Kansas State University Athletics
Kansas State University
17-12, 6-10
Oklahoma
10-18, 4-12
Poor Shooting Hurts K-State in Loss at Oklahoma
Feb 25, 2017 | Men's Basketball
GAME RECAP
51
81
NR/RV
K-STATE
WILDCATS
17-12 (6-10 Big 12)
NR/NR
OKLAHOMA
SOONERS
10-18 (4-12 Big 12)
LEADERS:
I. Maurice: 11pts, 3rebs
D. Johnson: 9pts, 8rebs
W. Iwundu: 6pts, 8rebs, 2asts
LEADERS:
K. Lattin: 17pts, 10rebs, 3blks
R. Odomes: 16pts, 6rebs, 3asts
J. Shepherd: 12pts, 5rebs, 4asts
| TEAM | 1ST | 2ND | F |
| K-State | 20 | 31 | 51 |
| Oklahoma | 33 | 48 | 81 |
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NORMAN, Okla. -- Kansas State could not shake a poor night shooting the basketball, as Oklahoma earned a season split with an 81-51 win before 10,181 fans at the Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday.
The Wildcats (17-12, 6-10 Big 12) connected on just 25 percent (14-of-56) from the field, including 24.2 percent (8-of-33) in the first half. It was the sixth-lowest field goal percentage in school history and the lowest since hitting on just 23.4 percent (11-of-47) in a home game against Nebraska on Jan. 11, 2006.
Oklahoma (10-18, 4-12 Big 12) led from nearly start to finish, breaking open a competitive contest with an 8-3 spurt in the first two minutes of the second half to take a 41-23 advantage. K-State was able to close to within 55-43 on a layup by senior forward D.J. Johnson with 9:56 remaining. However, the Sooners left no room for a comeback with 12 straight points over a nearly 4-minute span to lead 72-46 with 4:25 to play.
Only one Wildcat – redshirt freshman Isaiah Maurice – registered double figures with a team-high 11 points on 4-of-7 field goals, while Johnson added 9 points and a team-tying 8 rebounds. Sophomore Barry Brown tied Jacob Pullen’s single-season steals record (67; 2009-10) with 2 steals on the day.
Junior forward Khadeem Lattin led the way for the Sooners with game-highs in both scoring (17) and rebounding (10) to go with 3 blocked shots, while sophomore guard Rashard Odomes added 16 points.
Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger, who earned 81 victories as K-State’s coach from 1986-90, reached a milestone coaching mark with the victory, earning his 600th career win, including his 121st with the Sooners.
The Basics
• Final Score: Oklahoma 81, Kansas State 51
• Records: Kansas State 17-12, 6-10 Big 12 // Oklahoma 10-18, 4-12 Big 12
• Attendance: 10,181
• Next Game: Wednesday, March 1 // at TCU // 8 p.m. CT // ESPNews
The Short Story
• K-State could not overcome a poor night shooting the ball, as Oklahoma earned an 81-51 victory before 10,181 fans at the Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday.
• The Wildcats connected on just 25 percent (14-of-56) from the field, including 13 percent (3-of-23) from 3-point range. It was the sixth-lowest field goal percentage in school history and the lowest since hitting on just 23.4 percent (11-of-47) in a home game against Nebraska on Jan. 11, 2006.
• Oklahoma broke open a competitive game by scoring 8 of the first 11 points of the second half to take an 18-point advantage with 18:22 to play. The Wildcats were able to close the deficit to 55-43 with less than 10 minutes remaining, however, a 12-0 run by the Sooners ended any threat of a comeback.
• Redshirt freshman Isaiah Maurice was only K-State player in double figures with a team-high 11 points, while senior D.J. Johnson added 9 points and 8 rebounds.
• Junior Khadeem Lattin led three Oklahoma players in double figures with game-highs in both points (17) and rebounds (10) to go with 3 blocks, while sophomore Rashard Odomes added 16 points.
• With the victory, Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger earned his 600th career win.
How It Happened | First Half
• Oklahoma took control of the game in the early going behind 6 points from Khadeem Lattin, as the Sooners led 8-3 at the first media timeout at the 15:32 mark. K-State was 1-of-7 to start from the field.
• Neither team shot particularly well heading into the second media timeout with 11:10 before halftime, as the Sooners took advantage of opportunities from the free throw line to take a 14-7 lead.
