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K-State Falls at 14/15 Kansas, 90-68
Mar 05, 2024 | Men's Basketball
The Wildcats lost for the 18th consecutive time at Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 14/15 Kansas used a stellar second half performance to continue its winning streak against Kansas State at Allen Fieldhouse, as the Jayhawks earned a 90-68 win in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Tuesday night before a sellout crowd of 16,300 fans at Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas (22-8, 10-7 Big 12) scored 49 points in the second half on 50 percent (16-of-32) from the field, including 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from 3-point range, as the Jayhawks ran their winning streak over the Wildcats at home to 18 games dating back to 2007.
Kansas led by 8 points at the half before leading by as many as 28 points in the second half. The win extended the Jayhawks' winning streak on Senior Night to 41 consecutive years.
Four different Jayhawks scored in double figures, including a game-high 19 points from senior Kevin McCullar Jr. playing in his final game at Allen Fieldhouse, while fellow senior Nicholas Timberlake added 18 points on 6-of-7 field goals, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Senior Hunter Dickinson collected a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 20 rebounds.
K-State (17-13, 7-10 Big 12) was led by senior Will McNair Jr., who collected his first double-double as a Wildcat and third of his career with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Three other Wildcats – senior David N'Guessan, junior Arthur Kaluma and freshman Dai Dai Ames – each scored 10 points.
K-State's top-3 scorers – senior Tylor Perry, junior Cam Carter and Kaluma – combined for just 15 points on 4-of-24 shooting, including 2-of-14 from 3-point range.
The loss continued the Wildcats' struggles on the road, where they lost their eighth straight contest away from home to fall to 3-10 away from home and 2-8 in true road games.
The schools split their regular-season series for the second consecutive season. Kansas now leads the series, 205-96, including 95-35 at home and 53-17 at Allen Fieldhouse.
HOW IT HAPPENED
K-State got off to a strong start, as junior Arthur Kaluma scored 7 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in helping the Wildcats take a 10-5 lead at the first media timeout at the 15:46 mark. However, a pair of free throws by freshman Johnny Furphy ignited an 8-0 run that gave the Jayhawks a 13-10 advantage and forced an early timeout by head coach Jerome Tang with 14:13 to play.
The run grew to 10-0 before 2 free throws by Kaluma ended the drought and closed the deficit to 15-12. After a 3-pointer by junior Cam Carter got the Wildcats to within 17-15 right before the second media timeout, the Jayhawks responded with 5 quick points to push ahead 22-15 and force a second timeout by Tang near the midway mark of the first half.
A jumper by senior David N'Guessan sparked a 7-2 run by K-State that closed the deficit to 24-22 at the media timeout with 7:50 remaining. N'Guessan had 4 of the 7 points in the run, while freshman R.J. Jones added the Wildcats' third 3-pointer. However, Kansas countered with another run, this time rattling off 8 in a row, including 6 from the free throw line, to push ahead by double figures at 32-22.
A layup by freshman Dai Dai Ames finally broke the scoring drought, as the Wildcats scored 6 of the next 8 points to close to within 34-28 at the final media timeout with 3:25 remaining. However, that would be closest it would get the rest of the half, as the Jayhawks took a 41-33 into the break.
The difference in the first half came from the free throw line, where Kansas converted on 16 of 18 attempts compared to 7 of 13 for K-State. The Wildcats were led by 9 points from Kaluma, while senior Kevin McCullar Jr. paced the Jayhawks with a game-high 12 points.
Kansas scored the first 6 points of the second half to extend its lead to 47-33 before a free throw by Kaluma gave K-State its first points of the half. A jumper by N'Guessan closed the deficit to 47-36 at the first media timeout at the 15:21 mark. However, back-to-back 3-pointers from McCullar and fellow senior Nick Timberlake started an 11-5 run by the Jayhawks that extended the lead to 58-41 with 12:34 to play and forced Tang to use a timeout with 12:34 remaining.
The Wildcats continued to battle but couldn't make any headway, as the Jayhawks continued their hot shooting in the half, extending the lead to 67-45 and forcing Tang to take his final timeout with 9:07 to play. McNair stopped the KU run at 8-0 with a jumper right before the media timeout at the 7:49 mark.
K-State pulled to within 73-50 after a jumper by N'Guessan and a free throw by McNair, but Kansas answered back with 8 of the next 11 points to push ahead 81-53 at the final media timeout with 3:51 to play. The teams emptied their benches as the Jayhawks won 90-68.
