GAME 22

KANSAS STATE (13-8, 2-6 Big 12)

AT 7/6 KANSAS (17-4, 5-3 Big 12)

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 >> Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) >> Lawrence, Kan.

 

 

COACHES

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

Overall: 388-201/18^th season

At K-State: 75-46/4^th season

1. Kansas: 2-6

 

Kansas: Bill Self (Oklahoma State ’85)

Overall: 576-187/23rd season

At Kansas: 369-81/13th season

1. Kansas State: 20-5

 

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (13-8, 2-6 Big 12)

G: #3 Kamau Stokes (9.4 ppg., 2.8 rpg.)

G: #14 Justin Edwards (11.9 ppg., 5.5 rpg.)

G: #25 Wesley Iwundu (12.2 ppg., 4.9 rpg.)

F: #32 Dean Wade (10.1 ppg., 5.9 rpg.)

F: #41 Stephen Hurt (6.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg.)

 

7/6 Kansas (17-4, 5-3 Big 12)

G: #0 Frank Mason III (13.3 ppg., 5.0 rpg.)

G: #1 Wayne Selden, Jr. (15.4 ppg., 3.4 rpg.)

G: #4 Devonte’ Graham (10.5 ppg., 2.9 rpg.)

F: #33 Landen Lucas (3.9 ppg., 5.1 rpg.)

F: #34 Perry Ellis (16.3 ppg., 6.7 rpg.)

 

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: Kansas leads 188-93 (series began in 1907)

In Big 12 era: Kansas leads 40-5 (18-1 at home)

In Lawrence: Kansas leads 86-35 (last meeting – 2/23/2015)

Current Streak: K-State, 1

Last Meeting: K-State, 70-63, in Manhattan, on 2/23/2015

Weber vs. Kansas: 2-6 (0-3 on the road)

Weber vs. Self: 3-7 (0-4 on the road)

 

QUICK HITTERS

• Kansas State (13-8, 2-6 Big 12) returns to the gauntlet of Big 12 play on Wednesday, as the Wildcats renew the Dillon’s Sunflower Showdown with a trip to No. 7/6 Kansas (17-4, 5-3 Big 12) at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2. It will be the 282nd meeting in a series that dates back to 1907.
• The rivalry ranks as the 8th-longest continuously played in the country (met every season since 1921) with the 6th-most games played (281). The Jayhawks lead the series, 188-93, including 86-35 at home.
• Wednesday’s game is the first of 3 consecutive vs. Top 15 opponents, which includes back-to-back home tilts with No. 1/2 Oklahoma on Feb. 6 and No. 15/13 Baylor on Feb. 10. It marks the first time since Feb. 13-21, 2012 that the Wildcats have played 3 straight Top 15 foes.
• Seven of K-State’s 8 losses this season have come to Top 25 opponents, including 5 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). All 8 setbacks have come to teams with a combined record of 120-28 (.811).
• K-State boasts the nation’s No. 17 strength of schedule, which should improve with 7 games remaining vs. teams with an RPI of 43 or better.
• K-State is 2-6 away from home this season, including 1-5 in true road games. The Wildcats have lost 5 straight on the road since opening the season with a last-second 68-66 win at Georgia on Dec. 4, 2015.
• K-State helped retain conference bragging rights with a 69-64 home win over Ole Miss in the third annual Big 12-SEC Challenge on Saturday. With the win, the Wildcats finished non-conference play with an 11-2 record, which included a perfect 8-0 mark at Bramlage Coliseum. It is the most non-conference wins since posting an identical 11-2 mark in 2012-13.
• Junior D.J. Johnson became the 6th different player to lead the team in scoring with a career-tying 14 points vs. Ole Miss to go with a game-high 7 rebounds. He is averaging 9.3 points on 63.9 percent shooting (23-of-36) with 5.3 rebounds in 21.7 mintues per game in the last 7 games.
• K-State has gotten better scoring from its bench since 2016 started, as reserves are averaging 27.7 points per game on 45.4 percent shooting.
• K-State has 6 players with at least 7 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 27 double-figure scoring games. They have also paced the team in rebounding and assists 8 times each.

 

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

TOPEKA, Kan. – As postseason basketball approaches, the KSHSAA and Fort Hays State University have mutually agreed to relocate this year’s Class 1A Division I state basketball tournament from FHSU to the Civic Center in Dodge City. The state tournament dates remain as scheduled March 9 – 12, 2016.

The Fort Hays State University women’s basketball team has positioned itself to potentially host an NCAA regional tournament March 10, 11, 12 and 14, which would conflict with the state high school tournament. By mutual agreement of FHSU and the KSHSAA, the state tournament will be hosted at the Dodge City Civic Center by the Dodge City Sports Commission.

“Whether or not Fort Hays State succeeds in winning the right to host an NCAA regional, the Class 1A Division I state tournament will remain in Dodge City this year,” said KSHSAA Executive Director, Gary Musselman. “The logistics and lead time in staging a successful state tournament necessitate a decision which is in the best interest of Fort Hays State University and the member schools of the KSHSAA, be made now.”

