OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kaylee Jensen had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Mandy Coleman scored 14 points and grabbed 18 boards and Oklahoma State withstood Kansas‘ fourth-quarter rally for a 79-75 win in the first round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament on Friday night.

The seventh-seeded Cowboys move on to play second-seeded and No. 12 Texas on Saturday.

Areanna Combs’ layup with 8:52 to play put the Cowboys up 60-47. Kansas used a 17-7 run to pull within three on Jayde Christopher’s layup following her steal with four minutes left, but the Jayhawks failed to get closer.

Oklahoma State (17-13) led 34-29 at intermission, and Chayla Cheadle started the third quarter with a 3-pointer for the Jayhawks. Karli Wheeler later added a pair of free throws to push the Cowboys’ advantage to 48-38.

Diana Omozee scored 21 points and had eight rebounds for the Cowboys, who amassed a 53-24 rebounding advantage with 20 coming on the offensive end for 22 second-chance points.

Jessica Washington and Kylee Kopatich each scored 18 points and Jada Brown had 14 for Kansas.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — D.J. Johnson had 19 points in his final game at Bramlage Coliseum, helping Kansas State to a 61-48 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday and giving the Wildcats‘ NCAA Tournament hopes a boost.

Fellow senior Wesley Iwundu added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (19-12, 8-10), who also snapped a four-game home skid and locked up the No. 6 seed for next week’s Big 12 Tournament.

That means Kansas State will have a first-round bye for the first time in three years.

Texas Tech (18-13, 6-12) may have had its own NCAA Tournament hopes dumped with its ninth straight road defeat. The Red Raiders haven’t won back-to-back games since December.

Keenan Evans and Niem Stevenson led them with 11 points apiece.

Kayla Goth scored a career-high 25, Eternati Willock had a double-double and No. 24 Kansas State made all 12 of its free throws in the last 1:11 to defeat Iowa State 74-67 in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals on Saturday.

The fourth-seeded Wildcats (22-9) never trailed after a 14-0 run to lead 50-38 late in the third quarter. K-State faces No. 2 Baylor, the league champion, in the semifinals on Sunday.

The Cyclones (18-12) had an 11-2 run to tie the game at 56 with 6:50 to play. Two free throws by Breanna Lewis started an 8-0 run that carried to Goth’s free throws with 1:11 remaining as Iowa State suffered a drought of 5:49.

The Cyclones missed nine consecutive shots and the K-State free throws offset ISU making 2 of 3 shots in the last minute.

Willock had 12 points and 10 rebounds coming off the bench with Goth, who had five rebounds and three steals. Kindred Wesemann also had 12 points.

Emily Durr hit five 3s and had 21 points for Iowa State, which had won five straight.

The game see-sawed back and forth but the Saint Xavier Rams boys basketball team fell to Wetmore 71-66 in double overtime in the semifinal round of their Class 1A Division Two Substate Tournament Friday night in Axtell.

Saint Xavier tied the game with three-point shots at the end of the third quarter and at the end of the fourth quarter to send the contest into the first overtime. But with the Rams up three points remaining in the first overtime Wetmore hit a three-point basket to force a second overtime. In that second extra session Wetmore then went on to get the win and advance to the tournament championship game Saturday night.

Saint Xavier High School Principal Shawn Augustine noted both teams played hard and solid. “We wish it would’ve turned out a little different but you never know what you’re going to come up against at substate.” Augustine added, “Both teams just played very hard, and appreciate our coaches and our team and just how hard they fought throughout the season and particularly at substate.”

For Wetmore it was their third win of the season. Saint Xavier finished a good campaign with a final record of 14-5.

TEXAS TECH (18-12, 6-11 Big 12)

AT KANSAS STATE (18-12, 7-10 Big 12)

Saturday, March 4, 2017  12:01 p.m. CT  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)  Manhattan, Kan.

