Kansas State University Athletics
Friday, March 15
Kansas City, Mo.
6 p.m.
Kansas State University
25-8, 14-4
59
vs
63
Iowa State
22-11, 9-9
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Iowa State
35
28
63
Kansas State
25
34
59
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15/14 K-State Falls to Iowa State, 63-59, in Big 12 Semifinals
Mar 15, 2019 | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo.– In a game that came down to the final minute and saw Kansas State erase a 10-point halftime deficit, No. 15/14 Kansas State fell to Iowa State, 63-59, in the semifinal round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship before a crowd of 19,066 at the Sprint Center on Friday night.
Five Wildcats scored in double figures for the third time this season, including redshirt sophomore Cartier Diarra leading the team behind a team-high 15 points on 5-of-10 from the field and 4-of-7 on 3-pointers, while Barry Brown, Jr., (13), Xavier Sneed (11), Makol Mawien (10) and Kamau Stokes(10) also registered in double digits.
K-State (25-8, 14-4 Big 12) falls in the semifinal round of the Big 12 Championship for the third-straight season, falling to 0-3 all-time against Iowa State (21-11, 9-9 Big 12) in the Big 12 era.
K-State was held 34.9 percent (22-of-63) shooting in the game, including 29.6 percent (8-of-27) from beyond the arc. With their offense struggling, the Wildcats used their defense to keep them in the game, holding Iowa State to just 31.8 percent (7-of-22) shooting in the second half and scoring 18 points off 17 turnovers.
Trailing by 10 points at halftime, K-State opened up an 11-3 run to start the second half that included a pair of 3-pointers from Diarra, who tied a career-high with 4 triples. In the final 10 minutes, the teams traded punches until the final minute, when ISU took over the lead with 53 seconds remaining on a 3-pointer from Marial Shayok.
Behind Shayok's game-high 21 points on 5-of-12 from the field and 3-of-9 on 3-pointers, Iowa State shot 42 percent (21-of-50) from the field and 83.3 percent (15-of-18) from the free-throw line.
HOW IT HAPPENED
K-State wasted no time gaining the early advantage, forcing the ball inside on their opening possession to junior Makol Mawien, who finished with a slam. Iowa State turned the ball over on its first two possessions, capped off by a 3-pointer from senior Kamau Stokes, as the Wildcats claimed a 5-0 lead in the first minute of play.
After Iowa State responded with 4-straight points, K-State rattled off 5 more, including a deep 3-pointer from sophomore Cartier Diarra, to bring the score to 10-4 with 16:51 to go in the first half.
Scoring on his first 3-pointer, Diarra continued to impress in the first half, scoring 5-straight points for the Wildcats, including another contested 3-pointer to bring the lead 6 at 15-9 with 14 minutes remaining.
Midway through the half, the Wildcats continued the defensive pressure, as Mawien rejected a shot from Iowa State's Cameron Lard. Throughout the first half, the Wildcat pressure forced 8 Cyclone turnovers that resulted in 11 points.
Iowa State caught a break at the 8:11 mark of the first half, as Shayok connected on a 4-point play after being fouled on a made 3-pointer. On the next possession, the Cyclones claimed their first lead of the game behind an 8-0 run at 22-21 with 7:31 left in the half.
After a Stokes layup at the 10:07 mark, the Wildcats would miss 12 straight shots, allowing the Cyclones to claim a 31-23 lead with 1:51 left in the first half. Brown would get the Wildcats back on the board with a jumper at the 1:23 mark, as Iowa State led 35-25 at the half behind a 13-2 run.
Despite trailing by 10 at the break, K-State began the second half on a high note, spouting off an 10-3 run, including scores on their first 3 possessions of the half. The scoring began on a lay-in from Mawien in the paint, followed by a pair of 3-pointers from Stokes and Diarra to bring the score to 38-35 with 17:30 to go.
At the 15:05 mark of the second half, Diarra tied the game back up for the first time since the 7:11 mark of the first half on a step-back 3-pointer that brought the score to 38-38.
Minutes later, the Wildcats reclaimed the lead on a 3-pointer from Sneed, who rattled it home as the shot clock expired. K-State led 45-43 with 10:43 remaining. The Wildcats would build on their lead after a layup in transition from Brown to bring the score to 49-45, causing the Cyclones to take a timeout with 9:34 remaining.
