Montana State vs. Kansas State

Montana St. finished the season at 25-9 to earn a NCAA Tournament bid. They will do business with the 23-9 Kansas St. Wildcats who enter at 23-9. Kansas St. was one of the biggest surprises this season when they opened at 15-1. Defense is the calling card as the Wildcats allowed just 42% shooting on the season and a woeful 30.2% from deep. Montana St. is going to try to make this game a rock fight, as the Bobcats allow 29.4 first-half points a game. Kansas St. knows how to come out defending as well, allowing just 32 first-half points per contest. I think nerves and shooting backgrounds, as well as locked-in defenses, are going to make scoring a challenge in the first half of this contest. Play the first-half total UNDER.