COACHES

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

Overall: 410-221/19^th season

At K-State: 97-66/5^th season

1. Texas Tech: 7-3 (4-0 at home)

Texas Tech: Chris Beard (Texas ‘95)

Overall: 189-62/8th season

At Texas Tech: 18-12/1st season

1. Kansas State: 1-0 (0-0 on the road)

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (18-12, 7-10 Big 12)

G: #3 Kamau Stokes (12.0 ppg., 4.2 apg.)

G: #5 Barry Brown (11.8 ppg., 3.2 rpg.)

G: #25 Wesley Iwundu (12.7 ppg., 6.5 rpg.)

F: #32 Dean Wade (9.7 ppg., 4.7 rpg.)

F: #4 D.J. Johnson (11.2 ppg., 5.8 rpg.)

Texas Tech (18-12, 6-11 Big 12)

G: #5 Justin Gray (9.2 ppg., 5.4 rpg.)

G: #10 Niem Stevenson (8.6 ppg., 3.7 ppg.)

G: #12 Keenan Evans (15.7 ppg., 2.7 rpg.)

F: #11 Zach Smith (12.6 ppg., 7.3 rpg.)

F: #15 Aaron Ross (9.5 ppg., 2.8 rpg.)

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: K-State leads 22-13 (series began in 1955)

In Big 12 era: K-State leads 15-12 (10-2 at home)

In Manhattan: K-State leads 14-2 (last meeting – 1/12/2016)

Current Streak: Texas Tech, 2

Last Meeting: Texas Tech, 66-65, in Lubbock, Texas, on 1/10/2017

Weber vs. Texas Tech: 7-3 (4-0 at home)

Weber vs. Beard: 0-1 (0-0 at home)

GAME 31 – QUICK HITTERS

• Kansas State (18-12, 7-10 Big 12) will celebrate the accomplishments of its five seniors on Saturday, as the Wildcats play host to Texas Tech (18-12, 6-11 Big 12) in regular season finale at noon CT on ESPNews.
• The five senior players – Austin Budke, Carlbe Ervin II, Wesley Iwundu, D.J. Johnson and Zach Winter – along with senior managers Jake Anderson, Jeff Dusin, Tanner Garver and Alex Piggot – will be honored in a pre-game ceremony with their respective families.
• With just 1 game remaining, K-State continues controls its own destiny in regards to seeding for next week’s Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship where it can be the No. 6, 7 or 8 seed. A win ensures the Wildcats of the No. 6 seed and a first-round bye for the first time since 2014. A loss would mean playing in one of the first-round games for the third straight year.
• K-State has already secured its highest win total since a 20-win season in 2013-14, while the 7 Big 12 wins are the most since posting 8 in 2014-15. The Wildcats have also posted its highest win totals on the road since the 2012-13 season with 7 wins away from home and 6 true road wins.
• K-State leads the all-time series with Texas Tech, 22-13, including a 15-12 mark in the Big 12 era. The Wildcats lost the first meeting, 66-65, on the road on Jan. 10 and will attempt to avoid the season sweep. The team has won 7 straight over the Red Raiders at home dating back to 2009.
• The Wildcats are 11-5 in home venues this season, including 10-5 at Bramlage Coliseum. The team will attempt to snap a 4-game home losing streak, which is the longest since a 5-game skid in 2000.
• K-State snapped a 2-game losing streak on Wednesday by holding off a late TCU rally for a 75-74 win. The Wildcats got a clutch 3-pointer from sophomore Dean Wade with 1:22 to play and 6 free throws by sophomore Kamau Stokes and senior D.J. Johnson in the last 21 seconds.
• Wade, who was one of four Wildcats in double figures, tied his career-high for the 4th time with 20 points, as he set or tied career-highs for field goal made (8), field goals attempted (15), 3-point field goals (4) and 3-point field goals attempted (9). The team is now 24-8 when he scores in double figures in his career, including 11-5 this season.
• Defense has been a key element in the Wildcats’ success, as the team is 12-0 when holding an opponent to 65 points or less, including 4-0 in Big 12 play. K-State is holding foes to 61.7 points in its 18 wins on 39.8 percent shooting, including 68.3 points in its 7 Big 12 victories.
• In contrast, K-State is allowing 77.9 points on 47.8 percent shooting in its 12 losses, including 79.6 points on 48.3 percent shooting in the 10 Big 12 setbacks. The team has allowed 80 or more points in 4 of last 6 games.

