For the second consecutive season the Saint Xavier Rams boys basketball team has captured the championship of the Saint John’s Military Tournament in Salina.

The Rams defeated Smoky Valley Home Educators in the championship game Saturday night 64-36 to complete three straight wins in the tournament.

 

LAWRENCE, Kan. –  Junior guard Barry Brown, Jr.’s off-balanced 3-pointer missed at the buzzer, as No. 12/12 Kansas held on for a 73-72 win over Kansas State in the 287^th edition of Dillon’s Sunflower Showdown before a sold-out crowd at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.

The two teams battled through eight ties in the final 8:28 of the game before redshirt sophomore guard Malik Newman converted on the second of two free throws to give Kansas (14-3, 4-1 Big 12) a 73-72 lead with 15 seconds remaining. Brown inbounded the ball and took a contested 3-pointer as time expired.

It marked the second consecutive season that K-State (12-5, 2-3 Big 12) fell in dramatic fashion to Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse, where the Wildcats have now lost 12 consecutive games dating back to 2007.

Junior Dean Wade led K-State with a team-high 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting to go with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal in 38 minutes. It marked the third consecutive 20-point game for Wade against Kansas. Redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra tallied a career-high in points for the second consecutive game with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-5 from long range, while sophomore Xavier Sneed and Brown added 14 and 12 points, respectively. Brown dished out a game-high 6 assists, while Sneed had a team-high 7 rebounds.

Senior Devonte Graham, who scored 15 of his game-high 23 points after halftime, was among four Jayhawks in double figures, along with sophomore Udoka Azubuike(18), senior Svi Mykhailiuk (11) and junior Lagerald Vick (10). Azubuike also added a game-high 8 rebounds and 5 blocked shots.

HOW IT HAPPENED

One of the nation’s top 3-point shooting teams got going early, as the Jayhawks got long range buckets from three different players to take an early 13-4 lead. However, the Wildcats were able to respond with five straight points, including a 3-pointer from sophomore Xavier Sneed and a layup from freshman Levi Stockard III, to cut the deficit to five points with 14:55 remaining.

A 4-0 spurt by Kansas pushed the lead back to eight at 21-13 with 9:42 before halftime, K-State rattled off eight in a row capped by a Sneed 3-pointer on a pass from junior Dean Wade to tie the game and force a timeout at the 6:05 mark. The run eventually grew to 16-3 after a jumper by Wade with 3:05 remaining gave K-State a 29-24 advantage. Sneed and Wade combined for 14 of the Wildcats’ 16 points during the run.

The Jayhawks closed the gap to 29-28 on a pair of free throws with 2:02 remaining, but a 3-pointer from junior Barry Brown, Jr., and steal and layup by redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra on back-to-back possessions gave the Wildcats a 34-28 lead at 1:06 mark. Kansas ended the half with the momentum as consecutive long balls, including one by senior Svi Mykhailiuk at the buzzer, knotted the game at 34-all at the break.

The two teams battled through two ties in the early going before a 4-0 spurt by senior Devonte’ Graham, including a 3-pointer from the top of the key, gave Kansas a 42-38 at the first media timeout of the second half. The run was extended to 11-0 after a 3-pointer by Graham forced a K-State timeout, trailing 49-38, with 13:29 to play.

A quick 7-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Diarra, closed the deficit to 49-45 at the 11:25 mark before Graham knocked down a pair of free throws to end the run. The trey proved to ignite Diarra, who proved pivotal in a 10-4 spurt by the Wildcats, as he accounted for seven of the 10 points, to help K-State tie it at 55-all and force a Kansas timeout with 8:27 remaining.

The Wildcats took a pair of 3-point leads late, including 64-61 after two Wade free throws, before a 3-pointer by Lagerald Vick knotted the score at 64-all with 4:44 to play. The game again remained tied at 67-all after Wade and Vick once again converted on 3-pointers wat the 3:10 mark. After Malik Newman converted on jumper, Brown gave K-State a lead at 70-69 on a 3-point play with 1:52 remaining.

The teams traded the lead in the final 30 seconds, as Sneed converted on a pair of free throws to give the Wildcats a 72-71 with 30 ticks left before Newman knocked down two free throws for the final score.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Dean Wade – Junior Dean Wade posted his third consecutive 20-point game against Kansas, as he scored a team-high 22 points on 8-of-14 field goals, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, and a 4-of-4 effort from the free throw line. He also added 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a block in tying his career-high in minutes with 38. It marked his seventh career 20-point game, including his third this season.

