K-State coach Jerome Tang called PJ Haggerty the "best player in America." So far this season, it'd be hard to argue against him.

PJ Haggerty has a knack for scoring, as he displayed once again with his second-straight 30-point game in leading Kansas State to a 98-77 win over Mississippi State at the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City,

PJ Haggerty dominated Mississippi State basketball with 37 points in a blowout loss in the Hall of Fame Classic.

Kansas State has two chances to win one game to become bowl eligible. Its first chance is Saturday at No. 13 Utah. Back in the day, when K-State was nationally ranked in the preseason, this game was looked at as a possible Big 12 title game preview.

Jerome Tang’s team is averaging more than 97 points per game, but the over/under team points total for K-State is 87.5 against Tulsa. The Wildcats are fresh off the highest-scoring game in Bramlage Coliseum history (a 99-96 win over Cal), but the over/under points total for Monday’s game is 161.5.