National Basketball Association
Texas 61, Kansas St. 57
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 7, 2015
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials:
# Joe DeRosa, # Darron George, # Paul Janssen
Attendance:
12528
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Texas 61, Kansas State 57: Isaiah Taylor recorded 23 points and four assists as the visiting Longhorns snapped their four-game losing streak.
Connor Lammert added 12 points and nine rebounds for Texas (15-8, 4-6 Big 12), which shot 54.1 percent from the floor and blocked seven shots. Myles Turner and Kendal Yancy each chipped in seven points.
Nino Williams led Kansas State (12-12, 5-6) with 13 points and Tre Harris hit 4-of-6 3-pointers for 12 points off the bench. Thomas Gipson went 0-for-7 from the floor - missing a game-tying inside drive with 10 seconds left - as the Wildcats lost their fourth straight.
Texas hit five of its first seven shots of the second half - including back-to-back dunks by Prince Ibeh and a 3-pointer from Lammert - but couldn't shake the Wildcats until Taylor's jumper was followed by 3-pointers from Yancy and Lammert for a 49-42 lead with 8:14 left. Texas didn't hit another field goal and went 12-for-21 from the free-throw line the rest of the way, giving Kansas State - which got 3-pointers from Williams and Nigel Johnson in the final 70 seconds - the chance to tie with 17 seconds remaining.
Williams scored eight of the Wildcats' first 10 points, but Texas got three baskets from Taylor during a 13-0 run to build a 24-12 lead with just over four minutes left in the first half. Justin Edwards snapped Kansas State's eight-plus minute scoreless drought with two free throws and Harris hit three straight 3-pointers as the Wildcats finished the half on a 13-2 run to knot the game at 27.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas State was without leading scorer Marcus Foster and reserve Malek Harris (suspensions) while Texas was missing Javan Felix and Jonathan Holmes (concussions). ... Kansas State has been held to fewer than 60 points in four straight games. ... Texas had a 22-10 advantage on points in the paint.
Top Game Performances
| Texas |
|
Kansas St. |
|
Isaiah Taylor 23 |
Scoring |
Nino Williams 13 |
|
Isaiah Taylor 4 |
Assists |
Wesley Iwundu 4 |
|
Connor Lammert 9 |
Rebounds |
Nino Williams 8 |
|
Isaiah Taylor 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Thomas Gipson 5 |
|
Kendal Yancy 1 |
Steals |
Stephen Hurt 2 |
|
Prince Ibeh 4 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas
|
61 |
54.1 |
4-14 |
17-28 |
11 |
30 |
7 |
1 |
11 |
| Kansas St.
|
57 |
31.9 |
8-16 |
19-25 |
13 |
21 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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