For the first time since his Sophomore year of high school, Dean Wade didn’t get the start Saturday for Kansas State against #1/2 ranked Oklahoma, but it didn’t stop him from having the best game of his career in a K-State jersey.

The highly touted 6′ 10″, 225 lb. freshman out of St. John, Ks, had started every game this season up until Saturday night. D.J. Johnson started in Wade’s place, simply because he had been playing better than Wade as of late according to Bruce Weber.

“I have talked to Dean and I have talked to his parents. He knows it. I told him to get mad at me. I want you to be mad at me. I am going to sit you down, and I want you to be mad because he just needed a little fire,” said Weber.

It apparently worked as Wade finished with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the Wildcats 80-69 upset of Oklahoma.

Wade says he wasn’t mad that he was benched, because he is hardly ever mad, but instead,”It let me feel the game more, just watching and being able to see how it was going, with the speed of the game, it settled me down. I was a lot more comfortable when I came in.”

Wade wasn’t the only player to contribute off the bench for Kansas State as Justin Edwards also finished with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

After having numerous opportunities throughout the season to take down a top 25 ranked team, Kansas State finally comes through, beating the top ranked team Oklahoma 80-69 Saturday evening at Bramlage Coliseum.

A strong defensive effort and special play by Wesley Iwundu helped the Wildcats along the way. Iwundu finished with 22 points, 7 assists and just one turnover to lead Kansas State.

“He was special, there’s no doubt. You need somebody to step up and be special,” said Weber. “You need somebody to be special, but these guys, the whole team did a great job. It was a team win there’s no doubt, but Wes spearheaded it.”

The Wildcats were 0-8 against ranked teams this season, including overtime losses to West Virginia and Baylor. Weber now improves to 4-0 at Bramlage Coliseum against the Lon Kruger led Sooners.

“It’s tough to win on the road period, the K-State club fought and competed hard, and it’s just hard to win, hard to win games,” said Kruger about losing four straight in Bramlage.

Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield, was held in check by Iwundu. Scoring his 23 points for the game was not made easy, going just 3-8 from three-point land.

“Everyone is going to make it tough for me. I just have to find a way to score the ball,” said Hield. “I started attacking better late in the second half, and I should have done that Earlier. I just have to do a better job. They had a great game trying to defend me.”

Oklahoma falls to (19-3, 7-3), and Kansas State improved to (14-9, 3-7).

The Sooners will have the quick turnaround, as they host Texas Monday night in the Big Monday matchup on ESPN. Kansas State now has a couple extra days before getting right back at it against #15/13 Baylor Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Perry Ellis had 23 points and 10 rebounds as No. 7 Kansas started the second half of the Big 12 Conference schedule with a 75-56 victory at TCU on Saturday.

The Jayhawks (19-4, 7-3 Big 12) had lost their previous three conference road games. They never trailed after scoring the game’s first seven points.

With the quick start and in a road arena about half-filled with their own fans, the Jayhawks won for the 12th time in 13 games against TCU (10-13, 1-9). The Horned Frogs’ only victory in the series came exactly three years ago Saturday, when they won in the Big 12 for the first time.

Devonte Graham added 15 points for the Jayhawks, who shot 50 percent from the field (29 of 58) and had a 46-25 rebounding advantage.