STAT OF THE GAME

27 – K-State held a slight 27-25 edge in rebounding, marking just the seventh time this season better than an opponent on the boards and the second time in Big 12 play. On the strength of 9 offensive rebounds, the Wildcats were able to score 13 second-chance points, the most since scoring 18 in the win at Iowa State on Dec. 29.

SEASON RECORD UPDATE

• K-State 12-5 (2-3 Big 12)
• Kansas 14-3 (4-1 Big 12)

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

• Kansas now leads the all-time series, 194-93, including 89-35 at home… The Jayhawks have now won 46 of the last 51 meetings in the Big 12 era, including 21 of 22 games played at Allen Fieldhouse… The Wildcats have now lost 12 consecutive games in Lawrence with last win coming in 2006.

• K-State scored 72 points on 49.1 percent shooting (27-of-55), including 38.1 percent (8-of-21) from 3-point range, and connected on 90.9 percent (10-of-11) from the free throw line… The team has shot 49 percent or better in nine games this season… The 90.9 percent clip from the free throw line was the second highest this season and the second time shooting 90 percent or better from the line.
• K-State connected on 8 3-point field goals, which marked the 12^th time in 17 games with at least 6 treys.
• K-State held a slight 27-25 edge in rebounding, marking just the seventh time this season better than an opponent on the boards and the second time in Big 12 play.
• K-State scored 18 points off of 13 Kansas turnovers, which marked the eighth time that the Wildcats have had at least 18 points off of opponent miscues and the second most in Big 12 play.
• K-State scored 13 second-chance points off of 9 offensive rebounds, which marked the 11^th time with double-digit second-chance points… The 13 second-chance points were the fifth-highest total this season.
• K-State had four players score in double figures for the sixth game this season, including consecutive games for the first time since the first two games of the season.

• Junior Dean Wade scored a team-high 22 points on 8-of-14 field goals, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range… It marked his seventh career 20-point game, including his third this season… He has now posted 20-point games in three consecutive games against Kansas… It marked the 47^th time scoring in double figures, including the 13^th time this season… He has led in scoring in 14 career games.
• Redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra recorded a career-high in points for the second consecutive game with 18 points on 7-of-11 field goals, including 3-of-5 from beyond 3-point range, to go with 4 rebounds and steals in 35 minutes… He has now scored in double figures in 4 games, including back-to-back starts.
• Sophomore Xavier Sneed scored 14 points on 5-of-11 field goals, including 2-of-6 from 3-point range… It marked the 22^nd time scoring in double figures, including the 10^th time this season… He corralled a team-high 7 rebounds to go with 2 assists and 2 steals in 37 minutes.
• Junior Barry Brown, Jr., scored 12 points on 5-of-14 field goals to go with a game-high 6 assists and 5 rebounds in 39 minutes… It marked the 48^th time scoring in double figures, including the team-leading 14^th time this season.

WHAT’S NEXT

K-State begins a two-game homestand on Tuesday, as the Wildcats play host to K-State great Lon Kruger and his No. 9/9 Oklahoma Sooners (13-2, 3-1 Big 12) at 8 p.m., CT on ESPNU.

 

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TOM GILBERT
Associate Director for Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics

The St. Xavier Rams boys basketball team defeated Flint Hills Job Corps 59-56 in the Saint John’s Military Tournament Friday night.

 

GAME #17

KANSAS STATE (12-4, 2-2 Big 12) at 12/12 KANSAS (13-3, 3-1 Big 12)

Saturday, January 13, 2018 >> 11:01 a.m. CT >> Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) >> Lawrence, Kan.

COACHES

Kansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)

Overall: 425-227/20^th season

At K-State: 112-72/6^th season

1. Kansas: 2-11 (0-5 on the road)

Kansas: Bill Self (Oklahoma State ’85)

Career Record: 636-196/25^th Year

Record at Kansas: 429-90/15^th Year

1. Kansas State: 25-5 (13-1 at home)

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (12-4, 2-2 Big 12)

G: #2 Cartier Diarra

G: #5 Barry Brown, Jr.

