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Big Second-Half Run Lifts 7/7 Texas Tech Past K-State, 66-47
Feb 10, 2018 | Men's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – No. 7/7 Texas Tech started the second half on a 13-1 run to break open a tightly-contested game with Kansas State en route to a 66-47 victory on Saturday night at Bramlage Coliseum.
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The victory snapped an eight-game losing streak by the league-leading Red Raiders (21-4, 9-3 Big 12) at Bramlage Coliseum, as they swept the season series for the first time since round-robin play began in 2013.
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The Big 12's top defensive team held K-State (17-8, 6-6 Big 12) to a season-low 47 points on 26.9 percent shooting (13-of-45), including 17.6 percent (3-of-17) from 3-point range, while scoring 18 points off of a season-high 18 Wildcat turnovers. It was the fewest points by K-State since scoring 42 at Baylor on Feb. 21, 2015.
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The Wildcats were led by a valiant effort from junior forward Dean Wade, who recorded his fourth career double-double behind 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting from the field and a game-high 11 rebounds. Wade's double-double was the third he has recorded this season, and the 20th time in his career he has led the Wildcats in scoring. He has now led the team in scoring six times in the last seven games, including five consecutive games.
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Redshirt freshman guard Cartier Diarra collected a career-high 7 rebounds, including 6 in the first half, to go with 9 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while sophomore guard Xavier Sneed added 9 points.
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Texas Tech was led by senior guard Keenan Evans, who recorded a team-high 19 points on 6-of-12 from the field.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Wildcats wasted no time to get out on the seventh-ranked Red Raiders, as sophomore forward Xavier Sneed collected a pass from junior guard Barry Brown Jr., on the first possession and buried a 3-pointer from the corner. The opening basket would help the Wildcats to opening 7-0 run over the Red Raiders.
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After Texas Tech responded with five points of their own, freshman forward James Love II rejected a drive at the basket, before the Wildcats marched down the floor leading to a Sneed dunk. The opening rally would give Wildcats an early advantage as K-State led 11-5 at the 15-minute mark.
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Evans and Texas Tech would respond quickly with a counter of its own.
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Following the media timeout, the Red Raiders put together an 8-0 run powered by an Evans' 3-pointer to give them a 13-11 lead at the 12:51 mark.
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After the Evans 3-pointer, the Wildcat defense would respond by holding the Red Raiders scoreless for 4:24 while putting together an 8-0 run to regain the lead. During that span, Texas Tech shot 0-for-6 from the field as K-State gained an 19-13 advantage with 9:44 remaining in the first half.
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The Red Raiders would put together another run to regain the lead at 20-19, as the Wildcats were held in check to shoot 0-for-8 from the field, spanning over six minutes of play. During that span, K-State would connect on two free throws to bring the score to 21-20 with 3:36 remaining. In the first half alone, the score changed four times and while the Wildcats possessed the lead for 17 minutes of play.
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In the last three minutes of play, Texas Tech would draw the score even at 27-27 to go into the break tied.
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K-State would finish the half shooting 30.7 percent on 8-of-26 from the field and 10-of-13 from the free-throw stripe, while Texas Tech shot 42 percent (10-of-24). Wade would lead all scorers with 9 points at the half.
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Much like the Wildcats' run to open the game, the Red Raiders matched with a 7-0 run to open the second half to claim a 34-27 lead.
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After pulling out to an early lead to begin the second half, Texas Tech would roll with the scoring as the Red Raiders were able to jump out to a 14-point lead only five minutes into the second half
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Trailing 43-32 nearly midway through the second half, Sneed was fed a pass from junior guard Kamau Stokes in transition to bring the score to within single-digits. Due to a foul off the ball during the shot, K-State would retain possession and make the score 43-37 with 11:02 remaining.
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However, K-State's fouls would get them into trouble in the second half, as Texas Tech entered the bonus nearly halfway through the half. The Red Raiders would cash in on the free throws, hitting 9-of-11 from the line in the second half. With the fouls and the turnovers, the Wildcats fell into a slump that allowed the Red Raiders to pull away as they led 53-39 with 7:06 to play.