HEAD COACH JEROME TANG
On the game…
"They kicked our butts because we didn't give a good enough effort to deserve to win. I'm disappointed because our staff did an unbelievable job of putting together what I thought was the game plan that would give us a chance but when the other team runs faster than you on every possession, cuts harder than you on every possession and has a little bit more of a fight than you, these are the kinds of results you have. At our place, we were able to take (Nicolas) Timberlake and (Johnny) Furphy) out of the game then here tonight they combined for 26 points. We had a couple of guys (Tylor Perry and Cam Carter) who we couldn't get going and they did a great job of taking them out of the game."
TEAM NOTES
PLAYER NOTES
UP NEXT
K-State concludes the regular season with a visit from No. 6/6 Iowa State (23-6, 12-4 Big 12) on Saturday at 1 p.m., CT at Bramlage Coliseum. Tickets are still available at kstatesports.com/tickets.
Kansas (22-8, 10-7 Big 12) scored 49 points in the second half on 50 percent (16-of-32) from the field, including 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from 3-point range, as the Jayhawks ran their winning streak over the Wildcats at home to 18 games dating back to 2007.
Kansas led by 8 points at the half before leading by as many as 28 points in the second half. The win extended the Jayhawks' winning streak on Senior Night to 41 consecutive years.
Four different Jayhawks scored in double figures, including a game-high 19 points from senior Kevin McCullar Jr. playing in his final game at Allen Fieldhouse, while fellow senior Nicholas Timberlake added 18 points on 6-of-7 field goals, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Senior Hunter Dickinson collected a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 20 rebounds.
K-State (17-13, 7-10 Big 12) was led by senior Will McNair Jr., who collected his first double-double as a Wildcat and third of his career with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Three other Wildcats – senior David N'Guessan, junior Arthur Kaluma and freshman Dai Dai Ames – each scored 10 points.
K-State's top-3 scorers – senior Tylor Perry, junior Cam Carter and Kaluma – combined for just 15 points on 4-of-24 shooting, including 2-of-14 from 3-point range.
The loss continued the Wildcats' struggles on the road, where they lost their eighth straight contest away from home to fall to 3-10 away from home and 2-8 in true road games.
The schools split their regular-season series for the second consecutive season. Kansas now leads the series, 205-96, including 95-35 at home and 53-17 at Allen Fieldhouse.
HOW IT HAPPENED
K-State got off to a strong start, as junior Arthur Kaluma scored 7 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in helping the Wildcats take a 10-5 lead at the first media timeout at the 15:46 mark. However, a pair of free throws by freshman Johnny Furphy ignited an 8-0 run that gave the Jayhawks a 13-10 advantage and forced an early timeout by head coach Jerome Tang with 14:13 to play.
The run grew to 10-0 before 2 free throws by Kaluma ended the drought and closed the deficit to 15-12. After a 3-pointer by junior Cam Carter got the Wildcats to within 17-15 right before the second media timeout, the Jayhawks responded with 5 quick points to push ahead 22-15 and force a second timeout by Tang near the midway mark of the first half.
A jumper by senior David N'Guessan sparked a 7-2 run by K-State that closed the deficit to 24-22 at the media timeout with 7:50 remaining. N'Guessan had 4 of the 7 points in the run, while freshman R.J. Jones added the Wildcats' third 3-pointer. However, Kansas countered with another run, this time rattling off 8 in a row, including 6 from the free throw line, to push ahead by double figures at 32-22.
A layup by freshman Dai Dai Ames finally broke the scoring drought, as the Wildcats scored 6 of the next 8 points to close to within 34-28 at the final media timeout with 3:25 remaining. However, that would be closest it would get the rest of the half, as the Jayhawks took a 41-33 into the break.
The difference in the first half came from the free throw line, where Kansas converted on 16 of 18 attempts compared to 7 of 13 for K-State. The Wildcats were led by 9 points from Kaluma, while senior Kevin McCullar Jr. paced the Jayhawks with a game-high 12 points.
Kansas scored the first 6 points of the second half to extend its lead to 47-33 before a free throw by Kaluma gave K-State its first points of the half. A jumper by N'Guessan closed the deficit to 47-36 at the first media timeout at the 15:21 mark. However, back-to-back 3-pointers from McCullar and fellow senior Nick Timberlake started an 11-5 run by the Jayhawks that extended the lead to 58-41 with 12:34 to play and forced Tang to use a timeout with 12:34 remaining.
