Kansas State University Athletics
Tuesday, November 19
Manhattan, Kan.
7 p.m.
Kansas State University
4-0,0-0Big 12
62
vs
51
Arkansas - Pine Bluff
0-4,0-0SWAC
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Ark.-Pine Bluff
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24
51
Kansas St.
27
35
62
Another Second Half Rally Lifts K-State Past UAPB, 62-51
Nov 19, 2019 | Men's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Senior Xavier Sneed scored 12 of his team-high 21 points after halftime, as Kansas State once again used a second-half rally to earn a 62-51 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff to close out a homestand on Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum.
Tied at 27-all at the half after allowing the Golden Lions to score 7 of the last 9 points of the first half, K-State (4-0) took the lead for good from UAPB (0-4) with an 11-2 run midway through the second half spurred by 5 consecutive points from Sneed for a 40-31 lead at the 11:13 mark. After the Lions clawed to 40-35 on back-to-back baskets, the Wildcats used a 19-7 run over the next 6 minutes to finally break free for a 59-42 advantage with 3:46 to play.
K-State has had to use second-half rallies in each of its first four games after averaging just 21 points on 32.1 percent (36-of-112) shooting, including 11.6 percent (5-of-43) from 3-point range, in the first half. The Wildcats have responded after halftime, averaging 41.5 points on 50 percent (55-of-110) shooting in the second half.
Sneed led K-State in scoring for the third consecutive game, as he posted his fifth career 20-point game with a team-high 21 points on 6-of-12 field goals, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range, to go with a team-best 6 rebounds in 36 minutes of action. He was joined in double figures by fellow senior Makol Mawien, who registered 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting. Three others (Antonio Gordon, DaJuan Gordon and Cartier Diarra) added 9, 8 and 7 points each, while Diarra eclipsed his career-high in assists for the third consecutive game with a game-high 8.
Diarra has the most assists (27) by a Wildcat through the first four games of a season, eclipsing the mark of 24 by Tim Jankovich in 1981-82.
The Lions, which connected on 50 percent (12-of-24) from the field in the first half, hit on just 38.5 percent (10-of-26) in the second half. They became the fourth consecutive opponent to not reach 60 points against the stingy Wildcat defense, which is allowing just 53.8 points on 36.5 percent shooting this season.
K-State forced UAPB into 19 turnovers, converting those miscues into 20 points.
Senior Marquell Carter led all players with a game-high 22 points on 10-of-17 field goals, including 2-of-6 from 3-point range, for the Lions to go with a game-high 9 rebounds in 37 minutes.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Another slow start plagued the Wildcats in the early going, as the Golden Lions rattled off 6 straight points at the 17:33 mark after senior Makol Mawien opened the scoring with a jumper on the first possession.
Senior Xavier Sneed ended the team's long first-half drought from the 3-point line, connecting on a trey at the 15:57 mark to end a streak of 31 consecutive first-half misses from long range. The 3-pointer ignited a 12-0 run that included another Sneed trey and gave the Wildcats a 14-6 advantage with 11:39 before halftime.
UAPB took advantage of K-State's poor free throw shooting (2-of-8) during a 12-0 run of its own over the next 4 minutes to take an 18-14 lead with 7:41 remaining.
A jumper by junior Cartier Diarra ended a long drought by the Wildcats with just under 6 to play and started an 11-2 spurt that gave the team a 25-20 advantage with 2:49 to play in the first half.
The feisty Lions responded yet again by scoring 7 of the last 9 points of the half to enter the locker room with a 27-all tie with Wildcats. UAPB connected on 50 percent (12-of-24) from the field, including 42.9 percent (3-of-7) from 3-point range, in the first half, while K-State shot 40 percent (10-of-25), including 36.4 percent (4-of-11) from long range. The Wildcats missed their opportunities from the free throw line, making just 3-of-10 foul shots.
Sneed led K-State with 9 points on 3-of-7 field goals, while freshman DaJuan Gordon added 6 points on 2-of-4 shooting off the bench. Senior Marquell Carter led all scorers with 14 points for UAPB in the first half.