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Texas Tech would retain its lead throughout the remainder of regulation en route to a 66-47 win. K-State shot just 28.9 percent (13-of-45) from the field and were led by Wade, who recorded his fourth-career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
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On the opposing end, Texas Tech connected on 45.7 percent (24-of-53) from the field and 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from beyond the arc.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dean Wade – The junior recorded his fourth-career double-double in Saturday night's action, totaling a team-high 13 points on 4-of-12 from the field and 11 rebounds. Wade's double-double was his third of the season, and the 20th time in his career he has led the team in scoring.
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STAT OF THE GAME
18 – Texas Tech, the Big 12's best defensive team, scored 18 points off a season-high 18 turnovers by Kansas State to snap an eight-game losing streak at Bramlage Coliseum and sweep the season series for the first time since round-robin play began in 2013.
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SEASON RECORD UPDATE
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
K-State Head Coach Bruce Weber
On struggling to run offensive sets …
"Obviously we were trying to run some sets, but we did go small. Sometimes it is hard to know what plays to run when we could not run any ball screens. The reason we could not run ball screens was because of the way they guard. It is the job of the coaches to figure something out and hopefully we are better prepared next time."
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On coming out of the locker room…
"I thought we were locked in at the start of the game. We guarded the heck out of them. At the start of the second half, they got going and made some plays and got the momentum. We did not deal with that well."
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On James Love III…
"He was in there and it was tough for him to run out and guard the threes from Tommy Hamilton IV. It is kind of all new to him. He got the six points (at Texas) because we made great reads when they were worried about taking Dean (Wade) out of place. It was great passing by Cartier (Diarra) and Kamau (Stokes). This is different, every game is different; everybody guards different. We just did not have any entrances, especially in the second half."
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On Dean Wade becoming a leader…
"I try to instill in him when we have tough times in a game that I need him to step up. He is not a talkative guy and I hope he is saying things in the locker room. I know he cares as much as anyone. You cannot have a better young man. He wants to win and always does the right things. We needed him or somebody to step up and make plays. It is the players that make the plays to make a difference. They did not draw up plays for Keenan Evans, he just made those plays."
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On Kamau Stokes…
"We were just trying to be smart. I told him, do what you can do. I joked with him be the man on a Sunday playing basketball. Do what you can do, get reps, get his foot worked out. He got a free-throw in tonight. I know it has been bugging him to get his shot down. Slowly but surely, we would like it now, but we have to keep him patient and keep making progress."
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Junior Forward Dean Wade
On Texas Tech's defending him…
"I think I forced some things tonight. I was not playing smart. They packed the lane and I just kept making mistakes. Their defense is great. Once you get past the first line there is always somebody there. I just failed to make a couple passes here and there. They are a great defensive team but we just have to make the right plays. Their defense is so intact and in line it is hard to get anything downhill on them like that."
On his maturity letting him move on to the next game…
"I am not sure it is easier but you just have to learn to move on. There are so many more important games left on the season. We cannot let this one affect any of the other ones and let it turn into two. We just have to flush this, come back Monday and just start going at it again in practice. I am sure we will bounce back."
On Texas Tech's bench…
"It is tough. They are a great team and that is why they have those players coming off the bench. They are high energy people, they are running, they are aggressive on defense and getting easy buckets. It is frustrating and tough. They are all great players and we just have to be a little better and little more sound on defense."
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Freshman Guard Cartier Diarra
On not getting a shot to fall at the beginning of the second half…
"It was really tough. Shots just did not fall for us. We had good looks and it just would not go in the rim. That is tough when you know you are playing good defense. We held them under their average so we had our chances. We just could not make any shots."
On Texas Tech's defense…
"They were denying return passes so we had to adjust from running a couple of days. I still feel like we adjusted pretty well. I feel like we got shots that we wanted, but they just did not fall."
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Texas Tech Head Coach Chris Beard
On the game…
"We were pleased to win another Big 12 game today. These games are so hard to win with all the preparation and you have to play well to win especially on the road in this league. I am happy for our guys. Defensively we dialed in. I think we played our fullest 40 minutes of the year defensively. Offensively we could not get much done in the first half. You can credit K-State for that. In the second half things opened for us and we were able to put enough points on the board to win."
