MANHATTAN, KS – Kansas entered the night winners of the last eight matchups against their in-state rivals; however, many thought that this year’s senior-laden Kansas State team would be the one to end that streak, among others, for KU.
It started out that way too. Kansas State lead by as many as nine points throughout much of the first half, but Kansas tightened things down, thanks to an adjustment by Bill Self, where KU switched to a 2-3 zone. Kansas State struggled against the Kansas defense and went nearly nine minutes without a field goal towards the end of the first period.
During that stretch, Kansas managed a 14-1 run to capture the lead and take it into the break, despite shooting just 1 of their last 7 from the field in the first half.
After those first 20 minutes, it seemed like Kansas had taken the wind out of Bramlage’s sails, frustrating the Wildcats offensively and controlling the final 10 minutes.
“We have to stay focused and keep our eyes on the next game,” said Wade.
“We just battled, grinded, fought, whatever you want to say.” said K-State Senior Dean Wade. “It was a dog fight tonight.”
“Shout out Brannen Greene,” said Barry Brown.
FINAL STATS: Kansas Kansas St.
FG% 46% 43%
FGs 24-52 25-58
3FG% 35% 42%
3FGs 7-20 10-24
FT% 75% 58%
FTs 12-16 14-24
TOs 23 12
PtsOffTO 12 22
TotReb 36 30
DefReb 25 19
Off Reb 11 11
2ndChPts 13 7
BenchPts 17 20
PtsPaint 32 26
FstBkPt 10 10
Blocks 4 1
Steals 9 11
Assts 11 17
Times Tied: 2
Time Tied: 3:22
Lead Chg: 2
LeadTime 7:41 28:57
Kansas – 67
# Player PTS FG 3FG FT REB A PF TO MIN
01* D. LAWSON 18 6-15 1-5 5-6 9 1 4 4 40
05* GRIMES 6 2-4 2-2 0-0 1 0 4 5 20
11* DOTSON 13 5-12 0-1 3-4 5 5 5 4 39
24* VICK 7 2-5 1-4 2-2 3 2 0 2 19
30* AGBAJI 6 3-7 0-2 0-2 4 0 3 4 35
02 MOORE 8 3-5 2-4 0-0 3 2 2 3 20
12 TEAHAN 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
13 KJ LAWSON 3 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 0 2 1 12
20 LUINSTRA 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
44 LIGHTFOOT 6 2-2 0-0 2-2 5 0 2 0 14
Kansas St. – 74
# Player PTS FG 3FG FT REB A PF TO MIN
03* STOKES 9 3-9 2-7 1-3 3 4 0 2 37
05* BROWN 18 5-10 1-5 7-11 4 5 2 3 40
14* MAWIEN 1 0-1 0-0 1-2 2 0 3 0 9
20* SNEED 14 5-11 3-6 1-2 7 0 1 2 35
32* WADE 12 5-15 1-2 1-2 9 5 1 2 36
00 MCGUIRL 5 2-5 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 10
02 DIARRA 11 3-5 2-2 3-4 2 3 3 2 20
34 STOCKARD III 4 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 1 14