Kansas Prep Scores
Wednesday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A State Tournament
Division I
Quarterfinal
Centralia 58, Pretty Prairie 42
Hanover 61, St. Paul 40
Osborne 53, Minneola 37
Victoria 70, Lebo 58
Division II
Quarterfinal
Attica 46, Dighton 32
Hartford 65, Hutchinson Central Christian 64, OT
Logan 48, Deerfield 43
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 71, Sylvan-Lucas 27
Class 3A State Tournament
Quarterfinal
Garden Plain 71, Fredonia 49
Osage City 60, Wellsville 44
Sabetha 43, Scott City 40, OT
Southeast Saline 55, Norton 46
Class 5A State Tournament
Quarterfinal
Highland Park 56, Liberal 52
Kapaun Mount Carmel 55, Bonner Springs 49
KC Washington 69, Goddard-Eisenhower 62
Mill Valley 55, Salina Central 46
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 2A State Tournament
Quarterfinal
Central Plains 48, Pittsburg Colgan 24
Hill City 74, Meade 69, OT
Olpe 61, Moundridge 28
Valley Falls 61, Republic County 41
Class 4A State Tournament
Division I
Quarterfinal
Bishop Miege 67, Andale 46
Labette County 53, McPherson 45
Paola 62, Abilene 60, OT
Wellington 62, DeSoto 57
Division II
Quarterfinal
Clay Center 53, Baldwin 48
Girard 49, Burlington 41
Hugoton 53, Wichita Collegiate 39
Topeka Hayden 55, Haven 35
Class 6A State Tournament
Quarterfinal
Olathe East 51, Derby 39
Olathe South 50, Dodge City 32
SM Northwest 44, Washburn Rural 29
Wichita South 62, SM West 48

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Freshman Dean Wade scored a career-high 20 points, including a pair of critical free throws with 5 seconds left, as Kansas State earned a trip to the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship with a 75-71 win over Oklahoma State on Tuesday night at theSprint Center.

 

The victory for the Wildcats (17-15) was the first since 2013, snapping a 3-game losing streak.

 

Leading by as many as 17 points in the second half, K-State saw OSU (12-20) make a furious rally to close the double-digit lead to within striking distance at 70-64 on a 3-pointer by junior Leyton Hammonds with 1:25 to play. The Wildcats had a number of opportunities to finish the game off at the free throw line, going just 11-of-24 (45.8 percent) from the charity stripe in the second half after hitting 10-of-11 in the opening half.

 

After sophomore Tyree Griffin got the Cowboys to within 73-69 with 5 seconds remaining on free throw, Wade was able to finish off his impressive night with two free throws to wrap up the Wildcats’ victory.

 

Wade led all scorers with his first career 20-point outing, which came on 6-of-9 field goals, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, to go with a 5-of-6 effort from the free throw line. It marked his 16 double-digit scoring game this season, as the Wildcats moved to 13-3 when the freshman registered double figures.

 

Senior Justin Edwards continued his solid play of late with his ninth double-figure scoring game in his last 10 outings with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting, which came with a game-high 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Junior Wesley Iwundu also put together an impressive all-around game with 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

 

The Oklahoma State bench scored 37 of the team’s 71 points led by 13-point efforts from juniorJoe Burton and sophomore Jeffrey Carroll, while Griffin had a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 10 assists.

 

K-State now advances to the quarterfinals to take on top-ranked Kansas (27-4) on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. CT. The Wildcats are 7-14 all-time against the Jayhawks at the Big Eight/12 Championship, but have lost 11 straight at the championship with the last win coming in the second round of the 1993 Big Eight Tournament.

 

The Basics

• Final Score: Kansas State 75, Oklahoma State 71
• Records: Kansas State 17-15, 5-13 Big 12 \\ Oklahoma State 12-20, 3-15 Big 12
• Attendance: 18,972
• Next Game: Thursday, March 10 \\ vs. 1/1 Kansas \\ 1:30 p.m. CT \\ ESPN2

 

The Short Story

• Freshman Dean Wade put the finishing touches on a career night with a pair of free throws with 5 seconds remaining to help No. 8 seed Kansas State to a 75-71 win over No. 9 seed Oklahoma State in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Tuesday before 18,972 fans at the Sprint Center.
• The win snapped a 3-game losing streak at the Championship, earning the Wildcats their first since 2013.
• Wade collected his first career 20-point game with a game-high 20 points to lead three Wildcats in double figures, joining senior Justin Edwards (17) and junior Wesley Iwundu (14).
• K-State connected on 50 percent of its field goals (24-of-48), including 52.4 percent (11-of-21) in the second half, and moved to 7-0 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
• Oklahoma State, which trailed by as many as 17 points in the second half, closed the gap to 73-69 on a free throw from Tyree Griffin with 5 seconds left before Wade’s two free throws finished it off.
• OSU was led by reserves Joe Burton and Jeffrey Carroll, who had 13 points each.

 

University of Kansas Athletics

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas men’s basketball legend Clyde Lovellette died Wednesday evening in North Manchester, Indiana, where he lived, his daughter Cindy confirmed with KU officials. Lovellette, who had been battling cancer, was 86.