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On how prepared they are to be sitting atop the Big 12 standings…
"Our coaching staff has a lot of experience. Some of us have been in this position before so it is really important to lead our players. We have been trying to do everything we can to help the guys. The message they have gotten from us is it is one game at a time. In the Big 12 a two-game winning streak gets you right back into the fight and a two-game losing streak has you feeling like life is over. We have experienced both. It is not the sexiest of answers but it is the truth. We are just a program that prides ourselves in getting up every day and going to work. The next game on the schedule is our biggest game. You have to give a lot of credit to our players I think they have bought into this identity and they are the ones executing it."
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On playing Kansas State…
"I always anticipate a grind it out game when you play Coach Weber's teams. They do not beat themselves they play great defense and take things away from you offensively. It was another tough game against a coach I have nothing but respect for."
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Senior Guard Keenan Evans.
On Texas Tech being overlooked at the start of the season…
"We are Texas Tech in Lubbock. Nobody really talks about us that much. That was not really a factor for us. We knew what we were working for and game by game we are just trying to shock the world."
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On key factors toward team success…
"Just seeing each other in workouts and believing in coach's plan. Also this staff getting us ready and how we are coachable and them pushing us to be the best that we can."
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BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
WHAT'S NEXT
K-State continues Big 12 play on Wednesday night, as the Wildcats travel to Stillwater, Okla., to take on Oklahoma State (15-10, 5-7 Big 12) at 6 p.m., CT on ESPNU.
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The victory snapped an eight-game losing streak by the league-leading Red Raiders (21-4, 9-3 Big 12) at Bramlage Coliseum, as they swept the season series for the first time since round-robin play began in 2013.
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The Big 12's top defensive team held K-State (17-8, 6-6 Big 12) to a season-low 47 points on 26.9 percent shooting (13-of-45), including 17.6 percent (3-of-17) from 3-point range, while scoring 18 points off of a season-high 18 Wildcat turnovers. It was the fewest points by K-State since scoring 42 at Baylor on Feb. 21, 2015.
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The Wildcats were led by a valiant effort from junior forward Dean Wade, who recorded his fourth career double-double behind 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting from the field and a game-high 11 rebounds. Wade's double-double was the third he has recorded this season, and the 20th time in his career he has led the Wildcats in scoring. He has now led the team in scoring six times in the last seven games, including five consecutive games.
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Redshirt freshman guard Cartier Diarra collected a career-high 7 rebounds, including 6 in the first half, to go with 9 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while sophomore guard Xavier Sneed added 9 points.
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Texas Tech was led by senior guard Keenan Evans, who recorded a team-high 19 points on 6-of-12 from the field.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Wildcats wasted no time to get out on the seventh-ranked Red Raiders, as sophomore forward Xavier Sneed collected a pass from junior guard Barry Brown Jr., on the first possession and buried a 3-pointer from the corner. The opening basket would help the Wildcats to opening 7-0 run over the Red Raiders.
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After Texas Tech responded with five points of their own, freshman forward James Love II rejected a drive at the basket, before the Wildcats marched down the floor leading to a Sneed dunk. The opening rally would give Wildcats an early advantage as K-State led 11-5 at the 15-minute mark.
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Evans and Texas Tech would respond quickly with a counter of its own.
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Following the media timeout, the Red Raiders put together an 8-0 run powered by an Evans' 3-pointer to give them a 13-11 lead at the 12:51 mark.
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After the Evans 3-pointer, the Wildcat defense would respond by holding the Red Raiders scoreless for 4:24 while putting together an 8-0 run to regain the lead. During that span, Texas Tech shot 0-for-6 from the field as K-State gained an 19-13 advantage with 9:44 remaining in the first half.
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The Red Raiders would put together another run to regain the lead at 20-19, as the Wildcats were held in check to shoot 0-for-8 from the field, spanning over six minutes of play. During that span, K-State would connect on two free throws to bring the score to 21-20 with 3:36 remaining. In the first half alone, the score changed four times and while the Wildcats possessed the lead for 17 minutes of play.
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In the last three minutes of play, Texas Tech would draw the score even at 27-27 to go into the break tied.
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K-State would finish the half shooting 30.7 percent on 8-of-26 from the field and 10-of-13 from the free-throw stripe, while Texas Tech shot 42 percent (10-of-24). Wade would lead all scorers with 9 points at the half.
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Much like the Wildcats' run to open the game, the Red Raiders matched with a 7-0 run to open the second half to claim a 34-27 lead.
