Kansas and Oklahoma, who played one of the season’s best games last week, remain 1-2 in the men’s Top 25 basketball poll by The Associated Press.

The Jayhawks (14-1) beat the Sooners 109-106 in triple overtime. They received all but two first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel. It is the second week at No. 1 for Kansas.

Oklahoma (13-1) drew one No. 1 vote. It was followed by Maryland and Michigan State (16-1), which had the other first-place vote. North Carolina is fifth followed by Villanova, Xavier, Miami, Duke and SMU.

SMU is in the top 10 for the first time since February 1985. The Mustangs (15-0) and No. 19 South Carolina (15-0) are the only unbeaten Division I teams. SMU is ineligible for the postseason because of NCAA rules violations.

No. 21 Baylor and No. 25 Gonzaga are the week’s newcomers, replacing Connecticut and Dayton.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Freshman Barry Brown was selected as the Phillips 66 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Monday after averaging 17.0 points off the bench in road games against Texas and No. 2/1 Oklahoma.

 

Brown becomes the second Wildcat freshman to win the Big 12 newcomer award after Dean Wade won the weekly accolade on Dec. 7, 2015 and the third overall player to earn an accolade from the league since junior Wesley Iwundu won Player of the Week honors to open the season on Nov. 16, 2015. Brown is the sixth different Wildcat player to be selected for the honor since 2007. Overall, it marks the school’s 30th Newcomer of the Week honor since the inception of the Big 12 in 1997, including the fourth under head coach Bruce Weber.

 

A 6-foot-3 guard from St. Petersburg, Fla., Brown has led the Wildcats in scoring in four of the last five games, including a combined 34 points in contests last week at Texas and No. 2/1 Oklahoma, all from the bench. He averaged 17.0 points on 48.1 percent shooting (13-of-27), which included four 3-pointers, with 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals in 27 minutes per game.

 

Brown scored a team-high 15 points against the Longhorns on 5-of-11 field goals with 3 assists and 2 steals in 24 minutes while knocking down 3-of-4 attempts from the free throw line on Jan. 5. He scored 12 of his team-high 19 points in the second half against the Sooners on 8-of-16 shooting with a season-high 8 rebounds and 2 steals in a season-best 30 minutes of action on Jan. 9.

 

Brown, who is averaging 14.6 points on 47.3 percent shooting in the last five games, ranks first on the team in 3-point field goal percentage (37.0), second in 3-point field goals (20) and steals (17) and fourth in scoring (9.1 ppg.) and double-figure scoring games (6). He is one of three Wildcat freshmen averaging better than 8.5 points per game, along with Wade (10.9 ppg.) and Kamau Stokes (8.7 ppg.).

 

K-State (10-5, 0-3 Big 12) begins a two-game homestand on Tuesday night, as the Wildcats host Texas Tech (11-3, 1-2 Big 12) at 7 p.m. CT on Military Appreciation Night at Bramlage Coliseum. Military personnel can purchase tickets for just $10 with their ID, while fans can take advantage of the Wildcat 4-Pack, which includes four general admission tickets for just $50. The contest will be televised on FOX Sports Kansas City (state of Kansas, Kansas City area), K-StateHD.TV and ESPN3 (outside the state of Kansas).

 

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs turned their attention to the Patriots on Sunday, where they may be without star wide receiver Jeremy Maclin for their divisional round game.

Kansas City snapped an eight-game postseason losing streak with its 30-0 victory over the Texans on Saturday. But advancing to the Chiefs’ first AFC championship game 1993 could be tough if Maclin, by far their top pass catcher, is unable to play next Saturday in New England.

The Chiefs initially feared Maclin had hurt his right ACL. But an MRI revealed the ligament intact, and that he sustained an ankle sprain. The severity of it was unknown.

If Maclin is unable to go, rookie Chris Conley would take his place against the Patriots.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State combined for 17 first-place finishes and set two facility records as it put on a dominant performance in the Wildcat Invitational in Ahearn Field House on Saturday.

 

In the final scoring, the 20^th-ranked men topped Wichita State, 85-82, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 99-40, while the 4^th-ranked women defeated Nebraska-Omaha, 82-35, and Arkansas Pine Bluff, 88-53, but fell to the Shockers, 102-61.