The Wildcats continued to battle but couldn't make any headway, as the Jayhawks continued their hot shooting in the half, extending the lead to 67-45 and forcing Tang to take his final timeout with 9:07 to play. McNair stopped the KU run at 8-0 with a jumper right before the media timeout at the 7:49 mark.
K-State pulled to within 73-50 after a jumper by N'Guessan and a free throw by McNair, but Kansas answered back with 8 of the next 11 points to push ahead 81-53 at the final media timeout with 3:51 to play. The teams emptied their benches as the Jayhawks won 90-68.
HEAD COACH JEROME TANG
On the game…
"They kicked our butts because we didn't give a good enough effort to deserve to win. I'm disappointed because our staff did an unbelievable job of putting together what I thought was the game plan that would give us a chance but when the other team runs faster than you on every possession, cuts harder than you on every possession and has a little bit more of a fight than you, these are the kinds of results you have. At our place, we were able to take (Nicolas) Timberlake and (Johnny) Furphy) out of the game then here tonight they combined for 26 points. We had a couple of guys (Tylor Perry and Cam Carter) who we couldn't get going and they did a great job of taking them out of the game."
TEAM NOTES
- K-State (17-13, 7-10 Big 12) lost to No. 14/15 Kansas, 90-68, on Tuesday night in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown at Allen Fieldhouse… The loss was the eighth straight on the road.
- K-State is now 3-10 away from home, including a 2-8 mark in true road games… The team won their first 2 road games before losing 8 in a row.
- Kansas now leads the all-time series, 205-96, including 95-35 at home and 53-17 at Allen Fieldhouse… The Jayhawks have now won 18 straight in the series at home.
- K-State scored its 90 points on 44.6 percent (25-of-56) shooting, including 33.3 percent (8-of-24) from 3-point range, and 47.6 percent (10-of-21) from the free throw line.
- Four Wildcats scored in double figures led by senior Will McNair Jr., who collected his third career double-double and his first as a Wildcat with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
- McNair was joined in double figures by 10 points each from junior Arthur Kaluma, freshman Dai Dai Ames and senior David N'Guessan.
- K-State's top 3 scorers (Tylor Perry, Cam Carter and Kaluma) combined for just 15 points on 4-of-24 shooting, including 2-of-14 from 3-point range.
- K-State used a starting lineup of senior Tylor Perry, freshman Dai Dai Ames, junior Cam Carter, junior Arthur Kaluma and redshirt sophomore Jerrell Colbert… It marked the ninth straight game using this lineup and just the fifth different lineup this season… Carter has now started all 66 games in his K-State career… Carter and Perry have started all 30 games… Kaluma earned his 28th start… It was the 12th start for Ames and the ninth career start for Colbert.
PLAYER NOTES
- Four Wildcats scored in double figures led by a double-double effort from senior Will McNair Jr., who finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds… Three others – senior David N'Guessan, junior Arthur Kaluma and freshman Dai Dai Ames – each scored 10 points.
- McNair scored his season-high 17 points on 7-of-9 field goals, including a 3-pointer, to go with a season-high 10 rebounds… It marked third career double-double, including his first as a Wildcat… He now has 25 career double-digit scoring games, including 11 this season.
- N'Guessan scored his 10 points on 5-of-6 field goals… He now has 22 double-digit scoring games, including 11 this season.
- Kaluma scored his 10 points on 3-of-11 field goals and 3-of-7 free throws to go with 8 rebounds… It marked his team-leading 25th double-digit scoring game of the season… He has now scored in double figures in 65 career games.
- Ames scored his 10 points on 3-of-6 field goals, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, to go with 3 assists in 26 minutes… It marked his sixth double-digit scoring game of the season.
UP NEXT
K-State concludes the regular season with a visit from No. 6/6 Iowa State (23-6, 12-4 Big 12) on Saturday at 1 p.m., CT at Bramlage Coliseum. Tickets are still available at kstatesports.com/tickets.
Team Stats
KState
KU
FG%
.446
.452
3FG%
.333
.462
FT%
.476
.903
RB
30
40
TO
11
6
STL
3
9
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
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