The Wildcats opened the second half by scoring 7 of the first 9 points, including a 5-0 spurt by Sneed, to take a 36-29 lead with 13:50 to play after a pair of free throws by junior Levi Stockard III.
The Lions closed to within 40-35 on a lay-up by Carter at the 10:10 mark, but Diarra 3-pointer on the next possession started a 9-2 run over the next two minutes that gave the Wildcats a 49-37 lead with 7:55 to play.
After a basket by UAPB on the next possession, K-State responded with 10 of the next 13 points to extend its lead to 59-42 with 3:46 remaining. The Lions closed out the game with a 9-3 run in the 62-51 final.
K-State connected on 37 percent (10-of-27) of its field goals after halftime, including 33.3 percent (4-of-12) from 3-point range, and made 11 of 15 free throws. UAPB finished at 38.5 percent (10-of-26) shooting, but the team did miss all 7 attempts from long range.
Sneed scored 12 of his team-high 21 points in the second half on 3-of-5 field goals, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, and a perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the free throw line.
PLAYER(S) OF THE GAME
Senior Xavier Sneed led the Wildcats in scoring for the third consecutive game with 21 points on 6-of-12 field goals, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range, to go with a team-best 6 rebounds in 36 minutes.
Junior Cartier Diarra eclipsed his career-high in assists for the third consecutive game with 8 on the night to go with 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in 32 minutes.
STAT(S) OF THE GAME
6 – K-State turned the ball over 16 times on the night, but UAPB converted just 6 points off those miscues.
IN THEIR WORDS
K-State Head Coach Bruce Weber
On the game…
"Obviously, we have high expectations. You hope you're going to play well. Credit to them (UAPB). Two of their best players couldn't play, they got hurt in the last few days. They had been playing pretty fast and they decided we're going to hold the ball on you and pass and cut and move and make it difficult on you and they did. I think we had a mindset how it was going to go. I think our practices were pretty good the last two days and I think we thought it was just going to snap and go and it didn't and then all of the sudden we kind of lost our discipline on defense, lost our poise on offense. Again, I've got to be patient and just help them. They've got to come to practice and get better. That's where you get better, that's where you learn so when you get out there and they do something different and we call something out you're able to adjust and play."
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
Player Notes
WHAT'S NEXT
K-State opens semifinal play in the Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans Fort Myers Tipoff on Monday against ACC foe Pittsburgh (3-2, 1-0 ACC) at 5 p.m., CT at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla. The winner will play either Bradley (3-1) or Northwestern (2-1) in the championship game at 7:30 p.m., CT on Wednesday with the losers facing off in the third-place game at 5 p.m., CT. All games will air on FS1.
Tied at 27-all at the half after allowing the Golden Lions to score 7 of the last 9 points of the first half, K-State (4-0) took the lead for good from UAPB (0-4) with an 11-2 run midway through the second half spurred by 5 consecutive points from Sneed for a 40-31 lead at the 11:13 mark. After the Lions clawed to 40-35 on back-to-back baskets, the Wildcats used a 19-7 run over the next 6 minutes to finally break free for a 59-42 advantage with 3:46 to play.
K-State has had to use second-half rallies in each of its first four games after averaging just 21 points on 32.1 percent (36-of-112) shooting, including 11.6 percent (5-of-43) from 3-point range, in the first half. The Wildcats have responded after halftime, averaging 41.5 points on 50 percent (55-of-110) shooting in the second half.
Sneed led K-State in scoring for the third consecutive game, as he posted his fifth career 20-point game with a team-high 21 points on 6-of-12 field goals, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range, to go with a team-best 6 rebounds in 36 minutes of action. He was joined in double figures by fellow senior Makol Mawien, who registered 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting. Three others (Antonio Gordon, DaJuan Gordon and Cartier Diarra) added 9, 8 and 7 points each, while Diarra eclipsed his career-high in assists for the third consecutive game with a game-high 8.
Diarra has the most assists (27) by a Wildcat through the first four games of a season, eclipsing the mark of 24 by Tim Jankovich in 1981-82.