 

“I think we saw people who did a pretty decent job when they were home and people who did not do a decent job when they were home,” head coach Cliff Rovelto said. “That is what we learned. That is what this meet is all about when we come back, to find out where we are at.”

 

Senior Akela Jones highlighted the day with first-place finishes in the 60 meter hurdles, 4×400 meter relay and high jump. Her mark of 8.17 in the 60 meter hurdles set a new Wildcat Invitational record and facility record.

 

Fellow senior A’Keyla Mitchell also set a new meet and facility record during the race, winning the 300 meter dash with a time of 37.72. The previous facility record of 39.29 was set earlier this season at the K-State Winter Invitational by teammate Tia’ Gamble.

 

On the track, distance runners Morgan Wedekind and Lukas Koch placed first in the mile run with time of 5:03.43 and 4:18.69, respectively. Senior Sonia Gaskin finished first in the 600 yard run with a mark of 1:22.05, while freshmanJavon Robinson posted time of 1:13.67 to finish first in the same event.

 

Junior Kain Ellis also added a first place effort for the distance runners, finishing the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:28.10.

 

Sophomore Keiteyana Parks took first place in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.51, while Gamble finished first in the 400 meter dash with a mark of 56.20.Terrell Smith placed first in the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.77, while freshman Devie Freeman outpaced teammate Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye with a time of 22.39.

 

In the field, junior Miles Bearden placed first in the high jump with a leap of 2.10m/6-10.75. Fellow junior Zack Supple had a strong outing in pole vault, recording a first place finish with a jump of 4.90m/16-00.75.

 

Freshman thrower Brett Neelly recorded his second win in shot put in as many meets with a throw of 16.83m/55-02.75.

 

“We obviously had some really outstanding performances today,” Rovelto added. “I think that is a reflection of them doing a good job over the last two or three weeks training but also a reflection that they are just pretty good.”

 

K-State returns to action on January 15 as the Wildcats head to Lawrence, Kansas, to compete in the KSU-KU-WSU showdown.

HOUSTON (AP) — After 22 years without a playoff victory, the Kansas City Chiefs were determined not to give up the lead this time.

The Chiefs had enough points to win after jumping ahead 7-0 in the first 11 seconds, and they used relentless pressure, five turnovers and a ball-control offense to dominate the Houston Texans 30-0 in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday.

They were especially cognizant of not letting up after blowing a 28-point lead in a loss to the Colts in their last playoff appearance in 2013.

“What happened to us a couple years ago, everybody remembers that even the coaches included, so our entire mentality is about finishing,” quarterback Alex Smith said. “The mentality doesn’t change.”

They finished off the Texans early, and they had the hometown fans booing by the second quarter. Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer had the worst game of his career with four interceptions and a fumble. Houston’s defense kept the Texans close in the first half, but J.J. Watt left with an injury in the third quarter, Jadeveon Clowney never even put on his jersey and the Chiefs were able to close the game out in the second half.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 31 points to help No. 2 Oklahoma beat Kansas State 86-76 on Saturday.

Hield followed his 46-point effort in Monday’s triple-overtime loss to No. 1 Kansas by making 11 of 14 shots, including 6 of 8 3-pointers. It was his eighth straight game with at least 20 points and his sixth this season with at least 30.

Jordan Woodard scored 19 points and Khadeem Lattin added 10 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks for the Sooners (13-1, 2-1 Big 12).

Kansas State upset Oklahoma in Norman last year, but Oklahoma avoided a repeat by shooting 57 percent from the field.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) – Vionise Pierre-Louis scored a career-high 16 points, pulled down seven rebounds and No. 17 Oklahoma held off Kansas State 68-58 on Sunday.

Pierre-Louis made all eight of her free throws, Kaylon Williams was 8 of 10 from the line and scored 14 points for the Sooners (12-3, 3-1 Big 12), who sank 28 of 34 compared to 13 of 22 for Kansas State. Derica Wyatt added 11 points and Gabbi Ortiz 10. Williams has scored in double figures in every game this season.

Breanna Lewis had 20 points and Megan Deines 10 for the Wildcats (10-5, 0-4).

Oklahoma led 22-8 after one quarter but the Wildcats were within six, 41-35, after three. A 3-pointer by Kaylee Page with 46 seconds left cut their deficit to four but that would be the Wildcats’ final points as Oklahoma hit six straight free throws.

The saint Xavier High School boys and girls basketball teams lost to Northfield School of Liberal Arts Friday night.