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After pulling out to an early lead to begin the second half, Texas Tech would roll with the scoring as the Red Raiders were able to jump out to a 14-point lead only five minutes into the second half
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Trailing 43-32 nearly midway through the second half, Sneed was fed a pass from junior guard Kamau Stokes in transition to bring the score to within single-digits. Due to a foul off the ball during the shot, K-State would retain possession and make the score 43-37 with 11:02 remaining.
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However, K-State's fouls would get them into trouble in the second half, as Texas Tech entered the bonus nearly halfway through the half. The Red Raiders would cash in on the free throws, hitting 9-of-11 from the line in the second half. With the fouls and the turnovers, the Wildcats fell into a slump that allowed the Red Raiders to pull away as they led 53-39 with 7:06 to play.
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Texas Tech would retain its lead throughout the remainder of regulation en route to a 66-47 win. K-State shot just 28.9 percent (13-of-45) from the field and were led by Wade, who recorded his fourth-career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
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On the opposing end, Texas Tech connected on 45.7 percent (24-of-53) from the field and 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from beyond the arc.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dean Wade – The junior recorded his fourth-career double-double in Saturday night's action, totaling a team-high 13 points on 4-of-12 from the field and 11 rebounds. Wade's double-double was his third of the season, and the 20th time in his career he has led the team in scoring.
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STAT OF THE GAME
18 – Texas Tech, the Big 12's best defensive team, scored 18 points off a season-high 18 turnovers by Kansas State to snap an eight-game losing streak at Bramlage Coliseum and sweep the season series for the first time since round-robin play began in 2013.
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SEASON RECORD UPDATE
- K-State 17-8 (6-6 Big 12)
- Texas Tech 21-4 (9-3 Big 12)
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
K-State Head Coach Bruce Weber
On struggling to run offensive sets …
"Obviously we were trying to run some sets, but we did go small. Sometimes it is hard to know what plays to run when we could not run any ball screens. The reason we could not run ball screens was because of the way they guard. It is the job of the coaches to figure something out and hopefully we are better prepared next time."
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On coming out of the locker room…
"I thought we were locked in at the start of the game. We guarded the heck out of them. At the start of the second half, they got going and made some plays and got the momentum. We did not deal with that well."
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On James Love III…
"He was in there and it was tough for him to run out and guard the threes from Tommy Hamilton IV. It is kind of all new to him. He got the six points (at Texas) because we made great reads when they were worried about taking Dean (Wade) out of place. It was great passing by Cartier (Diarra) and Kamau (Stokes). This is different, every game is different; everybody guards different. We just did not have any entrances, especially in the second half."
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On Dean Wade becoming a leader…
"I try to instill in him when we have tough times in a game that I need him to step up. He is not a talkative guy and I hope he is saying things in the locker room. I know he cares as much as anyone. You cannot have a better young man. He wants to win and always does the right things. We needed him or somebody to step up and make plays. It is the players that make the plays to make a difference. They did not draw up plays for Keenan Evans, he just made those plays."
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On Kamau Stokes…
"We were just trying to be smart. I told him, do what you can do. I joked with him be the man on a Sunday playing basketball. Do what you can do, get reps, get his foot worked out. He got a free-throw in tonight. I know it has been bugging him to get his shot down. Slowly but surely, we would like it now, but we have to keep him patient and keep making progress."
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Junior Forward Dean Wade
On Texas Tech's defending him…
"I think I forced some things tonight. I was not playing smart. They packed the lane and I just kept making mistakes. Their defense is great. Once you get past the first line there is always somebody there. I just failed to make a couple passes here and there. They are a great defensive team but we just have to make the right plays. Their defense is so intact and in line it is hard to get anything downhill on them like that."
On his maturity letting him move on to the next game…
"I am not sure it is easier but you just have to learn to move on. There are so many more important games left on the season. We cannot let this one affect any of the other ones and let it turn into two. We just have to flush this, come back Monday and just start going at it again in practice. I am sure we will bounce back."
On Texas Tech's bench…
"It is tough. They are a great team and that is why they have those players coming off the bench. They are high energy people, they are running, they are aggressive on defense and getting easy buckets. It is frustrating and tough. They are all great players and we just have to be a little better and little more sound on defense."