After the timeout, Sneed looked to find a score near the bucket, as he drove the lane and was met by an Iowa State defender, in which Sneed dunked it over him, giving K-State a 51-47 with 8:13 left in the game.
With under 4 minutes remaining, K-State found back-to-back buckets from Mawien in the paint and Brown on a jumper to force Iowa State to take a timeout with 2:43 remaining, as K-State led 55-50.
After the Cyclone timeout, they responded with 5 points of their own to draws the score even at 55-55 with 1:53 to go after Shayok rattled home a 3-pointer from the corner. Shayok would strike again from corner on a contested 3-pointer as the shot clock expired, giving Iowa State a 58-55 lead with 53 seconds remaining.
Iowa State added to its lead with a free throw to bring the score to 58-55, before Brown drove the ball in for a layup to bring K-State to within 2 points at 59-57 with 20.3 seconds remaining. The Cyclones would score on a pair of free throws from junior Nick Weiler-Babb to bring the score to 61-57 with 15 seconds to go.
On the next K-State possession, Sneed was fouled on a 3-point attempt, where he would hit 2-of-3 from the line. Iowa State responded by making its last two attempts from the line for the 63-59 victory.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Cartier Diarra – Connecting on 5-of-10 from the field and 4-of-7 on 3-pointers, redshirt sophomore Cartier Diarra scored a team-high 15 points, while collecting career-tying 7 rebounds. Diarra was influential in erasing the 10-point halftime deficit, connecting on a pair of 3-pointers during the Wildcats' 11-3 run to start the second half.
STAT OF THE GAME
13-4 – Iowa State ended the game on a 13-4 run to rally from a 55-50 deficit with 2:47 to play.
SEASON RECORD UPDATE
K-State 25-8 (14-4 Big 12)
Iowa State 22-11 (9-9 Big 12)
IN THEIR WORDS
BRUCE WEBER, K-STATE HEAD COACH
On the game…
"Obviously, you're always disappointed when you lose. Proud of our guys, been proud of them all year. They battled their butts off. We had a bad stretch in the first half, ended the half, allowed them to make that run and we got together at halftime and they came together and I thought played as well as you can play to start the second half. You've got to use so much energy though to come back. You still have a 5-point lead. I told them it's an identical spot to the game at their place. We were down 5 with 2 something left and we scored the last 7 points and got a win. They made the plays. We had lots of chances, missed too many layups, had a lot of wide-open threes, didn't make them. I'm proud of our guys. Hats off to Iowa State. I thought Michael Jacobson played his heart out, 8 points, 16 rebounds, played so hard for them and obviously (Marial) Shayok with the big 3. When we were all struggling making shots he stepped up and made that big three that turned the game."
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
WHAT'S NEXT
K-State will learn its NCAA Tournament fate on Sunday night when the Wildcats are expected to earn an at-large bid to the Big Dance for the 31sttime in school history, including the fifth time in seven seasons under head coach Bruce Weber.
--www.kstatesports.com--
Five Wildcats scored in double figures for the third time this season, including redshirt sophomore Cartier Diarra leading the team behind a team-high 15 points on 5-of-10 from the field and 4-of-7 on 3-pointers, while Barry Brown, Jr., (13), Xavier Sneed (11), Makol Mawien (10) and Kamau Stokes(10) also registered in double digits.
K-State (25-8, 14-4 Big 12) falls in the semifinal round of the Big 12 Championship for the third-straight season, falling to 0-3 all-time against Iowa State (21-11, 9-9 Big 12) in the Big 12 era.
K-State was held 34.9 percent (22-of-63) shooting in the game, including 29.6 percent (8-of-27) from beyond the arc. With their offense struggling, the Wildcats used their defense to keep them in the game, holding Iowa State to just 31.8 percent (7-of-22) shooting in the second half and scoring 18 points off 17 turnovers.
Trailing by 10 points at halftime, K-State opened up an 11-3 run to start the second half that included a pair of 3-pointers from Diarra, who tied a career-high with 4 triples. In the final 10 minutes, the teams traded punches until the final minute, when ISU took over the lead with 53 seconds remaining on a 3-pointer from Marial Shayok.
Behind Shayok's game-high 21 points on 5-of-12 from the field and 3-of-9 on 3-pointers, Iowa State shot 42 percent (21-of-50) from the field and 83.3 percent (15-of-18) from the free-throw line.
