers this season, 56.6 percent have come from a K-State steal. The 307 steals were the third-most since 2014-15.

Heal Toes the Line
• Guard Tess Heal has continued her career trend of shooting free throws at a high level of efficiency.
• For the season, Heal is 73-of-83 (.880) from the foul line. She is second in the Big 12 in free throw percentage and 29th in the nation. She made 23 consecutive free throws from Dec. 7 to Jan. 7. Her streak was the longest by a Wildcat this season.
• Against West Virginia on Jan. 4, Heal shot a personal season-best 8-of-8 from the charity stripe.
• She also tallied an 11-of-12 performance at Houston on Jan. 7. During her 11-of-12 effort at Houston, Heal was a perfect 10-of-10 from the line in the fourth quarter. This set the school record for free throws made in any quarter since the start of the quarter system in 2015-16.
• In her collegiate career, Heal is 440-of-506 (.870) and was a career season-best 191-of-219 (.872) during her sophomore season at Santa Clara.
• She ranks third among active NCAA Division I players for career free throw percentage and is 10th among active NCAA Division I players for career free throws made.

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