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Freshman Guard Cartier Diarra
On not getting a shot to fall at the beginning of the second half…
"It was really tough. Shots just did not fall for us. We had good looks and it just would not go in the rim. That is tough when you know you are playing good defense. We held them under their average so we had our chances. We just could not make any shots."
On Texas Tech's defense…
"They were denying return passes so we had to adjust from running a couple of days. I still feel like we adjusted pretty well. I feel like we got shots that we wanted, but they just did not fall."
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Texas Tech Head Coach Chris Beard
On the game…
"We were pleased to win another Big 12 game today. These games are so hard to win with all the preparation and you have to play well to win especially on the road in this league. I am happy for our guys. Defensively we dialed in. I think we played our fullest 40 minutes of the year defensively. Offensively we could not get much done in the first half. You can credit K-State for that. In the second half things opened for us and we were able to put enough points on the board to win."
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On how prepared they are to be sitting atop the Big 12 standings…
"Our coaching staff has a lot of experience. Some of us have been in this position before so it is really important to lead our players. We have been trying to do everything we can to help the guys. The message they have gotten from us is it is one game at a time. In the Big 12 a two-game winning streak gets you right back into the fight and a two-game losing streak has you feeling like life is over. We have experienced both. It is not the sexiest of answers but it is the truth. We are just a program that prides ourselves in getting up every day and going to work. The next game on the schedule is our biggest game. You have to give a lot of credit to our players I think they have bought into this identity and they are the ones executing it."
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On playing Kansas State…
"I always anticipate a grind it out game when you play Coach Weber's teams. They do not beat themselves they play great defense and take things away from you offensively. It was another tough game against a coach I have nothing but respect for."
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Senior Guard Keenan Evans.
On Texas Tech being overlooked at the start of the season…
"We are Texas Tech in Lubbock. Nobody really talks about us that much. That was not really a factor for us. We knew what we were working for and game by game we are just trying to shock the world."
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On key factors toward team success…
"Just seeing each other in workouts and believing in coach's plan. Also this staff getting us ready and how we are coachable and them pushing us to be the best that we can."
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BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
- K-State is now 36-59 all-time against Top 25 teams at Bramlage Coliseum, which includes 17 over teams ranked in the Top 10… The school is 33-56 against ranked Big 12 teams (since 1997), including a 21-19 mark since 2008… The Wildcats are 2-6 vs. ranked opponents this season (No. 6 West Virginia, No. 18 Texas Tech, No. 12 Kansas, No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 7 Kansas, No. 15 West Virginia and No. 7 Texas Tech).
- Head coach Bruce Weber is now 430-231 overall in his 20th season as a head coach, including a 117-76 mark in his sixth season at K-State… Weber remains in a tie with Frank Martin (117; 2007-12) for the fourth-most by a head coach in school history.
- K-State still leads the all-time series with Texas Tech, 23-15, including 16-14 since the start of Big 12 play… The Wildcats still leads at home, 15-3, while the Red Raiders snapped an 8-game losing streak at Bramlage Coliseum and swept the season series for the first time since round-robin play began in 2013.
- K-State scored on a season-low 47 points on 28.9 percent shooting (13-of-45), including 17.6 percent (3-of-27) from 3-point range… It was the fewest points since scoring 42 in a loss at Baylor on Feb. 21, 2015 and the fewest at home since scoring 42 against Nebraska on Jan. 11, 2006.
- Junior Dean Wade registered his fourth career double-double, including his third this season with 13 points on 4-of-12 field goals to go with 11 rebounds… He led the Wildcats in scoring for the 20th time in his career, including a team-best 10 times this season… He has now scored in double figures in 55 career games, including a team-best 21 games this season… He posted double-digit rebounds for the fourth time in his career, including the third time this season.
- Redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra scored nine points, including 7-of-9 from the free-throw line… He posted his career-high in rebounds with 6 in the first half before finishing with 7.
WHAT'S NEXT
K-State continues Big 12 play on Wednesday night, as the Wildcats travel to Stillwater, Okla., to take on Oklahoma State (15-10, 5-7 Big 12) at 6 p.m., CT on ESPNU.
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Team Stats
TTU
KS
FG%
.453
.289
3FG%
.467
.176
FT%
.688
.720
RB
36
34
TO
12
18
STL
13
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
9
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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