G: #20 Xavier Sneed

F: #32 Dean Wade

F: #14 Makol Mawien

12/12 Kansas (13-3, 3-1 Big 12)

G: #0 Marcus Garrett

G: #2 Lagerald Vick

G: #4 Devonte Graham

G: #10 Svi Mykhailiuk

F: #35 Udoka Azubuike

SERIES HISTORY

Overall: Kansas leads 193-93

Big 12 era: Kansas leads 46-5

In Lawrence: Kansas leads 88-35

In Manhattan: Kansas leads 77-47

Active Streak: Kansas, 5

Weber vs. Kansas: 2-11 (0-5 on the road)

Self vs. K-State: 25-5 (13-1 at home)

Weber vs. Self: 3-12 (0-6 on the road)

OPENING TIP

• Kansas State (12-4, 2-2 Big 12) travels east to Lawrence to renew one of the oldest rivalries in college basketball on Saturday morning, as the Wildcats meet No. 12/12 Kansas (13-3, 3-1 Big 12) at 11 a.m., CT at Allen Fieldhouse. It will the mark the 287th edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown, as the schools have met at least once a season every year since 1912. The contest will air on ESPN with Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play) and Fran Fraschilla (analyst) on the call.
• The rivalry ranks as the eighth-longest continuously played in the country (have met at least twice every season since 1912) with the sixth-most gamed played (286). Kansas’ 193 wins are the most against one opponent in NCAA history, while K-State’s 93 victories are the most by any Kansas opponent. The series dates to a 54-39 win by the Jayhawks at home on Jan. 25, 1907.
• Kansas leads the all-time series, 193-93, including an 88-35 mark at home, with K-State. The Jayhawks have won 45 of the last 50 meetings in the Big 12 era, including 20 of 21 games played at Allen Fieldhouse. The Wildcats have lost 11 consecutive games at Kansas since posting a 59-55 win on Jan. 14, 2006. K-State has not beaten a ranked Kansas team in Lawrence since 1994.
• K-State is 4-2 away from home this season, including a 3-1 mark in true road games (Vanderbilt, Washington State and Iowa State). The three road wins tie four other Big 12 schools (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia) for the most in the league. The win at Vanderbilt was just second in Nashville and the first since 1977, while the win at Iowa State snapped a six-game skid and was the first since 2011.
• K-State earned its first one of the new calendar 2018 year on Wednesday night, as junior Barry Brown, Jr., turned in a career performance with a personal-best 38 points on 12-of-17 shooting to go with a career-tying 6 steals in an 86-82 win over Oklahoma State at Bramlage Coliseum. He is the first Wildcat to post a 30-point, 5-steal game in school history. The 38 points were the most by a Wildcat since Jacob Pullen scored 38 in his last career game against Wisconsin in the NCAA Southeast Regional Second Round on March 19, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz., and the most at home since Pullen tallied 38 in an 84-68 win over No. 1 Kansas on Feb. 14, 2011. His 6 steals tied a career-high and were the most by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game.
• Brown, who ranks fifth in the Big 12 in scoring (16.9 ppg.) and second (24.3 ppg.) in league-only games, posted his first career 30-point game against the Cowboys and scored 20 or more points four times in the last five games. His 97 total points after the first four Big 12 games are the most since Michael Beasley scored 115 points in his first four Big 12 games in 2008.
• Down 34-33 at the halftime to Oklahoma State, Brown teamed with redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra to score the Wildcats’ first 25 points to start the second half, as the Wildcats connected on 58 percent (10-of-17) during that scoring span as the duo combined for 36 of the team’s 53 points after halftime. Diarra, who was making his first career start in place of the injured Kamau Stokes, scored a career-best 17 points to go with a team-high 4 assists in a career-best 37 minutes. The performance came on the heels of an 11-point, 30-minute effort against Texas Tech on Jan. 6, in which, he took over starting duties with Stokes going out with an injury 15 minutes into the game. Stokes had led the Wildcats in a number of categories, including minutes (30.5 mpg.), double-digit scoring games (11), 3-point field goals (33) and assists (4.6 apg.), while ranking third in scoring (13.4 ppg.).