Brandon Parrish and JD Miller each had 13 points for TCU (10-13,

Kansas Prep Scores
Friday’s Scores

By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 73, Marysville 63
Andover Central 70, Andover 46
Argonia 51, Cedar Vale/Dexter 46
Atchison 68, KC Wyandotte 35
Attica 60, Fairfield 35
Axtell 59, Onaga 25
Barstow, Mo. 89, Heritage Christian 33
Baxter Springs 63, Frontenac 53
Beloit 66, Ellsworth 38
Bennington 63, Marion 45
Berean Academy 49, Ell-Saline 28
Bishop Miege 54, BV West 33
Blue Valley Southwest 57, Gardner-Edgerton 45
Bonner Springs 66, Basehor-Linwood 51
Burlington 56, Erie 43
BV North 56, Blue Valley Stillwell 53
BV Northwest 66, St. Thomas Aquinas 53
Central Burden 60, Udall 50
Central Plains 46, St. John 45
Chase 70, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 50
Cheney 68, Chaparral 32
Cimarron 49, Lakin 43
Circle 80, Winfield 49
Clay Center 43, Council Grove 28
Cornerstone Alt. Charter 46, Marais des Cygnes Valley 37
Derby 51, Wichita Campus 48
Dighton 50, Ingalls 37
Doniphan West 59, Linn 28
Ellis 53, Stockton 37
Eudora 66, Louisburg 30
Flinthills 54, Oxford 42
Fort Scott 54, Parsons 42
Frankfort 59, BV Randolph 36
Fredonia 86, Cherryvale 61
Garden Plain 44, Conway Springs 37
Girard 77, Southeast 49
Goddard 61, Maize South 56
Goddard-Eisenhower 66, Arkansas City 45
Hanover 72, Wetmore 41
Hartford 50, Chase County 41
Haven 62, Lyons 61
Hays-TMP-Marian 76, Norton 50
Herington 38, Mission Valley 37
Hesston 54, Smoky Valley 46
Highland Park 55, Topeka Hayden 51
Hill City 71, Smith Center 57
Hillsboro 38, Pratt 35
Hodgeman County 71, Bucklin 46
Holcomb 60, Colby 26
Holton 60, Atchison County 48
Humboldt 61, Caney Valley 51
Hutchinson Central Christian 75, Pretty Prairie 58
Hutchinson Trinity 68, Remington 61
Immaculata 45, McLouth 39
Independence 54, Labette County 38
Iola 57, Central Heights 29
Jackson Heights 66, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 28
Jefferson North 53, Horton 38
Junction City 56, Topeka 50
Kapaun Mount Carmel 70, Wichita North 43
KC Harmon 66, KC Washington 63
KC Piper 67, Tonganoxie 51
Kingman 63, Hoisington 39
Larned 61, Halstead 59, OT
Lawrence 49, SM South 42
Lawrence Free State 59, SM Northwest 58, OT
Liberal 60, Great Bend 57
Lincoln 54, Pike Valley 48
Little River 49, Centre 35
Maize 59, Hutchinson 38
Manhattan 62, Topeka West 37
McPherson 75, Dodge City 69
Medicine Lodge 43, Belle Plaine 36
Mill Valley 60, KC Bishop Ward 28
Moundridge 62, Inman 56
Mulvane 49, El Dorado 47
Ness City 63, LaCrosse 29
Northern Heights 67, Madison/Hamilton 48
Norwich 69, Cunningham 43
Olathe East 32, SM North 28
Olathe South 63, Leavenworth 55
Olpe 43, Lyndon 40
Osawatomie 56, Wellsville 51
Osborne 50, Natoma 26
Ottawa 71, Bishop Seabury Academy 62
Paola 66, Baldwin 30
Pittsburg 67, Coffeyville 59
Pittsburg Colgan 59, Columbus 22
Pleasanton 55, Altoona-Midway 17
Pratt Skyline 59, Burrton 37
Riverside 61, Perry-Lecompton 45
Riverton 50, Galena 47
Rock Creek 63, Riley County 28
Rock Hills 59, Lakeside 50, OT
Rossville 65, Wabaunsee 60
Royal Valley 52, Hiawatha 42
Sabetha 48, Jefferson West 23
Salina Central 48, Newton 28
Salina Sacred Heart 68, Minneapolis 43
Salina South 83, Valley Center 60
Santa Fe Trail 33, Prairie View 32
Satanta 59, Kiowa County 49
Scott City 59, Hugoton 51
Sedan 83, South Haven 29
Sedgwick 46, Canton-Galva 39
Shawnee Heights 65, Emporia 58
SM East 64, Olathe North 61
SM West 59, Olathe Northwest 46
Solomon 48, Rural Vista 45
South Barber 77, Stafford 40
South Gray 74, Pawnee Heights 52
Southeast Saline 74, Chapman 52
Southern Coffey 56, Waverly 47
Southwestern Hts. 56, Johnson-Stanton County 54
Spring Hill 50, DeSoto 48
St. Francis 65, Hoxie 56
St. James Academy 51, Rockhurst, Mo. 50
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 71, Wilson 37
St. John’s Military 62, SVHE 54
St. Mary’s 46, Silver Lake 45
Sterling 74, Nickerson 59
Sylvan-Lucas 50, Thunder Ridge 30
Syracuse 45, Elkhart 42
Troy 72, Valley Heights 63
Valley Falls 59, Oskaloosa 20
Veritas Christian 47, Wichita Home School 45
Wakefield 77, Peabody-Burns 12
Wamego 67, Osage City 61
Washburn Rural 61, Topeka Seaman 48
Washington County 64, Centralia 44
Wellington 73, Augusta 69
West Elk 68, Yates Center 56
West Franklin 52, Lebo 35
Wichita Classical 65, Chanute Christian 22
Wichita Collegiate 76, Buhler 72
Wichita East 38, Wichita Bishop Carroll 35
Wichita Heights 52, Wichita Northwest 40
Wichita Independent 67, Bluestem 41
Wichita Southeast 60, Wichita West 39
Wichita Trinity 56, Douglass 25
Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Palco 50, Cheylin 48
Weskan 63, Northern Valley 59
Semifinal
Logan 39, Golden Plains 33
Wheatland-Grinnell 44, Triplains-Brewster 37
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 68, Marysville 44
Andover Central 44, Andover 28
Argonia 39, Cedar Vale/Dexter 31
Arkansas City 40, Goddard-Eisenhower 36
Attica 60, Fairfield 37
Baldwin 59, Paola 51, OT
Basehor-Linwood 56, Bonner Springs 44
Beloit 80, Ellsworth 35
Berean Academy 63, Ell-Saline 29
Bishop Miege 63, BV West 25
Blue Valley Southwest 49, Gardner-Edgerton 43
Buhler 61, Wichita Collegiate 37
Burlington 55, Erie 34
Caney Valley 48, Humboldt 41
Central Plains 58, St. John 21
Centralia 67, Washington County 47
Centre 44, Little River 42, OT
Chase County 51, Hartford 29
Cheney 47, Chaparral 20
Chetopa 45, Crest 42
Cimarron 44, Lakin 24
Clay Center 44, Council Grove 27
Conway Springs 46, Garden Plain 34
Cornerstone Alt. Charter 46, Marais des Cygnes Valley 37
Derby 58, Wichita Campus 35
Dighton 57, Ingalls 52
Dodge City 45, McPherson 39
Doniphan West 35, Linn 33
El Dorado 33, Mulvane 27
Elkhart 37, Syracuse 33
Ellis 59, Stockton 49
Flinthills 50, Oxford 13
Fort Scott 58, Parsons 48, OT
Frankfort 41, BV Randolph 31
Fredonia 60, Cherryvale 46
Frontenac 42, Baxter Springs 34
Garden City 59, Guymon, Okla. 54
Girard 50, Southeast 21
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 57, Chase 41
Goddard 47, Maize South 26
Goessel 59, Elyria Christian 32
Goodland 53, Ulysses 46
Greeley County 33, Oberlin-Decatur 23
Hanover 44, Wetmore 42
Haven 62, Lyons 61
Hays-TMP-Marian 61, Norton 47
Hesston 50, Smoky Valley 34
Hiawatha 61, Royal Valley 52
Hill City 40, Smith Center 33
Hillsboro 47, Pratt 35
Holcomb 49, Colby 37
Holton 50, Atchison County 28
Hoxie 60, St. Francis 24
Hugoton 62, Scott City 32
Hutchinson Central Christian 49, Pretty Prairie 20
Hutchinson Trinity 40, Remington 24
Immaculata 39, McLouth 17
Iola 34, Central Heights 28
Jefferson North 45, Horton 33
Kapaun Mount Carmel 45, Wichita North 38
KC Piper 66, Tonganoxie 25
Kingman 38, Hoisington 26
Labette County 74, Independence 46
Lakeside 58, Rock Hills 41
Lansing 57, KC Turner 27
Lawrence 63, SM South 27
Lincoln 46, Pike Valley 37
Louisburg 27, Eudora 25
Lutheran (Kansas City), Mo. 58, Maranatha Academy 34
Madison/Hamilton 44, Northern Heights 42
Maize 37, Hutchinson 12
Manhattan 64, Topeka West 35
Marion 50, Bennington 22
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 48, Jackson Heights 32
Medicine Lodge 53, Belle Plaine 37
Mill Valley 56, KC Bishop Ward 16
Minneapolis 52, Salina Sacred Heart 40
Mission Valley 48, Herington 39
Moundridge 55, Inman 37
Ness City 60, LaCrosse 52
Newton 51, Salina Central 39
Northeast-Arma 53, Jayhawk Linn 49
Norwich 48, Cunningham 18
Olathe East 32, SM North 28
Olathe South 65, Leavenworth 50
Osborne 44, Natoma 38
Otis-Bison 54, Trego 47
Ottawa 56, Bishop Seabury Academy 24
Perry-Lecompton 48, Riverside 29
Pittsburg 69, Coffeyville 46
Pittsburg Colgan 35, Columbus 24
Pleasanton 62, Altoona-Midway 26
Prairie View 50, Santa Fe Trail 24
Pratt Skyline 37, Burrton 26
Riley County 50, Rock Creek 37
Riverton 37, Galena 32
Rossville 65, Wabaunsee 55
Sabetha 62, Jefferson West 49
Satanta 50, Kiowa County 46
Sedan 38, South Haven 37
Sedgwick 54, Canton-Galva 49
Shawnee Heights 47, Emporia 40
SM East 44, Olathe North 42
SM Northwest 33, Lawrence Free State 29
SM West 70, Olathe Northwest 63
Solomon 51, Rural Vista 40
South Barber 69, Stafford 18
Southeast Saline 56, Chapman 41
Southwestern Hts. 53, Johnson-Stanton County 33
Spring Hill 57, DeSoto 39
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 62, Wilson 39
St. Mary’s 47, Silver Lake 46
St. Thomas Aquinas 46, BV Northwest 34
Sterling 56, Nickerson 28
Thunder Ridge 56, Sylvan-Lucas 49
Topeka 85, Junction City 53
Topeka Hayden 81, Highland Park 37
Udall 36, Central Burden 30
Valley Center 37, Salina South 27
Valley Falls 63, Oskaloosa 43
Valley Heights 53, Troy 39
Victoria 47, Macksville 23
Wakefield 42, Peabody-Burns 21
Wamego 53, Osage City 23
Washburn Rural 47, Topeka Seaman 26
Wellington 61, Augusta 44
Wellsville 48, Osawatomie 14
West Franklin 52, Lebo 35
Wichita Bishop Carroll 65, Wichita East 33
Wichita Heights 60, Wichita Northwest 13
Wichita Independent 68, Bluestem 40
Wichita Southeast 77, Wichita West 40
Wichita Trinity 46, Douglass 40
Winfield 57, Circle 51
Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Logan 49, Cheylin 37
Weskan 45, Palco 30
Semifinal
Golden Plains 50, Northern Valley 33
Wheatland-Grinnell 50, Triplains-Brewster 29