HOW IT HAPPENED
K-State wasted no time gaining the early advantage, forcing the ball inside on their opening possession to junior Makol Mawien, who finished with a slam. Iowa State turned the ball over on its first two possessions, capped off by a 3-pointer from senior Kamau Stokes, as the Wildcats claimed a 5-0 lead in the first minute of play.
After Iowa State responded with 4-straight points, K-State rattled off 5 more, including a deep 3-pointer from sophomore Cartier Diarra, to bring the score to 10-4 with 16:51 to go in the first half.
Scoring on his first 3-pointer, Diarra continued to impress in the first half, scoring 5-straight points for the Wildcats, including another contested 3-pointer to bring the lead 6 at 15-9 with 14 minutes remaining.
Midway through the half, the Wildcats continued the defensive pressure, as Mawien rejected a shot from Iowa State's Cameron Lard. Throughout the first half, the Wildcat pressure forced 8 Cyclone turnovers that resulted in 11 points.
Iowa State caught a break at the 8:11 mark of the first half, as Shayok connected on a 4-point play after being fouled on a made 3-pointer. On the next possession, the Cyclones claimed their first lead of the game behind an 8-0 run at 22-21 with 7:31 left in the half.
After a Stokes layup at the 10:07 mark, the Wildcats would miss 12 straight shots, allowing the Cyclones to claim a 31-23 lead with 1:51 left in the first half. Brown would get the Wildcats back on the board with a jumper at the 1:23 mark, as Iowa State led 35-25 at the half behind a 13-2 run.
Despite trailing by 10 at the break, K-State began the second half on a high note, spouting off an 10-3 run, including scores on their first 3 possessions of the half. The scoring began on a lay-in from Mawien in the paint, followed by a pair of 3-pointers from Stokes and Diarra to bring the score to 38-35 with 17:30 to go.
At the 15:05 mark of the second half, Diarra tied the game back up for the first time since the 7:11 mark of the first half on a step-back 3-pointer that brought the score to 38-38.
Minutes later, the Wildcats reclaimed the lead on a 3-pointer from Sneed, who rattled it home as the shot clock expired. K-State led 45-43 with 10:43 remaining. The Wildcats would build on their lead after a layup in transition from Brown to bring the score to 49-45, causing the Cyclones to take a timeout with 9:34 remaining.
After the timeout, Sneed looked to find a score near the bucket, as he drove the lane and was met by an Iowa State defender, in which Sneed dunked it over him, giving K-State a 51-47 with 8:13 left in the game.
With under 4 minutes remaining, K-State found back-to-back buckets from Mawien in the paint and Brown on a jumper to force Iowa State to take a timeout with 2:43 remaining, as K-State led 55-50.
After the Cyclone timeout, they responded with 5 points of their own to draws the score even at 55-55 with 1:53 to go after Shayok rattled home a 3-pointer from the corner. Shayok would strike again from corner on a contested 3-pointer as the shot clock expired, giving Iowa State a 58-55 lead with 53 seconds remaining.
Iowa State added to its lead with a free throw to bring the score to 58-55, before Brown drove the ball in for a layup to bring K-State to within 2 points at 59-57 with 20.3 seconds remaining. The Cyclones would score on a pair of free throws from junior Nick Weiler-Babb to bring the score to 61-57 with 15 seconds to go.
On the next K-State possession, Sneed was fouled on a 3-point attempt, where he would hit 2-of-3 from the line. Iowa State responded by making its last two attempts from the line for the 63-59 victory.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Cartier Diarra – Connecting on 5-of-10 from the field and 4-of-7 on 3-pointers, redshirt sophomore Cartier Diarra scored a team-high 15 points, while collecting career-tying 7 rebounds. Diarra was influential in erasing the 10-point halftime deficit, connecting on a pair of 3-pointers during the Wildcats' 11-3 run to start the second half.
STAT OF THE GAME
13-4 – Iowa State ended the game on a 13-4 run to rally from a 55-50 deficit with 2:47 to play.
SEASON RECORD UPDATE
K-State 25-8 (14-4 Big 12)
Iowa State 22-11 (9-9 Big 12)
IN THEIR WORDS
BRUCE WEBER, K-STATE HEAD COACH
On the game…
"Obviously, you're always disappointed when you lose. Proud of our guys, been proud of them all year. They battled their butts off. We had a bad stretch in the first half, ended the half, allowed them to make that run and we got together at halftime and they came together and I thought played as well as you can play to start the second half. You've got to use so much energy though to come back. You still have a 5-point lead. I told them it's an identical spot to the game at their place. We were down 5 with 2 something left and we scored the last 7 points and got a win. They made the plays. We had lots of chances, missed too many layups, had a lot of wide-open threes, didn't make them. I'm proud of our guys. Hats off to Iowa State. I thought Michael Jacobson played his heart out, 8 points, 16 rebounds, played so hard for them and obviously (Marial) Shayok with the big 3. When we were all struggling making shots he stepped up and made that big three that turned the game."