NOTES ON 12/12 KANSAS

• No. 12/12 Kansas enters Saturday’s game with a 13-3 overall record and a 3-1 mark in Big 12 play after earning an 83-78 win over Iowa State on Tuesday at home. The Jayhawks connected on 14 3-pointers, including a combined 11 from guards Svi Mykhailiuk and Malik Newman, as the pair combined for 50 of the team’s 83 points. Newman scored a career-best 27 points off the bench to go with 8 rebounds, while Mykhailiuk added 23 points. Senior point guard Devonte Graham had a near double-double with 11 points and 9 assists to go with a game-high 4 steals.
• Kansas once again is one of the most potent offenses in the country, ranking in the Top 10 in nine categories, including 13th in scoring offense (86.6 ppg.), 11th in field goal percentage (51.1) and scoring margin (+16.6), 12th in the 3-point field goal percentage (41.4), 10th in 3-point field goals per game (11.1), seventh in assists per game (18.6) and eighth in assist turnover ratio (1.59). They are dangerous from long range with four players with 26 or more 3-point field goals, including 50+ from Mykhailiuk (57) and Graham (51). The Jayhawks are allowing just 70.1 points per game on 39.7 percent shooting, including 32.5 percent from 3-point range. They are shooting 71.2 percent from the free throw line.
• Kansas is a balanced offensive teams with five players averaging in double digits led by Graham’s team-best 18.1 points per game on 42.9 percent shooting, including 43.2 percent from 3-point range. Graham ranks seventh nationally in assists per game (7.5 apg.), 27th in 3-point field goals per game (3.19) and 51st in 3-point field goal percentage (43.2). Mykhailiuk, who ranks 11th in 3-point field goals per game (3.56), is second in scoring at 16.9 points per game on 46.5 percent shooting, including 47.9 percent from long range. Lagerald Vick (15.3 ppg.), Udoka Azubuike (14.6 ppg.) and Newman (10.9 ppg.) also average double figures. Azubuike, who leads the Big 12 and ranks second in the nation in field goal percentage at 76.6 percent, leads the way in both rebounds (7.7 rpg.) and blocked shots (1.5 bpg.).
• Kansas is led by Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self, who has a 429-90 (.827) record in his 15th season leading the Jayhawks. Overall, he is 636-196 (.764) in his 25th season as head coach leading Oral Roberts (1993-97), Tulsa (1997-2000), Illinois (2000-03) and now Kansas.

SERIES HISTORY

• This will be 287th meeting between Kansas State and Kansas on the hardwood, including the 52nd in the Big 12 era, with the Jayhawks holding a 193-93 advantage in a series that dates to 1907. The 193 wins are the most against one opponent in the country, while the 93 victories by the Wildcats are the most by a Kansas opponent. The Jayhawks own an 88-35 lead at home, including a 20-1 mark since the start of Big 12 play. The two schools have met at least once every season since 1912. It is the eighth-longest continuously played rivalry, while it ties for the sixth-most games played.
• Kansas holds a 46-5 mark in the Big 12 era and have won 19 of the last 22 meetings, including 12 of the last 14 games.
• Kansas has won 11 straight in the series at home with the last K-State win coming on Jan. 14, 2006 (59-55). The last victory by a Wildcat team over a ranked Jayhawk squad at Allen Fieldhouse came in a 68-64 win on Big Monday on Jan. 17, 1994.
• Junior Svi Mykhailiuk’s running lay-up at the buzzer proved to be the difference in a tightly-contested Sunflower Showdown, as No. 3/2 Kansas posted a 90-88 win over K-State in the latest meeting at Allen Fieldhouse. K-State had a chance to go ahead late as sophomore Dean Wade’s 3-point attempt fell just short and the ball skated out of bounds. It was on the ensuing inbounds play that Mykhailiuk drove the length of the court and hit the game-winning shot to lift Kansas to victory.  Wade’s 20 points led the way for the Wildcats, who had five players in double figures.
• K-State’s second-half rally came up short against No. 3/3 Kansas, 74-71, in the latest meeting on Feb. 6, 2017 at Bramlage Coliseum. After the Wildcats tied it at 63-all on forward Dean Wade’s third 3-point field goal with 2:53 to play, the Jayhawks scored six straight points to take control of the game. The late 6-0 run was keyed by guard Svi Mykhailiuk’s 3-pointer with 2:34 remaining. K-State closed to within 72-69 on a 3-pointer by guard Kamau Stokes with 22 seconds to play, but guard Devonte’ Graham canned a pair of free throws with 17 seconds to end any further comeback.
• Head coach Bruce Weber is 2-11 all-time against Kansas, including 0-5 on the road.