GAME 23

1/2 OKLAHOMA (19-2, 7-2 Big 12)

AT KANSAS STATE (13-9, 2-7 Big 12)

Saturday, February 6, 2016 >> 5:05 p.m. CT >> Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) >> Manhattan, Kan.

COACHES

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

Overall: 388-202/18^th season

At K-State: 75-47/4^th season

1. Oklahoma: 5-2

 

Oklahoma: Lon Kruger (Kansas State ’75)

Overall: 580-355/29th season

At Oklahoma: 101-51/5th season

1. Kansas State: 5-6

 

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (13-9, 2-7 Big 12)

G: #1 Carlbe Ervin II (3.0 ppg., 1.6 rpg.)

G: #14 Justin Edwards (11.5 ppg., 5.5 rpg.)

G: #25 Wesley Iwundu (12.4 ppg., 4.9 rpg.)

F: #32 Dean Wade (9.9 ppg., 5.7 rpg.)

F: #41 Stephen Hurt (7.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg.)

 

1/2 Oklahoma (19-2, 7-2 Big 12)

G: #10 Jordan Woodard (14.4 ppg., 3.3 rpg.)

G: #11 Isaiah Cousins (13.3 ppg., 4.6 rpg.)

G: #24 Buddy Hield (25.8 ppg., 5.7 rpg.)

F: #00 Ryan Spangler (11.0 ppg., 9.8 rpg.)

F: #12 Khadeem Lattin (6.2 ppg., 6.2 rpg.)

 

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: Oklahoma leads 106-96 (series began in 1920)

In Big 12 era: Oklahoma leads 14-11 (5-7 on the road)

In Manhattan: K-State leads 58-36 (last meeting – 2/14/2015)

Current Streak: Oklahoma, 1

Last Meeting: Oklahoma, 86-76, in Norman, Okla., on 1/9/2016

Weber vs. Oklahoma: Weber leads 5-2 (3-0 at home)

Weber vs. Kruger: Weber leads 6-2 (3-0 at home)

 

QUICK HITTERS

• Kansas State (13-9, 2-7 Big 12) continues Big 12 play on Saturday night, as the Wildcats welcome all-time great Lon Kruger and his top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners (19-2, 7-2 Big 12) to Bramlage Coliseum for a 5 p.m. CT tip. Jason Benetti and Reid Gettys will call the action on ESPNU.
• Kruger was both a player and coach at K-State, earning Big Eight Player of the Year honors (1973 & 1974) during his playing career for legendary coach Jack Hartman from 1971-74 before serving as an assistant coach to Hartman from 1977-82 and head coach from 1986-90.
• Interestingly enough, Kruger was K-State’s head coach when they last faced a No. 1 Oklahoma team at Bramlage Coliseum, as the Wildcats lost 90-82 on Feb. 1, 1989. It was also the first No. 1 team to ever visit the arena.
• Saturday’s game will be the 7th against an AP No. 1 team at Bramlage Coliseum and the first since beating top-ranked Kansas, 84-68, on Feb. 14, 2011. The list includes Oklahoma in 1989, Missouri in 1990, Kansas in 1993, 1997 and 2011 and Texas in 2010. Overall, the Wildcats are 4-13 vs. No. 1 with 3 of the 4 wins coming at Bramlage Coliseum (Missouri, 65-58, in Feb. 8, 1990, Texas, 71-62, in Jan. 18, 2010 and Kansas, 84-68, in 2011).
• K-State has faced Oklahoma 3 times as No. 1, losing 90-82 at home on Feb. 1, 1989, 86-82 in Norman on Feb. 22, 1989 and 86-76 earlier this year on Jan. 9 in Norman when the Sooners were No. 1 in the Coaches’ poll.
• The game is the second of 3 consecutive vs. Top 15 opponents, which continues Wednesday at home vs. No. 15/13 Baylor. It marks the first time since Feb. 13-21, 2012 that the Wildcats have played 3 straight Top 15 foes.
• K-State is 10-2 at Bramlage Coliseum this season (11-2 at home overall) with its only losses coming to No. 19/17 West Virginia and No. 17/18 Iowa State. Overall, the team is 32-51 (.386) against ranked teams in the arena’s history with 29 coming vs. ranked Big 12 foes and a 17-11 mark since 2008.
• Eight of K-State’s 9 losses this season have come to Top 25 opponents, including 6 in Big 12 play. This includes 2 double-overtime setbacks to No. 19/17 West Virginia (83-87) at home and at No. 13/15 Baylor (72-79) as well as Wednesday’s 77-59 defeat at 7/6 Kansas. All 9 losses have come to teams with a combined record of 138-32 (.812).
• K-State boasts the nation’s No. 19 strength of schedule, which should improve with 6 games remaining vs. teams with an RPI of 43 or better.
• The schools will play for the 203rd time with the Sooners holding a 106-96 advantage. The Wildcats have won 5 of the last 7 meetings, including a sweep in 2015, since the Sooners last swept the season series in 2012.
• K-State has 6 players with at least 8 double-digit scoring games, as the team is 8-2 this season when 4 or more players register double figures.
• Freshmen have led the Wildcats in scoring 12 times (including 6 of 9 Big 12 games) with a combined 28 double-figure scoring games. They have also paced the team in rebounding and assists 8 times each.

 

–www.kstatesports.com–

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

The 7th grade boys travelled to Manhattan to play at Eisenhower Middle School. A team improved to 4-1 on the season with a 42-20 victory. Leading scorers Russell Wilkey with 19 pts and Andrew Khoury with 15.

The B team fell in a close one 24-28. Next action will be Saturday in Great Bend.

Junction City Middle School Boys Basketball A-team suffered their first loss against Manhattan-Eisenhower 28-35.  They are now 4-1.  Jeremiah Bisio led in scoring with 12 points.

The B-team picked up another win beating the visiting team 30-18 pushing their record to 2-3.  Denzel Tyson had 11 points in the win.

The A-team will head to Great Bend Saturday to play games with the home team Great Bend and Holcomb.  Both teams will be back in actionMonday night at Abilene.

The Big 12 has the nation’s No. 1 team and half of the league is in the top 15 of the AP poll.

For the third season in a row, the conference has the best cumulative RPI. And in a “break” from league play last weekend, the Big 12 won seven of 10 games against the Southeastern Conference in an event that used to be played in December.

Now comes the second half of their brutal round-robin conference schedule, with each of the 10 teams exactly halfway through their 18 Big 12 games.

Oklahoma and No. 14 West Virginia are tied for the Big 12 lead, a game ahead of 11-time defending Big 12 champ and No. 7 Kansas, No. 15 Baylor and Texas.