K-State will face it’s second Summit League opponent in five days, this time the Mavericks of Nebraska-Omaha.
The Mavericks enter into tonight's match-up at 1-1 on the young season after splitting a pair of west-coast games, beating UC Santa Barbara 74-60 and losing to USC 72-82 over the weekend. UNO is led by senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins and junior forward Tre’Shawn Thurman, who were both named to the Preseason All-Summit League team. The Wildcats will need to keep an eye on their pockets as Hollins was the nation’s leader in both steals (127) and steals per game (3.