TOM GILBERT
Associate Director for Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics

MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Athletics is asking fans to help stripe out Bramlage Coliseum for its men’s basketball game in the Big 12/SEC Challenge against Georgia on Saturday, January 27 to help benefit the American Cancer Society and Coaches vs. Cancer.

The athletic department will host the event in conjunction with the annual National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Suits and Sneakers event, in which coaches and staff wear sneakers to call attention to the efforts of the American Cancer Society through its Coaches vs. Cancer program.

Fans are asked to wear either purple or white depending on their ticket location in Bramlage Coliseum. Fans in sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 and 26 are asked to wear white, while those in sections 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 27 are asked to wear purple. The first 3,000 students will receive a free shirt.

The official purple and white shirts for the event are only $15 with $5 from every shirt going to the American Cancer Society. These shirts are now on sale online at kstatesuperstore.com and can also be purchased at the K-State Super Store locations on McCall Road (M-F 10a-8p, Sun 12-5p) in Manhattan and at Bill Snyder Family Stadium (M-F 12-4p and during home games) beginning Friday. They will also be available during games on the Bramlage Coliseum concourse beginning Tuesday, January 16 vs Oklahoma.

Tickets for the game are available for just $18.75 with the Wildcat 4-pack. Fans can buy tickets online at www.kstatesports.com/tickets, by calling (800) 221.CATS or by visiting the ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum.

The game will tip off at 1 p.m. and will air nationally on ESPNU.

– www.k-statesports.com —

TOM GILBERT
Associate Director for Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics

TOPEKA, Kan. — Manhattan High School’s Robert Gonzales and Hoisington High School’s Bruce Cooper have been selected as 2017 National Coaches of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association.

Leading the Manhattan Indians wrestling squad to a 6A State Championship in 2017, Gonzales hoisted his third state title as a head coach. A 40-year head coaching career has accumulated a record of 317 wins and 133 losses. Gonzales has fingerprints on the leadership of wrestling throughout the state of Kansas and also the nation. The leader of the Indians has served on numerous state and national committees during his time around the mat.

In 2017, the Indians crowned two state champions individually and also captured two runners-up in the path to their state title at Hartman Arena.

Gonzales has been named the Kansas Wrestling Coach Association (KWCA) Coach of the Year six times, while being named the City of Topeka Coach of the Year nine times.

Bruce Cooper has coached golf for 38 years, most recently at Hoisington High School. His girls team this past fall placed third at the 3-2-1A State Championship. During Cooper’s career he has claimed 16 state or regional championships coaching the students on the links.

Named the 2017 Kansas Coaches Association Coach of the Year for girls golf, Cooper was also named the NFICA Girls Golf Outstanding Coach in Kansas in 1986. In addition to coaching golf, he also has coached football and basketball during his career.

This is the 33rd and 34th time a Kansan has been selected as Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association.

The NFHS, which has been recognizing coaches through an awards program since 1982, honors coaches in the top 10 girls sports and top 10 boys sports (by participation numbers), and in one “other” sport that is not included in the top 10 listings. Winners of NFHS awards must be active coaches during the year for which they receive their award.

The KSHSAA works with the Kansas Coaches Association (KCA) to nominate Kansas coaches. The KCA contacts their potential state award recipients to complete a “coach profile” form that requests information regarding the coach’s record, membership in and affiliation with coaching and other professional organizations, involvement with other school and community activities and programs, and coaching philosophy. To be approved as an NFCA award recipient and considered for sectional and national coach of the year, this profile form must be completed by the coach or designee and then approved by the executive director (or designee) of the state athletic/activities association.

Gonzales and Cooper received this national accolade after first being awarded state and sectional awards. Other sectional and state coaches of the year from Kansas will be announced at a later date. The NFHS is divided into eight geographical sections with Kansas part of Section 5 – Midwest (KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD).

The NFHS Coaches Association has an advisory committee, composed of a chair and eight sectional representatives.  The sectional committee representatives evaluate the state award recipients and select the best candidates for the sectional award in each sport category. The NFHS Coaches Association Advisory Committee then considers the sectional candidates in each sport, ranks them according to a point system, and determines a national winner for each of the 20 sport categories, the spirit category and one “other” category.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Junior guard Barry Brown, Jr., enjoyed a special night with a career-high 38 points, as Kansas State snapped a two-game skid with an 86-82 win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday at Bramlage Coliseum.

