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K-State Falls in Double-OT to 13/15 Baylor, 79-72
Jan 21, 2016 | Men's Basketball
GAME RECAP
72
79
NR/NR
K-STATE
WILDCATS
11-7 (1-5 Big 12)
13/15
BAYLOR
BEARS
15-3 (5-1 Big 12)
LEADERS:
K. Stokes: 20pts, 3asts
D. Johnson: 11pts, 7rebs, 1stl
W. Iwundu: 10pts, 10rebs, 7asts
LEADERS:
T. Prince: 19pts, 13rebs, 2blks
J. Motley: 15pts, 9rebs, 4blks
R. Gathers: 11pts, 8rebs, 3blks
| TEAM | 1ST | 2ND | OT (2) | F |
| K-State | 34 | 25 | 7 (6) | 72 |
| Baylor | 28 | 31 | 7 (13) | 79 |
WACO, Texas - No. 13/15 Baylor opened the second overtime with a 7-1 run to finally put away a feisty Kansas State team, 79-72, on Wednesday night before a crowd of 5,588 at the Ferrell Center.
The hard-luck Wildcats (11-7, 1-5 Big 12) have now lost all six games to ranked opponents this season, including a pair in double overtime, with all seven defeats coming to teams with RPIs in the Top 35 nationally. It marked the first time since 1958 that K-State has played multiple double-overtime games in the same season.
The loss spoiled in an impressive effort by freshman Kamau Stokes, who responded to his first game not in the starting lineup with a game-high 20 points on 7-of-14 field goals, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range, in 37 minutes. It marked his second career 20-point game and his first in Big 12 play.
Junior Wesley Iwundu collected his fifth career double-double and second this season, as he set or tied season-highs for rebounds (10), assists (7) and steals (3) to go with 10 points in a career-best 45 minutes played. Fellow junior D.J. Johnson added 11 points on 5-of-10 field goals with 7 rebounds off the bench.
Senior Taurean Prince led the way for the Bears (15-3, 5-1 Big 12), who have won five in a row since opening league play with a loss at nationally-ranked Kansas. Prince posted team-highs in points (19) and rebounds (13), while sophomore Johnathan Motley (15), senior Rico Gathers (11) and sophomore Al Freeman (11) also added double-digit scoring. Senior Lester Medford dished out a game-high 13 assists.
Baylor connected on 49.1 percent (28-of-57) of its field goals, including better than 50 percent in each of the first two halves, and totaled 20 assists, 14 steals and 11 blocked shots. The Bears forced the Wildcats into a season-high 22 turnovers, resulting in a 26-19 advantage in points off of turnovers.
K-State, which shot 40.6 percent (26-of-64) from the field, had a season-high 23 assists on 26 made field goals. The team got a shot from its bench, who combined for a season-high 42 points on 16-of-31 shooting.
The Basics
• Final Score: 13/15 Baylor 79, Kansas State 72 [2OTs]
• Records: Kansas State 11-7, 1-5 Big 12 // 13/15 Baylor 15-3, 5-1 Big 12
• Attendance: 5,588
• Next Game: Saturday, Jan. 23 \\ vs. Oklahoma State \\ 5 p.m. CT \\ ESPNU
The Short Story
• Senior Taurean Prince paced four players in double figures with a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds, as No. 13/15 Baylor held on for a 79-72 win over Kansas State in double overtime on Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center.
• K-State lost for the second time in double-overtime and fell to 0-6 against Top 25 opponents.
• Freshman Kamau Stokes led three Wildcats in double figures with his second career 20-point game and his first in Big 12 play on 7-of-14 field goals, including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc.
• Junior Wesley Iwundu collected his fifth career double-double and second this season with 10 points and a team-high 10 rebounds, while junior D.J. Johnson added 11 points and 7 rebounds.
How It Happened | First Half
• Neither team was particularly sharp to start, as they combined for 12 points on 5-of-12 field goals.
• Down 11-7 after a 3-pointer by Baylor’s King McClure, a Brown jumper started a 9-0 run to give K-State a 16-11 lead at the 10:40 mark.
• After the Bears closed to within 16-15, the Wildcats answered with a 10-2 spurt to take a 26-17 advantage with 6:55 before halftime on a layup by junior Austin Budke.
• Baylor slowly chipped away at the deficit, closing to within 26-23 on a 3-pointer by Prince at 5:07 mark.
• K-State again responded to the surge with an 8-0 run capped by a Stokes’ 3-pointer to take its largest lead at 34-24 with 2:16 to play.
• The Bears ended the half with 4 straight points to close the deficit at 34-28.
• The Wildcats connected on 46.7 percent (14-of-30), including 75 percent (3-of-4) from 3-point range, from the field and was a perfect 3-of-3 from the free throw line in the first half. The Bears shot 52.4 percent (11-of-21) in the opening half, including 40 percent (2-of-5) from beyond the arc.
