Final Score: Kansas State 63, 17/18 Iowa State 76

Records: Kansas State 11-6, 1-4 Big 12 // 17/18 Iowa State 13-4, 2-3 Big 12

Attendance: 12,462

Next Game: Wednesday, Jan. 20 \\ at Baylor \\ 7:15 p.m. CT \\

Miscellaneous Notes

• K-State is now 136-25 at Bramlage Coliseum over the past 10 seasons, including 59-20 in Big 12 play.
• K-State is 9-2 in home venues this season, including 8-2 at Bramlage Coliseum.
• K-State falls to 0-5 against Top 25 opponents this season with 5 of 6 losses coming to ranked foes.
• K-State drops to 1-4 in Big 12 play for the first time since starting 1-4 in 2010-11.
• K-State now holds a 137-84 advantage over Iowa State after today’s loss with the Cyclones leading 21-20 in the Big 12 era… The win snapped ISU’s 3-game losing streak at Bramlage Coliseum.
• The Wildcats’ starting lineup consisted of freshman Kamau Stokes, seniorJustin Edwards, junior Wesley Iwundu, freshman Dean Wade and senior Stephen Hurt… The team has used the same lineup in all 17 games this season… Iwundu has now started 72 games in his career, while Edwards and Hurt have started 30 and 21 games in their respective careers.

Team Notes

• The 13-point loss was the largest of the season… It was the first double-digit loss at Bramlage Coliseum since dropping an 85-74 decision to No. 16 Kansas on Feb. 14, 2009.
• The 63 points tied for the fewest at Bramlage Coliseum this year, along with the 63 vs. North Dakota (12/22/15)… The 23 first-half points were the fewest this season.
• K-State falls to 8-24 under head coach Bruce Weber when allowing 70 or more points.
• K-State connected on 37.7 percent (23-of-61), including 19.0 percent (4-of-21) from 3-point range… The team shot 68.4 percent (13-of-19) from the free throw line.
• K-State outscored Iowa State 17-5 on second-chance points with 16 offensive rebounds.
• Iowa State led in points in paint (36-34), points off of turnovers (17-13) and fast-break points (8-5).
• Iowa State led 32-23 at the half… K-State fell to 2-3 on the year when trailing at the half.

 

Player Notes

• Senior Justin Edwards led the team with 19 points, tying his season high… He registered double figures for the team-leading 13^thtime this season and 68^th time in his career.
• Junior Wesley Iwundu also registered double figures with 11 points to go with a team-high 9 rebounds… He has scored in double figures a team-high 13 times and 26 times in his career… He has now led the team in rebounds 3 times this season and 10 in his career.
• Freshman Kamau Stokes has scored in double figures with 10 points… It marked the 7^th time he has scored in double figures this season… He went 2-of-8 from 3-point range, which marked the seventh time he has registered two or more treys in a game.
• Freshman Barry Brown led the team a season-high 6 assists.

 

KANSAS STATE POSTGAME QUOTES

 

Head coach Bruce Weber

On Iowa State game plan….

“I do not think zone is really their thing. I do not think we attacked it well. We did not move, and we did not flash. I always blame myself, that I did not do a good enough job helping them learn. Some of it is basketball, not having that savvy feel. Some guys know how to attack the zone, some do not, and we have to do a better job teaching. Too many turnovers in the first half that gave them opportunities. One thing, they make their threes. [Georges] Niang had a big three, but they only made six. That is 18 points out of their 76, on the year they average eight, so that is 21 out of 85. They get a lot of points in the paint and that is what they did today, and they made big shots.”

 

On feeling of loss …

“You hope to make some progress. West Virginia stung, you had a game that you could have won. They [West Virginia] just played Oklahoma down to the wire, they beat Kansas and I thought we outcompeted them for a lot of the game. Tonight, and for Oklahoma, they outcompeted us. You thought it would have been a little better.”

 

On emotional level of the team…

“I think we let our offense, or lack of offensive execution and shot making effect our defense. Then we probably did not get our energy going. You cannot do that, you have to let the defense create the energy. We have some good young guys, they were very good the other night, tonight they were not quite as good. That is a part of the ups and downs you have with young people. They have to do a better job preparing. Justin [Edwards], I thought in the second half him and Wesley [Iwundu] stepped up their game and gave us something. In the first half, we did not get much out of anyone to be honest. Justin [Edwards], right before the end of the half got us going and gave us some energy.”

 

On playing from behind…

“I told them to keep fighting, we were down sixteen in the first half here last year. That is all you can do. Hopefully, we can execute a little better with some of the things we practiced.  Moving the basketball, we held the ball. You cannot hold the ball against a zone because it shifts. You have to move it, get it side-to-side, weak side, attack the close out, make the next pass, flatten it out. I thought in the second half, we got inside a little better. We got it below the free throw line. You cannot attack the zone from the Wildcat, they just stand there and laugh at you. That is something I have to help them do a better job of.”