The 38-point scoring output by Brown was the most by a Wildcat since Jacob Pullen also scored 38 points against Kansas on Feb. 14, 2011. Brown has now scored 20 or more points in four of the last five games, including three of four Big 12 contests. He connected on 12-of-17 from the field, including 3-of-4 from long range, to go with an 11-of-16 effort from the free throw line. He also added 6 steals, which were the most by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game.

Redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra, who earned his first career start in place of the injured Kamau Stokes, scored a career-best 17 points 6-of-12 shooting, including 2-of-3 from long range, to go with a team-high 4 assists. Sophomore Xavier Sneed collected his first career double-double with 11 points and a game-high 12 points.

With K-State (12-4, 2-2 Big 12) trailing 34-33 at the break, Brown (26) and Diarra (10) combined for 36 of the Wildcats’ 53 points after halftime on 11-of-16 shooting, including scoring the team’s first 25 points.

OSU (11-5, 1-3 Big 12) was led by a pair of 20-point scorers in Brandon Averette (22) and Jeffrey Carroll (20).

HOW IT HAPPENED

K-State made it a point early on in the contest to work for their shots, as the Wildcats had an early presence inside, scoring 10 of their first 13 points in the paint, including four from Diarra.

Paired with their success in the paint early on, the Wildcats were able to force the Cowboys into tough shots, forcing a cold-spell for the Cowboys in the first 10 minutes of the game. During that span, Oklahoma State went just 2-of-12 from the field with two K-State blocks.

After the midway point of the first half, junior forward Dean Wade got Bramlage Coliseum rocking on an alley-oop dunk over a Cowboy defender from Brown. Although Brown found his fair share of scores in the first half, by leading K-State with 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting at halftime.

As a team, the Wildcats shot proficiently in the first half, connecting on 48 percent (13-of-27) from the field and 50 percent (3-of-6) from beyond the arc. On the other end, K-State held Oklahoma State to 36 percent (12-of-33) from the field and 30 percent (3-of-10) from 3-point land. The efficient scoring and steady defense helped the Wildcats jump out to the largest lead of the half (9) at the 5:59 mark, despite trailing 34-33 at halftime.

Out of the gates in the second half, K-State regained the lead behind scoring from the guard position. Brown, averaging a team-high 15.5 points per game, added several early buckets in the second half, including a steal on defense that led to an and-one on offense to add to his scoring total of 38 points.

Paired with Brown in the backcourt, Diarra added several points of his own out of the break, as the duo of Diarra and Brown accounted for 25-consecutive points after halftime, and the Wildcats shot 58 percent (10-of-17) during their scoring span.

Matching his offensive play, Brown had a career-day defensively, by creating havoc on the OSU offense. During the span of the game, Brown swiped 6 steals from the Cowboys, the most steals from a K-State player in Big 12 history.

On the glass, Sneed had a career-day by grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds, including 3 offensive boards. Sneed up’s his previous career-high of 8 set against Tulsa earlier this season.

Despite the effort by Brown and Diarra, OSU hung around with K-State in the game’s entirety. In total, the lead changed eight times throughout the game, though it would make a turn in K-State’s favor.

Late in the second half, the Wildcats used a 7-0 scoring run to gain a 68-60 advantage with five minutes remaining. In the bonus, K-State would build upon their lead at the free-throw line, as they added 16 free-throws in the final five minutes to close out the game 86-82.

In the end, the Wildcats shot 50 percent from the field (26-of-52) and 75 percent (28-of-37) from the free-throw stripe. Defensively, K-State held OSU to 45 percent (28-of-62) shooting, while forcing 11 turnovers in the game.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Barry Brown – Behind 38 points, 6 steals, and 2 assists, Barry Brown led the Wildcats over the Cowboys in what was a career-day. Brown’s 38-point effort marks a new career-high, and his 6 steals are the most in a Big 12 contest in K-State history.

STAT OF THE GAME

38 – Barry Brown scored a career-high 38 points behind 70 percent (12-of-17) shooting and 69 percent (11-of-16) from the free throw line. The 38-point effort was the most by a Wildcat since Jacob Pullen also put up 38 points against Kansas on Feb. 14, 2011.

SEASON RECORD UPDATE

• K-State 12-4 (2-2 Big 12)
• Oklahoma State 11-5 (1-3 Big 12)