The Dodge City Sports Commission will be working to provide a positive experience for all participants. The 2,500 seat capacity Civic Center is home to Dodge City Community College basketball and in past decades hosted the Class BB state high school tournaments and the annual Dodge City Tournament of Champions featuring high school basketball teams from across the state.

The Class 1A DII tournaments will also be in Dodge City played at the United Wireless Area.

Civic Center Website

The schedule will be as follows:

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Boys Quarterfinal games at 3:00 pm, 4:45 pm, 6:30 pm, & 8:15 pm

Thursday, March 10, 2016 Girls Quarterfinal games at 3:00 pm, 4:45 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:15 pm

Friday, March 11, 2016 Semifinal games
Girls at 3:00 pm and 6:30 pm
Boys at 4:45 pm and 8:15 pm

Saturday, March 12, 2016 Consolation and State Championship games
12:00 p.m. – 3rd Place Girls Game
2:00 p.m. – 3rd Place Boys Game
4:00 p.m. – Girls Championship Game
6:15 p.m. – Boys Championship Game

HONOLULU (AP) — Russell Wilson threw three first-half touchdown passes to lead Team Irvin to a 49-27 victory over Team Rice in the Pro Bowl on Sunday.

The Seattle Seahawks star, who was the first player picked in the all-star game’s draft, led scoring drives on three of Team Irvin’s first four possessions at Aloha Stadium. He threw touchdown passes of 14 and 2 yards to Atlanta Falcons teammates Julio Jones and Devonta Freeman, respectively, in the opening quarter.

Early in the second quarter, Wilson connected with Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley for a 10-yard score.

Minnesota’s Teddy Bridgewater and Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston each added two TD passes for Team Irvin.

Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce caught two scoring passes for Team Rice. He had 5 catches for 91 yards on the day.

Kansas State hung on to beat Ole Miss Saturday, 69-64, in the Big 12 SEC Challenge at Bramlage Coliseum.

The Wildcats trailed just once in the game when Ole Miss went on a small run starting around the nine minute mark in the first half, the same time K-State’s Kamau Stokes was helped off the court with an apparent knee injury. He wouldn’t return. Kansas State eventually fought back to take a 38-36 lead into halftime.

“We don’t know what’s wrong with Kamau at this point. They’re going to do an MRI,” reported Bruce Weber following the game.

Losing Stokes took away one of K-State’s scoring threats, but allowed Carlbe Ervin II to come in and play a larger role than normal.

“You know you don’t have to make the big play, he made the simple basketball plays. Him and Austin Budke in the zone made some great passes, there again it’s not a spectacular thing it’s just solid, square up, see things, maybe pass fake, make the play. It was good for him, he needed that.”

With the win Kansas State’s non-conference final now rests at 11-2, and they now move into the back half of their schedule that features home games against Oklahoma, Baylor, Kansas and Texas. They are in action again Wednesday evening on the road in Lawrence for the Sunflower Showdown with Kansas. That game is slated for an 8 pm tip off from Allen Fieldhouse.

In the consolation semifinals of the Glacier Edge Girls Basketball Tournament in Emporia Friday the Junction City High School Lady Jays fell to Emporia 61-39.

After coming out hot and finding seven points from Ally McKenzie in the first quarter the Lady Jays had an 11-9 lead going into the 2nd quarter. But Emporia found their shot in the second quarter and held the Lady Jays to just four points from the charity stripe taking a 28-15 lead into halftime.

Junction City wasn’t able to get much else done in the second half, as Emporia ran away with it.

The Lady Jays were led in scoring by McKenzie who finished with a season best 17 points.

They move on to the 7th place game Saturday morning at 11 am against Wichita Southeast, who fell to Topeka West 47-44 in double overtime. Emporia will go on to face Topeka West in the 3rd place game. On the championship side Hutchinson will face Goddard-Eisenhower in the 3rd place game and Leavenworth takes on Olathe South in the championship game.

 

Kansas Prep Scores
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 66, Hays-TMP-Marian 52
Andover Central 43, Maize 40
Basehor-Linwood 63, DeSoto 32
Bishop Miege 52, Blue Valley Southwest 51
Bishop Seabury Academy 63, KC Christian 32
BV Randolph 51, Wetmore 42
Chanute 61, Iola 36
Chase 55, Pike Valley 47
Doniphan West 50, Washington County 49, OT
Galena 61, Southeast 47
Hays 62, Dodge City 59
Hill City 74, Trego 52
Horton 51, Hiawatha 46
Hugoton 56, Guymon, Okla. 49
Hutchinson Central Christian 79, Norwich 63
Maize South 73, Hutchinson 49
Pittsburg Colgan 45, Baxter Springs 30
Pratt 66, Macksville 52
Rock Creek 56, Wamego 53
Rock Hills 54, Wilson 48
Scott City 63, Goodland 33
Solomon 37, Rural Vista 36
Southeast Saline 62, Ellsworth 56
Stockton 57, Smith Center 50
Syracuse 47, Johnson-Stanton County 46
Uniontown 49, Crest 44
West Franklin 57, Marmaton Valley 39
SPIAA Tournament
Consolation
Ashland 71, South Central 57
Minneola 59, Fowler 31
Satanta 61, Ingalls 39
Semifinal
South Gray 63, Hodgeman County 46
Spearville 55, Kiowa County 42

