From K-State Athletics
No. 16/15 Kansas State was held in check to a Big 12-low 32.1 percent shooting and the second-fewest points in Big 12 play this season, as the Wildcats fell 64-49 to No. 15/16 Kansas in the 291st Sunflower Showdown at Allen Fieldhouse on Monday.
K-State (21-7, 11-4 Big 12) splits the season series in the Sunflower Showdown with the Jayhawks, as K-State took the first game, 74-67, on February 5, while the Wildcats have lost 13-straight at Allen Fieldhouse.
The Wildcats had a tough day shooting, connecting on a Big-12 low 32.1 percent (18-of-56) from the field, while getting called for 17 fouls, including 9 in the first half. The 49 points scored by the Wildcats were the third-fewest scored this season and the third time K-State has been held under 50 points this season.
Kansas (21-7, 10-5 Big 12) owned the rebounding battle, 41-31, the most rebounds allowed since Creighton collected 45 in the second round of the 2018 NCAA tournament. As a team, Kansas shot 38.9 percent (21-of-54) from the floor with three individuals in double-digits scoring, including Dedric Lawson’s game-high 18 points.
Senior Kamau Stokes was the only Wildcat to score in double-digits, as the Wildcats are 0-3 in games where one player scored in double-digits this season. as Stokes scored 12 points on 5-of-10 from the field and 2-of-5 from beyond the arc. Two others – senior Dean Wade and junior Xavier Sneed – added 8 points each.
Barry Brown, Jr. saw his 14-game double-digit scoring streak come to an end on Monday, registering a season-low 4 points on 1-of-8 shooting, which was his lowest point total since being held scoreless against Baylor quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship on March 9, 2017.