A two-time All-American center, Lovellette scored 33 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead Kansas to an 80-63 win over St. John’s in the 1952 NCAA championship game. In the process he set a then-NCAA?Tournament scoring record and earned most outstanding performer honors.

Also in 1952, Lovellette and six Jayhawk teammates helped lead the United States to the gold medal at the Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Kansas coach Phog Allen was an assistant coach on the team.

“Clyde’s passing is a big loss for anyone who has ever supported Kansas Athletics,” Kansas Head Coach Bill Self said. “He was a great player, a national champion and Olympic Gold Medalist. He was a beloved teammate and a great ambassador for his alma mater. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.”

Lovellette was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in May 1988 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. His KU jersey was retired on Feb. 15, 1992, in a ceremony honoring the 1952 NCAA title team.

A native of Terre Haute, Indiana, Lovellette became the fourth Jayhawk to be named a consensus first-team All-American, and was also named All-Big Seven in 1951 and 1952.

Today, Lovellette ranks as the fourth all-time leading scorer in KU history with 1,979 career points, and as the No. 10 all-time leading rebounder with 813. In 1952, Lovellette became the only player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring (28.4) and play on the NCAA National Championship team.

Following his career at KU, Lovellette played one year of AAU ball, then embarked on a 12-year NBA career with stops at Minneapolis, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Boston. He retired from basketball in 1964. Lovellette was a four-time NBA All-Star and won three NBA titles – in 1954, 1963 and 1964.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Chiefs have signed outside linebacker Jonathan Massaquoi, adding depth at the position one day after agreeing to a three-year deal to keep veteran pass rusher Tamba Hali in Kansas City.

Massaquoi’s agency announced the deal on Wednesday, the opening day of free agency.

The 27-year-old Massaquoi is a former fifth-round pick of the Falcons, who spent his first three seasons in Atlanta. He joined the Tennessee Titans last year, but was cut prior to the season.

Massaquoi will compete for playing time behind the Chiefs’ top pass-rushing duo of Hali and Justin Houston, with former first-round pick Dee Ford factoring into the mix.

Frank Zombo and Dezman Moses, the backup linebackers last season, are free agents.

KANSAS CITY -The Big 12 Basketball Tournament opens Wednesday in Kansas City.

Two-time defending Big 12 Conference tournament champion Iowa State is going into this season’s tournament as the No. 6 seed.

No. 1 Kansas is the No. 1 seed after clinching its 12th consecutive regular-season title. No. 10 West Virginia wrapped up second place with a 69-58 win at No. 19 Baylor on Saturday.

On Wednesday at 6 p.m. eighth-seeded Kansas State takes on ninth-seeded Oklahoma State, with the winner advancing to play the Jayhawks on Thursday.

Seventh-place Texas Tech takes on last-place TCU, with the winner moving on to play the Mountaineers.

In the other quarterfinal games Thursday, Iowa State takes on third-seeded Oklahoma; and fourth-place Texas takes on No. 5 seed Baylor.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) – There was quite a buzz to the Rockies-Royals spring training game on Tuesday.

A swarm of bees sent Kansas City manager Ned Yost, members of his coaching staff and fans scurrying early in the exhibition matchup. Yost and his coaches like to sit on folding chairs outside the dugout, and the bees caused them to duck for cover and a brief delay at Surprise Stadium.

The bees were removed in a plastic trash bag after the top of the third inning. Lowell Hutchinson, a retired beekeeper from St. Joseph, Missouri, came out of the stands to assist with the removal of the bees.

With the scarcity of honey bees, Yost implored the bees be saved, not exterminated.

Bee delays seem to occur most every spring in Arizona during at least one game.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that the Chiefs and Tamba Hali have agreed to a three-year contract to keep the veteran linebacker in Kansas City.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Tuesday because the deal had not been announced.

The 32-year-old Hali is coming off his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl, despite practicing on a limited basis much of the season because of a troublesome knee. He also had a broken thumb late in the year.

Still, the Chiefs’ former first-round pick finished with 6 1-2 sacks while starting 14 of the 15 games he played. That gave him 86 for his career, matching Neil Smith for second-most in franchise history.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The family of former Kansas City Chiefs safety Caesar Belser will donate his brain to research into a degenerative brain condition.

Belser’s children said he died over the weekend of lung cancer. He played for the Chiefs from 1968 to 1971, including on the 1969 Super Bowl champions.

His son, Jason Belser, and his daughter, Cecilia Belser-Patton, say the family will donate Belser’s brain to the University of Texas Southwestern and Dr. Bennet Omalu, a key figure in researching chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

The Kansas City Star reports (https://bit.ly/1OYFm9j ) Belser’s children say he suffered from several neurological issues late in life.

Jason Belser, who played in the NFL for 11 years, has already decided to donate his brain when he dies.

MESA, Ariz. (AP) – Eric Hosmer hit a two-run double to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in a game between split squads Monday.

Hosmer’s double in the sixth inning was followed by an RBI single by Salvador Perez.

Addison Russell hit his second homer this spring, a two-run shot for the Cubs.

Royals starter Kris Medlen pitched two innings in his spring debut, striking out three. Cubs starter Jason Hammel allowed one hit in his two-inning effort .