National Basketball Association
Kansas State 94, West Virginia 90
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, February 26, 2024
Where: Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials:
# Terry Oglesby, # Kipp Kissinger, # Jeb Hartness
Attendance:
8813
By Field Level Media
Tylor Perry scored 29 points to help Kansas State top West Virginia 94-90 in overtime on Monday in Manhattan, Kan.
The Wildcats blew a 25-point, second-half lead before recovering in the extra session.
Kansas State (17-11, 7-8 Big 12) improved to 7-0 this season in overtime and 12-0 in coach Jerome Tang's two years. The Wildcats, who won their second game in a row, got 19 points from Cam Carter and 13 each from Will McNair Jr. and Arthur Kaluma. David N'Guessan contributed eight points and 10 rebounds.
West Virginia (9-19, 4-11) fell to 0-11 away from Morgantown, W.Va., this season, including 0-8 in true road games. RaeQuan Battle had 28 points and Kerr Kriisa put up 25 points and six assists for the Mountaineers. They each scored 18 second-half points.
Perry hit a 3-pointer to give Kansas State a two-point lead just over one minute into overtime. After Kaluma increased the margin to 87-81 with 1:59 to go, Battle hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead in half. Patrick Suemnick then cut it to 87-85 by making 1 of 2 at the foul line, but Perry extended the gap with a driving layup with 50 seconds to go.
Battle hit another 3-pointer to make it 89-88 with 35 seconds left. Perry sank two free throws with 15.4 seconds remaining for a three-point edge. Kriisa hit a pair at the line three seconds later, but Perry was fouled again with 8.8 seconds left and he hit both to make it 93-90.
Carter then hit a free throw with 4.1 seconds remaining to ice it.
A 19-2 second-half run by West Virginia cut the deficit to 72-67 with five minutes left.
The Wildcats went nearly seven minutes without a field goal, and Kriisa hit a 3-pointer with 2:13 left to put the Mountaineers up 77-74, their first lead since 11-10.
West Virginia led 79-75 with just over a minute left, but McNair halved the difference with a layup. The Mountaineers' Jesse Edwards missed two free throws and Kansas State grabbed the rebound with 24 seconds to go. Perry tied it with a pair of free throws with 15 seconds remaining, and Kriisa missed the last shot of regulation.
The Mountaineers closed the half on a 31-9 run.
Just about everything went right for the Wildcats in the first half. They used a 26-7 run to open a 20-point lead just before halftime and took a 48-26 lead into the locker room.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| West Virginia |
|
Kansas State |
|
RaeQuan Battle 28 |
Scoring |
Tylor Perry 29 |
|
Kerr Kriisa 6 |
Assists |
Tylor Perry 6 |
|
Jesse Edwards 7 |
Rebounds |
David N'Guessan 10 |
|
Kerr Kriisa 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Cam Carter 9 |
|
Josiah Harris 3 |
Steals |
Cam Carter 1 |
|
Jesse Edwards 2 |
Blocks |
Jerrell Colbert 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| West Virginia
|
90 |
39.0 |
13-33 |
17-26 |
17 |
36 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
| Kansas State
|
94 |
45.8 |
15-31 |
25-35 |
18 |
44 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
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