Serena Sundell scored a season-high 27 points, Jaelyn Glenn had 14 and No. 12 Kansas State outlasted No. 9 TCU 59-50 on Wednesday night to take sole possession of first place in the Big 12 in a matchup of the conference leaders.

The Wildcats (22-2, 10-1) took sole possession of first place in the Big 12 and also took the tiebreaker over TCU (21-3, 9-2) with the win. TCU was unable to take advantage of Kansas State being without its best player, Ayoka Lee, who has missed the last four games with an ankle injury.

The most highly anticipated Big 12 game of the season is upon us. It's a battle for first place in the conference as No. 9 TCU takes on No. 12 Kansas State.

The battle for Big 12 supremacy between the league’s top two scoring teams was a defensive slugfest before Serena Sundell took over.

Wednesday’s Big 12 schedule includes the Kansas State Wildcats (21-2) facing the TCU Horned Frogs (21-2) at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+.Buy tickets for Kansas State vs. TCUKansas State vs. TCU game

TCU remained slotted at No. 9 ahead of Wednesday’s massive showdown at No. 12 Kansas State. The Wildcats went 2-0 last week with wins over Iowa State and at Kansas, but moved down a spot in the latest AP poll.

Serena Sundell tallied 27 points, six rebounds and four assists to help No. 12 Kansas State take sole possession of first place in the Big 12 with a 59-50 win over visiting No. 9 TCU on Wednesday in Manhattan,

No. 12 K-State outlasted No. 9 TCU, 59-50, in a heavyweight battle at Bramlage Coliseum on Wednesday, Feb. 5. K-State guard Serena Sundell had a night to remember in the win over TCU. One of the top point guards in women’s college basketball scored 27 points (11-21) on the night with 23 scored in the second half.