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
- K-State is now 36-42 all-time in Big Eight/12 Championship play, including 15-23 in the Big 12 era… The Wildcats are now 4-1 as a No. 1 seed in their first appearance since 1977… The team is now 2-5 in the semifinals… K-State is now 6-6 all-time (2-5 in the Big 12 era) against the No. 5 seed.
- Head coach Bruce Weber is now 150-88 at K-State and 463-243 overall in his career… He is now 24-19 all-time in conference tournament play, including a 6-7 mark at K-State.
- K-State still leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 140-89… The Cyclones now lead 11-7 at neutral sites, including 3-2 at the Big Eight/12 Championship (3-0 in the Big 12 era).
- Iowa State wins the season series, 2-1, and become the only Big 12 school to do so.
- K-State scored 59 points on 34.9 percent shooting (22-of-63), including 29.6 percent (8-of-27) from 3-point range, and shot 77.8 percent (7-of-9) from the free throw line… It marked the 11th time scoring 60 or fewer points this season and the first since Kansas (2/25/19).
- Iowa State was held to 63 points, which were the second-fewest points the Cyclones scored this season behind the 57 in a loss to K-State (1/12/19) earlier this season… After shooting 50 percent (14-of-28) in the first half, the Wildcats held them to 31.8 percent (7-of-22) in the second half.
- K-State scored 18 points off 17 Iowa State turnovers, marking the 24thgame with 15 or more turnovers.
- K-State turned the ball over just 7 times, which marked the 11thtime with single-digit turnovers.
- K-State had zero bench points for the first time this season.
- All five Wildcat starters (Barry Brown, Jr., Cartier Diarra, Kamau Stokes, Xavier Sneed and Makol Mawien) all scored in double figures for the first time since the Texas game (2/19/19).
- Sophomore Cartier Diarra scored a game-high 15 points on 5-of-10 field goals, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, to go with a team-high 7 rebounds in 34 minutes… It marked his first career game leading the team in scoring… He has now scored in double figures in 17 career games, including 8 this season… He has now led the Wildcats in rebounds in 3 career games, including 2 this season.
- Senior Barry Brown, Jr., scored 13 points on 5-of-14 field goals, including 1-of-4 from 3-point range, and to go with a game-high 3 assists and 4 rebounds in 38 minutes… He has now scored in double figures in 91 career games, including a team-high 28 this season… He is just the fourth Wildcat (Jacob Pullen, Rolando Blackman and Mike Evans) to post 90 or more career double-digit scoring games.
- Brown has now seen action in a school-record 138 consecutive games, including 116 straight starts… His 116 consecutive starts rank second behind Henson's school record of 118… His 138 games played continue his school record, which he set with 136 games played against Oklahoma (3/9/19).
- Junior Xavier Sneed scored 11 points on 4-of-15 field goals, including 1-of-6 from 3-point range, and 2-of-4 from the free throw line to go with a game-tying 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 28 minutes… He has now scored in double figures in 53 career games, including 18 this season… He has now led the team in rebounding in 25 career games, including 12 this season.
- Senior Kamau Stokes scored 10 points on 3-of-10 field goals, including 2-of-7 from 3-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free throw line to go with a game-high 4 steals in 39 minutes… He has now scored in double figures in 70 career games, including 21 this season.
- Junior Makol Mawien scored 10 points on 5-of-10 field goals to go with 3 rebounds and 2 blocks in 32 minutes… He has now scored in double figures in 21 career games, including 11 this season.
WHAT'S NEXT
K-State will learn its NCAA Tournament fate on Sunday night when the Wildcats are expected to earn an at-large bid to the Big Dance for the 31sttime in school history, including the fifth time in seven seasons under head coach Bruce Weber.
--www.kstatesports.com--
Team Stats
ISU
KS
FG%
.420
.349
3FG%
.273
.296
FT%
.833
.778
RB
43
29
TO
17
7
STL
2
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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