• Isaiah Maurice was able to finally get K-State going offensively with 8 points, but Oklahoma also got on track to take a 23-16 advantage into the third media timeout with 5:19 to play.
• The Sooner lead reached double figures at 28-18 after a pair of free throws by Lattin just after the final media timeout of the half at the 2:16 mark.
• A Christian James 3 pushed the lead to 31-18 just a few seconds later to give Oklahoma its largest lead.
• The Sooners went into the locker room with a 33-20 advantage, as the teams combined to connect on just 28.1 percent (18-of-64) from the field.
• Oklahoma connected on just 32.3 percent (10-of-31), including 16.7 percent (2-of-12) from 3-point range, but did knock down 11-of-12 opportunities at the free throw line. K-State was just 24.2 percent (8-of-33) from the field in the first half, including 7.7 percent (1-of-13) from long range.
• The 20 points were the fewest in a first half since scoring 12 against Georgia on Dec. 31, 2014, while the 24.2 percent shooting was the lowest since shooting 16.0 percent (4-of-25) at TCU on Feb. 18, 2015.
• Maurice led all Wildcat scorers with 8 points on 4-of-5 shooting.
How It Happened | Second Half
• A 3-pointer by Kameron McGusty forced K-State to call its first timeout of the second half at the 18:14 mark, as the Sooners scored 8 of the first 11 points to take a 41-23 lead.
• The advantage was 45-26 at the second media timeout with 15:57 remaining.
• Two 3-pointers by Xavier Sneed and a pair of free throws by Isaiah Maurice enabled K-State to cut into the advantage at 51-36 just after the second media timeout at the 11:47 mark.
• A steal by Barry Brown at the 10:13 mark enabled him to tie Jacob Pullen’s single-season mark of 67.
• The Wildcats were able to close to within 55-43 on a layup by D.J. Johnson with 9:56 to play.
• Oklahoma responded to push back ahead at 60-44 at the media timeout with 7:58 remaining.
• After Brown knocked down a pair of free throws to close it to 60-46, the Sooners responded with 12 straight points to force a second Wildcat timeout, down 72-46, with 4:24 left to play.
• A layup by Khadeem Lattin extended the Oklahoma lead to 79-50 at the 2:08 mark, as both coaches emptied their respective benches for the final minutes.
• K-State connected on just 26.1 percent (6-of-23) in the second half, including 2-of-10 from 3-point range, while knocking down 85 percent (17-of-20) from the free throw line. Oklahoma shot 56.7 percent (17-of-30), including 33.3 percent (3-of-9) from long range.
• Johnson scored all of his 9 points after halftime to go with 7 rebounds.
Beyond the Boxscore
• Oklahoma now leads the all-time series, 107-98, including 60-36 at home… The teams have split the season series each of the last two seasons.
• K-State posted the sixth-lowest field goal percentage (25.0/14-of-56) in school history and the lowest since hitting on just 23.4 percent (11-of-47) against Nebraska on Jan. 11, 2006.
• The 14 field goals made tied for the sixth-fewest in a game in school history and the lowest since making 13 against Oklahoma at home on Feb. 14, 2015… The 4 assists tied for the seventh-fewest in a game and the fewest since also totaling 4 against Nebraska on Feb. 23, 2011.
• Redshirt freshman Isaiah Maurice totaled his first career double-digit scoring game with 11 points on 4-of-7 field goals and 3-of-5 free throws.
• Sophomore Barry Brown notched his 67th steal of the season to tie Jacob Pullen’s single-season school record set during the 2009-10 season.
• Senior Wesley Iwundu tied fellow senior D.J. Johnson for the team lead in rebounding with 8 and now has led the way in rebounding in 7 consecutive games.
Quotable
• “Obviously, we did not play well,” said head coach Bruce Weber. “I thought we forced some things and things just kind of spiraled out of control from there. The most important thing is right now is to help our seniors have a great experience and a good finish. I’m so proud of them, the seniors, I just have to be there for them and to help them.”
Up Next
• K-State concludes its road schedule on Wednesday, as the Wildcats travel to Fort Worth, Texas to face TCU (17-12, 6-10 Big 12) at 8 p.m., CT on ESPNU. Tickets are available for $35 through the TCU Ticket Office by calling (877) 828.3764 or online at www.GoFrogs.com.
