The action is back at Mizzou Arena.

Missouri men’s basketball will hold an exhibition game against Kansas State on Friday, Oct. 24, at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. The preseason matchup will take place 10 days before the official beginning of the 2025-26 college basketball season and Year 4 of Dennis Gates’ tenure as Mizzou’s head coach.

Mizzou was picked to finish seventh in the SEC in the preseason media poll. Returning forward Mark Mitchell was named to the preseason All-SEC second team.

The Tigers, who went to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons under Gates but lost in the Round of 64 to Drake last season, will officially open their new campaign Nov. 3 against Howard on the road in Washington, D.C.

Kansas State, led by fourth-year head coach Jerome Tang, went 16-17 last season and fell short of a tournament berth.

The game will take place the night before Missouri football’s top-15 matchup against Vanderbilt on Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee. 

Here is everything you need to know to get a sneak peak of the Mizzou basketball team before the new season begins:

What TV channel is Missouri basketball vs Kansas State exhibition on?

TV Channel: SEC Network

Streaming: ESPN+

Missouri’s game against Kansas State will air live on SEC Network. 

It’s part of a Friday triple-header of exhibition games on the network, which also includes preseason No. 1 Purdue versus No. 9 Kentucky (5 p.m.) and No. 14 Arkansas versus Cincinnati (7 p.m., SECN+).

Mizzou’s exhibition against K-State also will be available to stream on ESPN+.

What time will Missouri at Kansas State exhibition tip off?

Date: Friday, Oct. 24

Time: 9 p.m. CDT

A late tipoff is scheduled for the exhibition, with Mizzou versus Kansas State set to tip off at 9 p.m. CDT on Friday at Mizzou Arena.

Missouri has five new transfers who could appear in the black-and-gold for the first time Friday: guard Sebastian Mack (UCLA); forward Jevon Porter (Loyola-Marymount); center Shawn Phillips Jr. (Arizona State); guard Jayden Stone (West Virginia); and forward Luke Northweather.

The Tigers also have two incoming true freshmen, with Tolton alum and Columbia local Aaron Rowe and St. Louis native Nicholas Randall set to begin their collegiate careers.

Kansas State landed All-American point guard P.J. Haggerty out of the transfer portal in the offseason, and former Tolton standout Exavier Wilson — a former teammate with Rowe — is entering his freshman year with the Wildcats.

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How to attend Mizzou-KSU exhibition, ticket prices

Missouri fans can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster, with prices set at $12.25 through the official link on the Mizzou website. 

Anyone who purchased season tickets prior to gameday will receive tickets to the exhibition in their Mizzou Tigers account, per a Missouri athletics news release. Parking for the game will be free.