K-State Controls Texas Tech, 65-53

Wednesday, February 1

Lubbock, Texas

7:30 PM

Kansas State University

17-6, 7-4Big 12

Texas Tech

11-10, 3-7Big12

Kansas State

Texas Tech

Feb 01, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

LUBBOCK, Texas – Kansas State started a stretch of four-road games in the first five in the month of February with a 65-53 win at Texas Tech on Wednesday night. This was K-State eighth win in the last nine meetings with the Lady Raiders, including four straight.

Kansas State (17-6, 7-4 Big 12) featured four players in double figures led by senior center Breanna Lewis with 19 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks. Freshman forward Peyton Williams came off the bench to add 12 points and five rebounds. Junior forward Kaylee Page carded 13 points, while Karyla Middlebrook added 10 points and five rebounds.

Texas Tech (11-10, 3-7) was led by Ivonne CookTaylor with 17 points, while Brittany Brewer added 14 points.

K-State controlled the paint with a 42-18 advantage in points in the paint and a 41-34 edge on the glass. The Wildcats shot 43.5 percent (27-of-62) from the field and held the Lady Raiders to a 37.5 percent (21-of-56) effort.

Texas Tech dashed out to an 8-0 lead, as Brittany Brewer tallied six points during the opening run. K-State climbed back into the game with a 13-2 run to secure a 13-10 lead. Peyton Williams led the charge with eight points during the rally. Texas Tech would score the final four points of the quarter to take a 14-13 lead at the end of the first quarter. It was the first time in Big 12 play this season that Texas Tech held the lead after the opening quarter.

Lewis took over for Williams in the second quarter, as she notched eight points in the frame to take a 29-26 lead into the locker room. After Texas Tech took a 22-21 lead on a Dayo Olabode three-pointer with 4:30 left in the quarter, the Wildcats responded with an 8-2 run.

Senior Jessica Sheble started the run with a layup and was followed by a backdoor layup from Kindred Wesemann. Lewis then converted a hook shot and a contested jumper to build K-State's lead to 29-24 with 1:24 left in the half.

The Lady Raiders tied the game at 33 with 8:19 left in the third quarter, as Ivonne CookTaylor buried a three-pointer. K-State responded to the three with a 11-2 run to build a 44-35 lead with 4:57 left in the frame. Lewis converted a pair of interior shots, while Karyla Middlebrook finished a layup and free throw in transition.

Texas Tech narrowed the game to five, 47-42, but Middlebrook converted a layup before the buzzer to give the Wildcats a 49-42 lead entering the final quarter. Middlebrook registered eight points in the third quarter.

An 11-2 run by K-State to open the third quarter increased the Wildcat lead to 60-46. Page knocked down back-to-back three-pointers to highlight the run.

K-State will end its two-game road trip on Saturday evening, as the Wildcats face (12/13) Texas at 5 p.m., in Austin. The game will be broadcast on the Longhorn Network and on the K-State Sports Network.

Noteworthy
• K-State is in its 49th season of women's basketball and owns an overall record of 908-561… Head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 509-268, including a 55-33 mark in three seasons at K-State.
• K-State leads the series, 19-13… The Wildcats are 9-6 in games played in Lubbock in the series… K-State has won four straight in the series and eight of the last nine meetings.
• The Wildcats have an all-time record of 205-169 in the month of February… Under Mittie, K-State is 8-10 in February… Since the 1996-97 season, K-State is 27-50 in February road games.
• K-State's starting lineup: guards - Kindred Wesemann and Karyla Middlebrook; forwards – Kaylee Page and Shaelyn Martin; center - Breanna Lewis… This was the second game for this starting lineup this season… Page made her third start this season and the 35th of her career… 21st career K-State start for Middlebrook and the 91st of her collegiate career… Martin started her 18th game this season and the 83rd of her career… Wesemann has played in 117 career games and started 96... Lewis has played in 117 career games and started 112.
• K-State has made a three-point field goal in 329 straight games... The streak dates back to Feb. 7, 2007.
• K-State held a 29-26 lead at the half on Wednesday… The Wildcats are 14-0 this season when leading at the half… In the Jeff Mittie era, K-State is 42-3 when leading at the break.
• With her 19 points, Lewis remains in 11th on the K-State career scoring list with 1,409 points… This was her 72nd career game with 10 or more points… Lewis pulled down 11 rebounds on Wednesday and ranks 10th in program history for career rebounds with 769... This was her 83rd career game with five or more rebounds and her 24th career game with 10 or more boards… Lewis blocked two shots to improve her career school record to 265… This was her 71st career game with two or more blocks and her 13th this season.
• Middlebrook recorded her seventh game in double figures this season.
• Kaylee Page carded her 15th career double figure scoring game and her seventh this season… Page finished 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, her 23rd career game with two or more made three-pointers.
• Martin ended the night with eight rebounds… This was her 56th career game with five or more rebounds.
• Williams notched her fourth game with 10 or more points.