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    You are at:Home»Sports»K-State Basketball»#2 K-State Drops Tough Decision at #2 Texas 61-54

    #2 K-State Drops Tough Decision at #2 Texas 61-54

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    By Mitch Fortner on February 5, 2024 K-State Basketball, K-State Sports, Sports

    From K-State Athletics

    Austin, TX – (2/2) K-State endured a rough shooting performance but almost overcame it in the fourth quarter, but homestanding (12/14) Texas held on, 61-54, on Sunday afternoon at Moody Center.

    K-State had two players reach double figures on Sunday and were led by sophomore forward Eliza Maupin with a career-high 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting and tallied four rebounds. This was Maupin’s second time reaching double figures in the last four games.

    Junior guard and All-American candidate Serena Sundell recorded approached a second straight double-double with 14 points, eight assists and three steals. This was Sundell’s ninth straight game in double figures.

    HOW IT HAPPENED

    – K-State (20-3, 9-2 Big 12) went almost 10 minutes without a field goal spanning the end of the first quarter and into the second. Sundell finally broke through with a midrange jumper with 5:15 remaining. K-State, who would trail by as much as 10, would pull to within seven, as Jaelyn Glenn connected on her first 3-pointer of the afternoon to bring the Wildcats to within seven, 24-17.

    – Texas (21-3, 8-3) would take a 12-point advantage, 29-17 with 1:02 remaining following their third 3-pointer of the game. A Sundell layup before the end of the first half pulled the Wildcats to within 10, 29-19, at halftime.

    – The 19 points were a season-low for K-State in the first half this season. The Wildcats shot 33.3 percent (7-of-21) from the field in the opening half.

    – The Longhorns would outscore the Wildcats in the opening five minutes of the third quarter, 14-6, to build a 43-25 lead with 4:50 remaining.

    – K-State would trail by as much as 19 points, 41-22, with 6:18 remaining in the third quarter. The Wildcats would close to within 11, 45-34, with 37 seconds remaining and trail by just 12, 47-35, at the end of the third.

    – Texas rebuilt its lead to 17, 54-37, with 5:37 remaining in the game as the Wildcats made one field goal in the first five minutes of the final stanza.

    – K-State stormed to within seven, 54-47, with a furious 10-0 run. Maupin finished an old-fashioned 3-point play to open the rally. Zyanna Walker, who scored eight points on Sunday, notched an old-fashioned 3-point play with 2:26 which capped the run.

    – The Longhorns stretched the lead back to 10, 59-49, but a layup from Gisela Sanchez with 20 seconds remaining and then a 3-pointer from Sanchez with 11 seconds left brought the Wildcats to within five, 59-54. Texas made a pair of late free throws for the final margin.

    – K-State shot a season-low 35.8 percent (19-of-53) from the field, including 14.3 percent (3-of-21) from beyond the arc. Texas shot 41.1 percent (23-of-56) from the floor.

    K-State returns to Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday, February 10, as the Wildcats host Oklahoma State at 4 p.m.

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