• The bench scored 22 of K-State’s 34 points led by Stokes (8) and Johnson (7).
• The Wildcats held an 18-11 edge on the glass and tallied 20 points in the paint.
How It Happened | Second Half
• K-State held two 7-point leads early in the second half, including 39-32 on a dunk by Stephen Hurt at the 17:49 mark.
• However, three consecutive 3-point field goals by Baylor tied the score at 41-all before a Prince lay-up gave the Bears their first lead at 43-41 to extend an 8-0 run with 13:36 to play.
• The run grew to 11-0 after a 3-point play by Terry Maston to make it 46-41 at 11:03 mark.
• The Wildcats rallied to tie it at 46-all on 3 straight free throws by Iwundu with 9:19 remaining.
• Down 51-50 after a Baylor free throw, an Edwards’ 3-pointer and a Stokes’ layup gave K-State a 55-51 advantage with 4:22 to play.
• The Bears rallied to tie it at 55-all behind a pair of free throws and a Motley layup with 3:28 remaining then took a 59-57 lead on a free throw by Prince with 6 seconds remaining.
• Stokes was fouled with 5 seconds on the clock and he calmly hit a pair of free throws to tie it up at 59-all. Medford’s jumper with 1 second was off the mark forcing overtime.
• Baylor connected on 52.6 percent (10-of-19) of its field goals in the second half, including 50 percent (4-of-8) from 3-point range, while K-State shot just 36.4 percent (8-of-22) from the field.
• Both teams turned it over 11 times in the half with the Bears holding a 13-6 edge on points off turnovers.
• Stokes led all Wildcats with 9 points in the second half.
How It Happened | Overtime
• Freeman was responsible for all 7 of Baylor’s points in the first overtime, including a 3-pointer with 38 seconds remaining that gave the Bears a 66-64 lead.
• K-State was able to tie it up with 8 seconds left in the first overtime behind an Iwundu jumper.
• Freeman’s jumper with 1 second was off the mark, forcing a second overtime.
• The Bears jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the second overtime, including 4 straight points on a pair of free throws by Medford and a layup by Freeman, to take 73-67 lead with 3:19 to go.
• The Wildcats were able to cut it to a one possession game twice, including 75-72 after a jumper by Brown with 1:12 remaining, but they could get no closer. A jumper by Medford and free throws by Freeman closed out the game at 79-72.
• All 11 points that Freeman scored in the game came in the overtime periods.
Beyond the Boxscore
• Six of the Wildcats’ seven losses this season have come to nationally-ranked teams (9/8 North Carolina, No. 25 Texas A&M, No. 19/17 West Virginia, 2/1 Oklahoma, 17/18 Iowa State and 13/15 Baylor).
• K-State fell to 67-42 all-time in overtime play, including 6-7 in double overtime… It marked the second double-overtime game of the season after an 87-83 loss to 19/17 West Virginia (1/2/16)… The Wildcats have not played multiple double-overtime games since 1958.
• K-State dropped to 1-5 in Big 12 play for the first time since 2003-04.
• K-State still leads the series, 17-16, but Baylor now leads 14-13 in the Big 12 era and 8-5 in games played in Waco… The Bears have won 3 straight at home in the series.
• K-State posted a season-high 23 assists on 26 made field goals, but had a season-high 22 turnovers.
• Stokes led the team in scoring for the third time this season with his second 20-point game and first in Big 12 play… He has now scored in double figures 8 times.
• Iwundu collected his fifth career double-double and second this season, as he set or tied season-highs for rebounds (10), assists (7) and steals (3) to go with a career-best 45 minutes played.
• Johnson scored in double digits for the sixth time in his career and third this season.
• K-State used a different starting lineup for the first time this season, as junior Carlbe Ervin II replaced freshman Kamau Stokes, joining senior Justin Edwards, junior Wesley Iwundu, freshman Dean Wade and senior Stephen Hurt… Edwards, Hurt, Iwundu and Wade have started all 18 games this season.
Quotable
• “I’m really proud of our kids,” said head coach Bruce Weber. “I got pretty fired up before the game and they responded. I thought we played as good a first half as we have all year - 13 assists on 14 field goals. I thought our defense was very good. We had a little bit of screw ups down the stretch of the first half. To their credit, they turned it up a notch, but we still had 23 assists on 26 field goals. We had our chances. We had a couple plays where they made some big shots. (King) McClure and (Al) Freeman had big ones. Sometimes it is hard for our kids to accept we have lost six games to No. 1, No. 3, No. 6, No. 9, and now No. 13 and then Iowa State No. 19. We have been there in a lot of the games, we just have not found a way to win. My heart goes out to our kids.”
Up Next
• K-State returns home to Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday to host Oklahoma State (10-8, 2-4 Big 12) at 5 p.m. CT. Tickets are priced at $18.75 with the Wildcat4Pack, in which, fans can purchase four general admission seats for just $75. The contest will be televised on ESPNU.