THE OPPONENT: TEXAS TECH (18-12, 6-11 Big 12)

• Texas Tech enters Saturday’s game with an 18-12 record after snapping a 3-game skid with a 67-57 win over Texas on Senior Night on Wednesday in Lubbock… The Red Raiders are 2-9 on the road this season, including 1-8 in true road contests.
• The Red Raiders are averaging 74.9 points on 47.6 percent shooting, including 37.4 percent from 3-point range, on the season with 33.0 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.2 steals and 3.2 blocks per game… They are allowing opponents 67.5 points per game on 43.3 percent shooting, including 36.1 percent from beyond the arc… The team is shooting 73.5 percent from the free throw line.
• Texas Tech has 6 players averaging 8 or more points this season, including 2 in double figures, led by juniors Keenan Evans (15.7 ppg.) and Zach Smith (12.6 ppg.)… Evans is shooting 47.3 percent from the field, including 44.4 percent from 3-point range, and 85.5 percent from the free throw line… He leads in assists (3.1 apg.) and is 2nd in 3-pointers (48) and steals (1.0 spg.)… Smith shoots 51.3 percent from the field and paces in rebounding (7.3 ppg.) and blocks (1.4 bpg.)… Graduate transfer Anthony Livingston is averaging 9.9 points on 42.8 percent shooting with a team-best 50 3-pointers… Senior Aaron Ross (9.5 ppg.) and junior Justin Gray (9.2 ppg.) both average better than 9 points per game.
• The Red Raiders are led by first-year head coach Chris Beard, who has an 189-52 record in his 8th season as head coach… The former assistant to the legendary coach Bobby Knight, Beard has coached at McMurry (2012-13), Angelo State (2013-15) and Little Rock (2015-16)… He led the Trojans to a 30-5 record in 2015-16, including an upset of Purdue in the NCAA Tournament.

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Wesley Iwundu scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds in his record 119th career start for Kansas State, and the Wildcats held on to beat TCU 75-74 on Wednesday night in a matchup of teams considered to be on the NCAA Tournament bubble.

Dean Wade had 20 points for the Wildcats (18-12, 7-10), who had lost eight of their previous 10 games.

The tournament chances for TCU (17-13, 6-11) under first-year coach Jamie Dixon took a significant hit. The Frogs lost their sixth consecutive game, even after cutting an 11-point halftime deficit to one.

Vlad Brodziansky had 18 points for the Horned Frogs, who played their home finale four days after a 61-60 loss there to 10th-ranked West Virginia, which got its game-winning free throw with 4.8 seconds left after a questionable foul call.

Officials had to get between players in the home finale after Brodziansky was fouled and ended up on his stomach on the floor with 14 1/2 minutes left in the game.

In the aftermath of that, technical fouls were called on Kansas State guard Kamau Stokes and TCU freshman point guard Jaylen Fisher, who was clearly agitated after apparently taking a shot to the face.

That was also the start of a 10-2 spurt by the Horned Frogs to get them within 50-49 on Brandon Parrish’s 3-pointer with 10:55 left. That was the closest they would get, though they would get within a single point four more times in the last 5 minutes, including Alex Robinson’s 3-pointer just before the buzzer.

Robinson had 14 points while Kenrich Williams had 13 points with 11 rebounds, and Parrish had 11 points.

Kamau Stokes also had 16 points for K-State, while D.J. Johnson had 12.

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