The Lions, which connected on 50 percent (12-of-24) from the field in the first half, hit on just 38.5 percent (10-of-26) in the second half. They became the fourth consecutive opponent to not reach 60 points against the stingy Wildcat defense, which is allowing just 53.8 points on 36.5 percent shooting this season.
K-State forced UAPB into 19 turnovers, converting those miscues into 20 points.
Senior Marquell Carter led all players with a game-high 22 points on 10-of-17 field goals, including 2-of-6 from 3-point range, for the Lions to go with a game-high 9 rebounds in 37 minutes.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Another slow start plagued the Wildcats in the early going, as the Golden Lions rattled off 6 straight points at the 17:33 mark after senior Makol Mawien opened the scoring with a jumper on the first possession.
Senior Xavier Sneed ended the team's long first-half drought from the 3-point line, connecting on a trey at the 15:57 mark to end a streak of 31 consecutive first-half misses from long range. The 3-pointer ignited a 12-0 run that included another Sneed trey and gave the Wildcats a 14-6 advantage with 11:39 before halftime.
UAPB took advantage of K-State's poor free throw shooting (2-of-8) during a 12-0 run of its own over the next 4 minutes to take an 18-14 lead with 7:41 remaining.
A jumper by junior Cartier Diarra ended a long drought by the Wildcats with just under 6 to play and started an 11-2 spurt that gave the team a 25-20 advantage with 2:49 to play in the first half.
The feisty Lions responded yet again by scoring 7 of the last 9 points of the half to enter the locker room with a 27-all tie with Wildcats. UAPB connected on 50 percent (12-of-24) from the field, including 42.9 percent (3-of-7) from 3-point range, in the first half, while K-State shot 40 percent (10-of-25), including 36.4 percent (4-of-11) from long range. The Wildcats missed their opportunities from the free throw line, making just 3-of-10 foul shots.
Sneed led K-State with 9 points on 3-of-7 field goals, while freshman DaJuan Gordon added 6 points on 2-of-4 shooting off the bench. Senior Marquell Carter led all scorers with 14 points for UAPB in the first half.
The Wildcats opened the second half by scoring 7 of the first 9 points, including a 5-0 spurt by Sneed, to take a 36-29 lead with 13:50 to play after a pair of free throws by junior Levi Stockard III.
The Lions closed to within 40-35 on a lay-up by Carter at the 10:10 mark, but Diarra 3-pointer on the next possession started a 9-2 run over the next two minutes that gave the Wildcats a 49-37 lead with 7:55 to play.
After a basket by UAPB on the next possession, K-State responded with 10 of the next 13 points to extend its lead to 59-42 with 3:46 remaining. The Lions closed out the game with a 9-3 run in the 62-51 final.
K-State connected on 37 percent (10-of-27) of its field goals after halftime, including 33.3 percent (4-of-12) from 3-point range, and made 11 of 15 free throws. UAPB finished at 38.5 percent (10-of-26) shooting, but the team did miss all 7 attempts from long range.
Sneed scored 12 of his team-high 21 points in the second half on 3-of-5 field goals, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, and a perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the free throw line.
PLAYER(S) OF THE GAME
Senior Xavier Sneed led the Wildcats in scoring for the third consecutive game with 21 points on 6-of-12 field goals, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range, to go with a team-best 6 rebounds in 36 minutes.
Junior Cartier Diarra eclipsed his career-high in assists for the third consecutive game with 8 on the night to go with 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in 32 minutes.
STAT(S) OF THE GAME
6 – K-State turned the ball over 16 times on the night, but UAPB converted just 6 points off those miscues.
IN THEIR WORDS
K-State Head Coach Bruce Weber
On the game…
"Obviously, we have high expectations. You hope you're going to play well. Credit to them (UAPB). Two of their best players couldn't play, they got hurt in the last few days. They had been playing pretty fast and they decided we're going to hold the ball on you and pass and cut and move and make it difficult on you and they did. I think we had a mindset how it was going to go. I think our practices were pretty good the last two days and I think we thought it was just going to snap and go and it didn't and then all of the sudden we kind of lost our discipline on defense, lost our poise on offense. Again, I've got to be patient and just help them. They've got to come to practice and get better. That's where you get better, that's where you learn so when you get out there and they do something different and we call something out you're able to adjust and play."