Northfield won the girls game 38-12, and the boys contest 58-27.

Kansas Prep Scores
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 63, Marysville 43
ACCA 40, Ponca City, Okla. 37
Andale 53, Wichita Collegiate 42
Andover 53, Goddard 44
Andover Central 63, Arkansas City 48
Ashland 59, Pawnee Heights 41
Attica 49, Pratt Skyline 38
Axtell 65, Frankfort 33
Baldwin 66, Louisburg 35
Basehor-Linwood 69, KC Bishop Ward 22
Beloit 92, Russell 63
Bennington 63, Sedgwick 43
Berean Academy 52, Moundridge 33
Bishop Miege 65, BV North 49
Bonner Springs 67, Mill Valley 65
Buhler 75, Winfield 48
Burlingame 55, Southern Coffey 51
Burrton 63, Fairfield 50
BV Northwest 71, Blue Valley Stillwell 54
BV West 63, Gardner-Edgerton 53
Cair Paravel 73, Whitfield, Mo. 40
Cedar Vale/Dexter 40, Oxford 39
Central Plains 73, Macksville 37
Centralia 61, BV Randolph 30
Cheney 62, Chaparral 50
Cherryvale 59, Neodesha 51
Chetopa 67, Altoona-Midway 12
Circle 82, Wellington 75
Clay Center 67, Chapman 62
Clearwater 70, Mulvane 38
Coffeyville 64, Parsons 56
Conway Springs 56, Medicine Lodge 37
Council Grove 76, Northern Heights 46
Crest 77, Marmaton Valley 63
Deerfield 72, Granada, Colo. 47
Derby 60, Newton 46
Dodge City 62, Cimarron 49
Doniphan West 56, Clifton-Clyde 32
Douglass 56, Belle Plaine 52
Ellsworth 39, Republic County 29
Eudora 61, DeSoto 37
Flinthills 45, Derby Invasion 42
Fort Scott 54, Labette County 46
Fowler 45, Rolla 22
Fredonia 76, Eureka 56
Girard 53, Prairie View 21
Goddard-Eisenhower 77, Valley Center 55
Goessel 49, Pretty Prairie 39
Great Bend 66, Garden City 54
Greeley County 61, Hoxie 41
Hanover 59, Valley Heights 58
Hartford 62, Madison/Hamilton 50
Haven 66, Hoisington 48
Hays 55, Liberal 54
Hays-TMP-Marian 49, Ellis 32
Hesston 50, Halstead 41
Hiawatha 47, Atchison County 31
Highland Park 76, Emporia 52
Hodgeman County 50, Satanta 43
Holcomb 76, Ulysses 57
Horton 54, Pleasant Ridge 50
Hugoton 57, Goodland 36
Ingalls 61, Bucklin 23
Inman 58, Canton-Galva 22
Jackson Heights 85, McLouth 24
Johnson-Stanton County 56, Wichita County 51
KC Christian 75, Oskaloosa 39
KC Sumner 56, Atchison 54
Lamar, Mo. 79, Frontenac 65
Lansing 52, Tonganoxie 47
Larned 55, Hillsboro 34
Lawrence 62, Olathe South 50
Lawrence Free State 54, Olathe North 41
Lebo 68, Waverly 51
Lincoln 57, Osborne 52, OT
Logan 65, Northern Valley 48
Lyons 43, Smoky Valley 40
Maize 59, Salina South 43
Manhattan 66, Topeka 56
Marion 64, Hutchinson Trinity 62
McPherson 50, Augusta 38
Nemaha Central 52, Holton 32
Nickerson 58, Kingman 44
Northeast-Arma 71, Southeast 33
Olathe East 57, Olathe Northwest 35
Olpe 58, Marais des Cygnes Valley 45
Osage City 62, Lyndon 42
Osawatomie 60, Iola 49
Pike Valley 39, Lakeside 34
Pittsburg 60, Chanute 55
Pittsburg Colgan 62, Columbus 23
Plainville 59, Phillipsburg 57
Pratt 59, Sterling 53
Remington 56, Ell-Saline 43
Riverside 60, Jefferson West 58, OT
Riverton 60, Baxter Springs 48
Rock Creek 76, Silver Lake 46
Rock Hills 57, Chase 52
Rose Hill 49, El Dorado 45
Sabetha 42, Royal Valley 31
Salina Central 59, Wichita Campus 44
Santa Fe Trail 41, Central Heights 24
Scott City 74, Colby 38