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Axtell 66, Hanover 60
Basehor-Linwood 41, DeSoto 28
Baxter Springs 46, Pittsburg Colgan 36
Bonner Springs 58, KC Turner 23
Burlington 76, Cherryvale 57
Caldwell 56, West Elk 29
Central Burden 32, Oxford 28
Chanute 61, Iola 36
Chapman 52, Herington 30
Clay Center 41, Smoky Valley 9
Ellinwood 50, Palco 19
Ellis 54, Plainville 36
Flinthills 39, Udall 27
Fort Scott 60, Coffeyville 30
Fredonia 49, Eureka 30
Galena 36, Southeast 32
Goodland 48, Scott City 34
Hays-TMP-Marian 50, Abilene 38
Hill City 74, Trego 17
Holcomb 55, Southwestern Hts. 53
Hugoton 69, Guymon, Okla. 50
Humboldt 45, Erie 37
Independence 56, Frontenac 35
Jefferson West 45, Royal Valley 41
Labette County 63, Girard 47
Lakeside 49, Osborne 18
Lakin 79, Deerfield 18
Logan 49, Weskan 47
Minneapolis 50, Russell 47, OT
Moscow 53, Elkhart 32
Northern Valley 54, Cheylin 42
Norton 55, Colby 18
Phillipsburg 63, Oakley 43
Pike Valley 51, Chase 28
Riley County 54, Wabaunsee 34
Riverton 66, Columbus 35
Rock Creek 37, Wamego 31
Rolla 48, Felt, Okla. 46
Sabetha 59, Holton 41
Salina Sacred Heart 43, Hutchinson Trinity 41
Silver Lake 68, Atchison 25
Smith Center 42, Stockton 39
Solomon 60, Rural Vista 33
Southeast Saline 63, Ellsworth 34
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 73, Tescott 24
Sylvan-Lucas 52, Elyria Christian 47
Syracuse 32, Johnson-Stanton County 28
Tonganoxie 63, KC Bishop Ward 42
Troy 48, Clifton-Clyde 33
Uniontown 56, Crest 21
Valley Heights 67, Frankfort 50
Victoria 68, LaCrosse 51
Washington County 55, Doniphan West 38
West Franklin 47, Marmaton Valley 26
Wetmore 42, BV Randolph 23
Wheatland-Grinnell 74, Healy 15
Wilson 48, Rock Hills 26
Cunningham Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Attica 52, Pretty Prairie 33
Cunningham 43, Medicine Lodge 25
Semifinal
Norwich 54, South Barber 46
El Dorado Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Augusta 66, Wichita Collegiate 46
Wichita East 32, El Dorado 31
Semifinal
Valley Center 49, Gardner-Edgerton 42
Emporia Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Emporia 61, Junction City 39
Topeka West 47, Wichita Southeast 44, 2OT
Semifinal
Leavenworth 36, Hutchinson 25
Olathe South 54, Goddard-Eisenhower 22
Haven Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Haven 49, Nickerson 32
Kingman 58, Chaparral 17
Semifinal
Goddard 49, Rose Hill 41
Wellington 56, Cheney 44
Hilltop Hoops Classic
Seventh Place
Macksville 35, Little River 34
Fifth Place
Ell-Saline 41, St. John 36
Third Place
Moundridge 69, Ness City 41
Jefferson County North Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Atchison County 46, Cornerstone Family 35
Semifinal
Rossville 61, Jefferson North 42
Valley Falls 44, Perry-Lecompton 22
Lawrence Free State Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Great Bend 60, Highland Park 39
SM East 67, KC Sumner 59
Semifinal
Derby 57, Lawrence Free State 41
Wichita South 54, Washburn Rural 29
Lyon County League Tournament
Semifinal
Olpe 71, Lebo 48
Waverly 58, Madison/Hamilton 39
McPherson Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Hays 45, Andale 30
SM South 59, Wichita Northwest 43
Semifinal
Olathe East 50, Manhattan 33
SM Northwest 42, McPherson 37
Newton Invitational Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Dodge City 58, Kapaun Mount Carmel 28
Wichita Bishop Carroll 37, Garden City 27
Semifinal
Olathe Northwest 67, Andover Central 56
Pratt Tournament
Larned 52, KC Washington 33
Ulysses 40, Wichita North 38
Topeka Seaman Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Maize 58, Topeka 55
Shawnee Heights 56, SM North 48
Semifinal
St. Thomas Aquinas 41, Topeka Seaman 32
Wichita Heights 51, Lawrence 49
Wellsville Tournament
Louisburg 40, Anderson County 36