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Haggerty’s 37 Points Carries K-State Past Mississippi State, 98-77
Nov 21, 2025 | Men's Basketball
The 37 points were the most scored by a Wildcat at the T-Mobile Center.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Junior P.J. Haggerty scored a season-high 37 points to go with a game-high 8 assists and 7 rebounds to lift Kansas State to the Hall of Fame Classic Championship game with 98-77 win over Mississippi State on Thursday night before 5,278 fans at T-Mobile Center.
Off to their best start since 2022-23, K-State (5-0) will now play Nebraska (5-0) in the championship of the Hall of Fame Classic on Friday night at 8:30 p.m., CT. It will mark the third time that the Wildcats have played in the tournament's title game following 2010 and 2015.
Haggerty paced three Wildcats with his season-high 37 points, which came on 13-of-21 field goals, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and 7-of-8 free throws. The 37 points are the most scored by a K-State player in 49 games played at the T-Mobile Center, eclipsing the 29 scored by Makol Mawien against Kansas in the Big 12 Championship on March 9, 2018.
Haggerty joins Michael Beasley as the only Wildcats to record 5 consecutive games of 20 or more points to open a season. His 141 points through the first 5 games are only topped by Beasley's 150 points in 2007-08 for the most by a player to open a season.
In addition, Haggerty is the first Wildcat since Barry Brown Jr., to record a stat line of 30 or more points, 5 or more rebounds and 5 or more assists in 2018. Brown tallied 34 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a win at Baylor on Jan. 22, 2018.
Haggerty was joined in double figures by senior Nate Johnson and junior Abdi Bashir Jr., who posted 14 and 12 points, respectively. The Wildcats also got 9 points from sophomore David Castillo, 8 points from senior Khamari McGriff and 7 points from freshman Andrej Kostic.
K-State also broke the school record for points scored at T-Mobile Center, topping the 87 scored in the first-ever game in the building against Florida A&M on Dec. 17, 2007. The Wildcats connected on 50.7 percent (37-of-73) from the field, including 46.7 percent (14-of-30) from 3-point range, and were nearly perfect from the line, making 10 of 11 attempts.
Mississippi State (3-2) were led by Josh Hubbard's 23 points.
Off to their best start since 2022-23, K-State (5-0) will now play Nebraska (5-0) in the championship of the Hall of Fame Classic on Friday night at 8:30 p.m., CT. It will mark the third time that the Wildcats have played in the tournament's title game following 2010 and 2015.
Haggerty paced three Wildcats with his season-high 37 points, which came on 13-of-21 field goals, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and 7-of-8 free throws. The 37 points are the most scored by a K-State player in 49 games played at the T-Mobile Center, eclipsing the 29 scored by Makol Mawien against Kansas in the Big 12 Championship on March 9, 2018.
Haggerty joins Michael Beasley as the only Wildcats to record 5 consecutive games of 20 or more points to open a season. His 141 points through the first 5 games are only topped by Beasley's 150 points in 2007-08 for the most by a player to open a season.
In addition, Haggerty is the first Wildcat since Barry Brown Jr., to record a stat line of 30 or more points, 5 or more rebounds and 5 or more assists in 2018. Brown tallied 34 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a win at Baylor on Jan. 22, 2018.
Haggerty was joined in double figures by senior Nate Johnson and junior Abdi Bashir Jr., who posted 14 and 12 points, respectively. The Wildcats also got 9 points from sophomore David Castillo, 8 points from senior Khamari McGriff and 7 points from freshman Andrej Kostic.
K-State also broke the school record for points scored at T-Mobile Center, topping the 87 scored in the first-ever game in the building against Florida A&M on Dec. 17, 2007. The Wildcats connected on 50.7 percent (37-of-73) from the field, including 46.7 percent (14-of-30) from 3-point range, and were nearly perfect from the line, making 10 of 11 attempts.
Mississippi State (3-2) were led by Josh Hubbard's 23 points.
Team Stats
MS
KState
FG%
.433
.507
3FG%
.280
.467
FT%
.783
.909
RB
34
38
TO
14
8
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Pts
37
FGM
13
3FGM
4
FTM
7
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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