Sedan 59, Udall 34
Shawnee Heights 65, Junction City 55
SM North 69, SM East 49
SM Northwest 51, Leavenworth 46
SM West 74, SM South 56
Smith Center 64, Oakley 40
South Gray 58, South Central 50
Southeast Saline 64, Minneapolis 36
St. John 53, Ness City 39
St. John’s Beloit 55, Hill City 50
St. Mary’s 60, Wabaunsee 44
St. Thomas Aquinas 45, Blue Valley Southwest 43
Tescott 45, Sylvan-Lucas 36
Topeka Hayden 53, Topeka West 44
Topeka Heritage Christian 70, St. John’s Military 60
Topeka Seaman 54, Washburn Rural 51
Uniontown 67, Erie 60
Valley Falls 58, Immaculata 28
Victoria 48, Otis-Bison 43
Wakefield 35, Little River 26
Wallace County 74, Rawlins County 59
Wamego 81, Concordia 58
Washington County 49, Troy 42
Wellsville 51, Anderson County 47
West Franklin 52, Chase County 47
Wetmore 40, Linn 38
Wichita Bishop Carroll 62, Wichita West 22
Wichita Heights 57, Wichita East 45
Wichita Northwest 68, Wichita Southeast 63
Wichita South 69, Kapaun Mount Carmel 54
Wilson 60, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 50
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Kiowa County vs. Spearville, ppd.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 60, Marysville 49
Andale 30, Wichita Collegiate 14
Ashland 50, Pawnee Heights 38
Attica 54, Pratt Skyline 25
Axtell 65, Frankfort 47
Baldwin 66, Louisburg 35
Basehor-Linwood 71, KC Bishop Ward 33
Baxter Springs 48, Riverton 40
Beloit 46, Russell 37
Beloit 46, Russell 37
Bennington 35, Sedgwick 31
Bishop Miege 63, BV North 35
Bonner Springs 47, Mill Valley 44
Cair Paravel 47, Whitfield, Mo. 17
Caney Valley 66, Yates Center 6
Canton-Galva 46, Inman 39
Central Plains 75, Macksville 23
Centralia 59, BV Randolph 30
Centralia 59, Blue Valley Stillwell 30
Centre 44, Peabody-Burns 11
Chanute 50, Pittsburg 45
Chase 36, Rock Hills 28
Chase County 55, West Franklin 48
Cheney 57, Chaparral 26
Clay Center 51, Chapman 36
Clearwater 39, Mulvane 25
Clifton-Clyde 42, Doniphan West 31
Colby 36, Scott City 31
Conway Springs 38, Medicine Lodge 33
Council Grove 60, Northern Heights 30
Derby 50, Newton 46
DeSoto 54, Eudora 22
Dighton 37, Quinter 20
Dodge City 72, Cimarron 34
Douglass 57, Belle Plaine 34
Elyria Christian 51, Rural Vista 22
Emporia 47, Highland Park 31
Fairfield 50, Burrton 46
Flinthills 56, Derby Invasion 31
Fredonia 59, Eureka 31
Frontenac 46, Lamar, Mo. 36
Garden Plain 50, Bluestem 16
Goddard 42, Andover 25
Goessel 61, Pretty Prairie 25
Golden Plains 49, Triplains-Brewster 20
Granada, Colo. 57, Deerfield 32
Great Bend 48, Garden City 35
Hartford 41, Madison/Hamilton 36
Hays-TMP-Marian 53, Ellis 38
Herington 41, Mission Valley 35
Hesston 40, Halstead 23
Hiawatha 52, Atchison County 22
Hill City 59, St. John’s Beloit 40
Hillsboro 42, Larned 32
Holcomb 38, Ulysses 33
Hoxie 90, Greeley County 12
Hugoton 70, Goodland 43
Ingalls 55, Bucklin 20
Iola 64, Osawatomie 22
Jackson Heights 54, McLouth 24
Jefferson West 56, Riverside 22
KC Piper 71, KC Turner 21
KC Sumner 69, Atchison 19
Kingman 61, Nickerson 31
Kinsley 30, Cunningham 27
Labette County 67, Fort Scott 37
Lansing 46, Tonganoxie 26
Lawrence Free State 57, