There are still seven games remaining in the regular season, but Saturday’s clash in Provo, Utah, between Kansas State and BYU could go a long way in determining who escapes having to play in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.Kansas State and BYU are holding down spots in the top eight of the conference standings, but K-State (13-11, 7-6 Big 12) comes in as the hottest team in the Big 12, winners of six straight games, including four against teams ranked at the time.Its five total wins over ranked teams this year matches Arizona for the best in the conference, after beating that batch of Wildcats on Tuesday night.The Cougars (16-8, 7-6) are hot as well, winning five of their last seven games after defeating West Virginia 73-69 on the road Tuesday night. The Cougars used a 17-7 closing run to erase a West Virginia lead with 6:33 remaining. The hero for BYU was Egor Demin, who had 10 points in the run.Demin is second on the team in scoring at 11.3 points per game, trailing only Richie Saunders at 14.9.Head coach Kevin Young knows it will come down to who manages the details the best.”It is so marginal,” he said. “Every little thing matters — every play, every cut, every block-out, every rebound, every pass. That’s this league. It’s extremely challenging.”