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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas 77, Oklahoma St. 70
When: 3:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 13, 2014
Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Kipp Kissinger, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 18972

No. 10 Kansas 77, Oklahoma State 70 (OT): Andrew Wiggins had 30 points, eight rebounds and three steals to lead the Jayhawks past the Cowboys in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City.

Wayne Selden Jr. added 14 points and Tarik Black matched a career best with 12 rebounds as top-seeded Kansas (24-8) advances to face fourth-seeded Iowa State (24-7) in Friday’s semifinals. Perry Ellis tipped in the tiebreaking points with 2:26 remaining in the extra session as part of a game-ending 9-0 burst.

Le’Bryan Nash had 19 points and seven rebounds and Phil Forte III added 16 points for eighth-seeded Oklahoma State (21-12). Marcus Smart recorded 14 points and seven rebounds and Markel Brown added 12 points.

Wiggins had 13 first-half points as the Jayhawks led 32-23 at the break. Kansas was up 11 early in the second half before Oklahoma State used a 14-5 burst to move within 43-41 on Forte’s 3-pointer with 13 minutes remaining.

The Cowboys trailed by eight before scoring seven straight points in a 24-second span to pull within 57-56 with 6:33 remaining in regulation and eventually held a 67-65 lead after Brown’s 3-pointer with 1:30 left. Wiggins hit the tying basket 26 seconds later and Forte’s 3-pointer in the opening minute marked Oklahoma State’s lone points of the overtime as Kansas controlled the extra session.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wiggins has scored 71 points on 21-of-35 shooting over the past two games. … Oklahoma State committed two of its five turnovers in the overtime and forced the Jayhawks into 14 miscues in the contest. … Kansas dominated the boards 46-30.
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma St.   Kansas
Le'Bryan Nash 19 Scoring Andrew Wiggins 30
Marcus Smart 3 Assists Naadir Tharpe 7
Le'Bryan Nash 7 Rebounds Tarik Black 12
Marcus Smart 5 Free Throws Made Andrew Wiggins 9
Markel Brown 3 Steals Andrew Wiggins 3
N/A Blocks Jamari Traylor 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma St. 70 37.9 6-21 14-19 7 27 0 7 5
Kansas 77 47.2 5-17 22-29 13 43 5 4 14