From K-State Athletics
All five starters scored in double figures, as No. 18/18 Kansas State ran its conference winning streak to 9 games with a 71-64 win over Texas on Tuesday night before 9,418 fans at the Frank Erwin Center.
The 9-game conference winning streak is the longest by a K-State team in the Big 12 era and continues the longest regular-season conference winning streak in 45 seasons since the Wildcats won 11 consecutive conference games from Jan. 14 to Feb. 26, 1974 in the old Big Eight Conference.
Down 39-31 with 1:37 remaining before halftime, K-State (19-5, 9-2 Big 12) combined for a 23-8 run between the two halves, including a 19-8 run to start the second half, to earn its third consecutive win over Texas (14-11, 6-6 Big 12) at the Frank Erwin Center and even the season series at 1-1.
The Wildcats connected on 54.9 percent (28-of-51) of their field goals – the second-highest field goal percentage and the highest in Big 12 play this season – and shot better than 50 percent in both halves. The team had 17 assists on their 28 made field goals and turned the ball over just 9 times.
Senior Barry Brown, Jr., and junior Xavier Sneed paced five Wildcat starters in double figures with team-tying 16 points each, while seniors Dean Wade (12) and Kamau Stokes (11) and junior Makol Mawien (11) also registered double digits. It marked the first time this season that all five starters scored in double figures and the first time since the last visit to Texas on Feb. 7, 2018.
K-State is now 9-1 this season when four or more players score in double figures.
Brown, who has now scored in double figures in 11 consecutive games, went 6-of-9 from the field and 3-of-5 from the free throw line to go with 5 rebounds, a game-high 3 steals and 2 assists. Sneed connected on 5-of-11 field goals, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range, and 3-of-4 from the free throw line to go with game-high 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. Wade dished out a game-high 6 assists to go with his 12 points and 5 rebounds.
After allowing the Longhorns to score 39 points on 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the field in the first half, the Wildcats held them to just 25 points in the second half on just 30 percent (6-of-20) shooting.
Senior Kerwin Roach II led Texas with 17 points, while freshman Courtney Ramey added 10 points.
