From K-State Trailing by 18 points with 7:03 remaining in the fourth quarter, Kansas State used an incredible rally to down West Virginia, 56-55, at WVU Coliseum on Tuesday night. “Over the years, I have been through a lot of basketball games but I don’t know if I have ever had a finish quite like that,” said K-State head coach Jeff Mittie. Entering the fourth quarter West Virginia (14-8, 4-7 Big 12), held a 41-30 lead and used a 9-2 run to increase its lead to 50-32 with 7:03 to play and force a K-State timeout. K-State (11-11, 5-6 Big…
Author: Mitch Fortner
From K-State K-State’s Ayoka Lee had another strong week, as she collected her league record-tying ninth Big 12 Freshman of the Week honor in an announcement by the league office on Monday. Lee has tied Courtney Paris (2005-06) from Oklahoma for the league record for Big 12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week honors in a season since the beginning of the league in 1996-97. Last week, Lee averaged 19 points on a .452 field goal percentage and a .833 free throw percentage. She also averaged 8.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 1.0 steals. During the week, Lee became the first freshman in…
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From K-State Iowa State jumped out to a 21-2 lead and withstood several comeback attempts by Kansas State in the second half to post a 73-63 on Saturday night before 14,149 fans at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones (10-13, 3-7 Big 12), who led for nearly 39 minutes in the contest, have now won 3 in a row over the Wildcats (9-14, 2-8 Big 12) and snapped a 2-game losing streak at home in the series. Down by as many as 21 points in the first half, K-State rallied to within 4 points on two occasions down the stretch, including 52-48…
From K-State K-State looked to spring the upset on (2/1) Baylor on Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats held the Lady Bears to its lowest point total in five seasons, but Baylor held the Wildcats to a season-low point total for a 54-40 win. K-State’s defense held the Lady Bears to a 38.3 (23-of-60) field goal percentage and outrebounded Baylor, 44-43. The 54 points by Baylor were their fewest since carding 45 at Oklahoma State on December 30, 2015. It was the fewest points K-State has allowed to Baylor since the Wildcats downed the Lady Bears on Feb. 8,…
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From K-State Kansas State fought back from a 16-point first-half deficit to close to within one possession of No. 1/1 Baylor, but the top-ranked Bears showed why they have won a school-record 19 consecutive games with a 73-67 victory over the Wildcats on Monday night before 8,888 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. With the win, Baylor (20-1, 9-0 Big 12) snapped a 6-game losing streak to K-State (9-13, 2-7 Big 12) and earned its first win at Bramlage Coliseum since the Bears were also the top-ranked team on January 14, 2017. The Wildcats fell to 5-15 all-time against the No. 1…
From K-State K-State’s Ayoka Lee had another stellar week, as she collected her eighth Big 12 Freshman of the Week honor in an announcement by the league office on Monday. Lee is just the second player in league history to earn eight or more Big 12 Freshman or Newcomer of the Week honors in a season, trailing Courtney Paris from Oklahoma who tallied nine in the 2005-06 season. Last week, Lee registered a pair of double-doubles and averaged 14.0 points on a .522 field goal percentage, 12.0 rebounds, 5.0 blocks, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals. The center from Byron, Minnesota,…