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
- K-State is now 108-6 in non-conference play at home dating back to 2006-07 with wins in 95 of its last 99 non-conference home games… The Wildcats have won 32 consecutive non-conference home games.
- Head coach Bruce Weber is now 154-89 at K-State, 467-244 overall.
- K-State is now 5-0 all-time against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, including 5-0 at home.
- K-State is now 10-1 all-time against teams from the SWAC, including 10-1 at home.
- The Wildcats' starting lineup consisted of juniors Cartier Diarra and Mike McGuirl, senior Xavier Sneed, junior Levi Stockard III and senior Makol Mawien… This is the first time using this lineup.
- Sneed has now played in 109 career games, including 76 starts (37 consecutive)… Mawien has played and started in every game in his career, which now stretches to 75… Diarra has now played in 67 games, including 35 starts (6 consecutive)… McGuirl has now played in 50 career games, including 6 starts… This was the first career start for Stockard, as he has now appeared in 72 games in his career.
- Freshman Antonio Gordon was the first player off the bench.
- Sophomore Shaun Williams saw action for the first time after missing the first 3 games due to suspension.
- Freshman Montavious Murphy did not play after sustaining an injury against Monmouth on Nov. 13.
- K-State scored 62 points on 38.5 percent (20-of-52) shooting, including 34.8 percent (8-of-23) from 3-point range, and connected on 56.0 percent (14-of-25) from the free throw line.
- The three seniors for the Wildcats (Sneed, Mawien and McAtee) combined for 32 of the 62 points.
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff was held to 51 points on 44.0 percent (22-of-50) shooting, including 21.4 percent (3-of-14) from 3-point range… K-State has now held 91 opponents to 60 points or less in the Weber era with the Wildcats boasting an 83-8 mark in those contests, including 22 of their last 38 opponents.
- The teams combined for 35 turnovers (19 by UAPB and 16 by K-State) with 26 points scored off those turnovers… The Wildcats scored 20 points off turnovers… This was the third straight game K-State forced 19 or more turnovers.
- After posting 24 points, K-State has now scored 122 of its 262 points this season in the paint.
Player Notes
- Senior Xavier Sneed scored a team-high 21 points on 6-of-12 field goals, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range, and 4-of-7 free throws… It marked his 18th career game leading the team in scoring… It marked his fifth career game of scoring 20 or more points in a game… He has now scored in double figures in 56 career games… He also collected 6 rebounds, tying a season high.
- Junior Cartier Diarra stuffed the stat sheet, dishing out a career-high 8 assists to go along with 7 points on 3-of-7 field goals, including 1-of-3 from 3-point range, to go with 4 rebounds and 2 steals… Has tallied 27 assists this season, which is the most in school history through the first four games.
- Senior Makol Mawien scored 10 points on 3-of-6 field goals and 4-of-6 free throws… He has now scored in double figures in 25 career games, including three this season… He also had 4 rebounds and 2 blocks.
- Freshman Antonio Gordon set a career high with 9 points on 3-of-7 field goals, including 2-of-2 from 3-point range, playing a season-high 27 minutes.
- Freshman DaJuan Gordon set season-highs with 8 points on 3-of-6 field goals and 5 rebounds, including 3 on the offensive glass in 24 minutes.
- Junior Levi Stockard III scored 6 points on 2-of-5 field goals and 2-of-3 free throws in 18 minutes during his first career start.
WHAT'S NEXT
K-State opens semifinal play in the Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans Fort Myers Tipoff on Monday against ACC foe Pittsburgh (3-2, 1-0 ACC) at 5 p.m., CT at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla. The winner will play either Bradley (3-1) or Northwestern (2-1) in the championship game at 7:30 p.m., CT on Wednesday with the losers facing off in the third-place game at 5 p.m., CT. All games will air on FS1.
Team Stats
UAPB
KState
FG%
.440
.385
3FG%
.214
.348
FT%
.571
.560
RB
34
35
TO
19
16
STL
12
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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