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Creighton faces Kansas State after Zediker’s 26-point game

Kansas State Wildcats (6-6) at Creighton Bluejays (4-4, 1-0 Big East)

Omaha, Nebraska; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Creighton plays Kansas State after Ava Zediker scored 26 points in Creighton’s 73-60 victory over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

The Bluejays have gone 1-2 in home games. Creighton is sixth in the Big East in rebounding with 33.1 rebounds. Grace Boffeli leads the Bluejays with 8.9 boards.

The Wildcats are 1-1 in road games. Kansas State is 3-3 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Creighton averages 9.9 made 3-pointers per game, 2.3 more made shots than the 7.6 per game Kansas State gives up. Kansas State averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 5.9 per game Creighton gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zediker is shooting 39.0% and averaging 12.4 points for the Bluejays. Neleigh Gessert is averaging 11.5 points.

Taryn Sides is shooting 44.2% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 14.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.8 steals. Jordan Speiser is averaging 9.3 points over the past 10 games.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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