Kansas State Wildcats v South Dakota State Jackrabbits

NCAA Men's Basketball

Final

Kansas State Wildcats

66–68

South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Match events

Kansas State WildcatsSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits

	1	2	T
Kansas State Wildcats	28	38	66
South Dakota State Jackrabbits	35	33	68

5Lead changes

3Times tied

11Biggest leadSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits

1st quarter

16:255–6
Lead changeDavis Kern25ft three · ast Ryans
Lead changeIsaiah AbrahamLayup
15:257–6
14:367–9
Lead changeDavis Kern24ft three · ast Sayler
7:1214–25
9–0 run

2nd quarter

Lead changeIsaiah Abraham24ft three · ast Alexander
16:4840–38
10–0 run
15:3044–38
6:1754–55
Lead changeDavis Kern4ft turnaround jump
5:4254–58
9–0 run
Full-time66–68

Player stats

Jackrabbits68

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Starters
D. KernF	37	24	7-15	5-8	5-6	8	0	0	0	0	3	5	2
J. MekonnenF	31	14	6-11	0-2	2-4	4	0	1	3	0	1	3	4
EJ RyansG	31	0	0-5

Highlights

0:14Brandon Rechsteiner drains 3-pointer vs. South Dakota State JackrabbitsESPN0:16Pape N'Diaye gets up for the beautiful dunkESPN0:22Joe Sayler hits the 3-pointer vs. Kansas State WildcatsESPN

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

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Interviews and press

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Where to watch

Broadcast details for this game haven't been announced yet.

Match details

Date: Wednesday 4 November 2026
Started: 12:00 pm Sydney time
Venue: Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan
Competition: NCAA Men's Basketball
Officials: Kipp Kissinger (Referee), Doug Sirmons (Referee), Keith Patterson (Referee)
Crowd: 7,047

Form and ladder

Kansas State WildcatsSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits

–Ladder–

–Record–

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Team lists

Team lists aren’t available for this game.

Updated 11 Nov, 9:31 am

Wildcats66

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Starters
D. LindsayF	21	2	0-3	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	1	0	0	5	1
B. ViceF	15	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	2	3	1	1	0	3	3
I. AbrahamF	32	16	6-7	2-3	2-2	2	0	3	0	1	1	1	1
B. RechsteinerG	34	16	6-17	4-11	0-0	7	3	0	0	0	0	7	0
J. SchuttG	35	6	2-6	2-6	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	2
Bench
M. GilhoolF	7	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
P. N'DiayeF	18	18	5-8	0-1	8-8	8	1	1	0	1	4	4	4
JT RockC	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
J. AlexanderG	15	4	2-4	0-1	0-2	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0
A. KosticG	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. WheelerG	17	2	0-4	0-4	2-4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team		66	22-53	8-28	14-18	34	12	12	6	3	6	28	13

Didn't play: N. Stark, D. Hutcherson, T. Malovec