From K-State Athletics
Senior Barry Brown, Jr., and Dean Wade combined for 45 points, as Kansas State led wire-to-wire in knocking off its second consecutive Top 25 opponent on the road with a 74-61 win over No. 20/19 Oklahoma in front of 7,597 fans at the Lloyd Noble Center on Wednesday night.
It marked the first time in nearly seven years that the Wildcats have defeated back-to-back Top 25 opponents on the road since wins at No. 9 Baylor (57-56) and No. 3 Missouri (78-68) on February 18 and 21, 2012.
Brown posted his third consecutive 20-point contest – a career first — with a game-high 25 points on 11-of-19 field goals, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range, while Wade scored 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting in just his second game back from missing 6 games due to injury.
K-State (13-4, 3-2) jumped out to an 8-0 lead en route to holding a double-digit lead for most of the game, as the Wildcat offense tallied their highest point total (74) in 11 games on the strength of 50 percent (29-of-58) shooting from the field, including 54.8 percent (17-of-31) in the second half. The team also got a strong performance from the 3-point line, collecting double-digit treys for the third time this season on 45.5 percent (10-of-22) shooting.
The nation’s fifth-best scoring defense (59.4 ppg.) also flexed its muscle in a total team effort, holding the explosive Sooners (74.4 ppg.) to just 61 points on 46.8 percent (22-of-47) shooting, including 27.8 percent (5-of-18) from 3-point range. It was the second-fewest points scored by Oklahoma (13-4, 2-3 Big 12) this season and the fewest since Wisconsin held the Sooners to 58 points on November 22.
The Wildcats forced the Sooners into 16 turnovers and held an 18-8 advantage in points off turnovers.
The win snapped a 3-game losing streak to Oklahoma at the Lloyd Noble Center. It marked the first win in Norman since a 66-63 overtime win on January 10, 2015.
Brown and Wade were the only two Wildcats in double figures, but several others enjoyed solid performances, including an 8-point, 7-rebound effort by junior Makol Mawien. Junior Xavier Sneed posted an all-around effort with 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 36 minutes.
Senior Christian James paced two Sooners in double figures with 20 points on just 5-of-12 field goals, while fellow senior Rashard Odomes added 17 points off the bench on 8-of-10 shooting.
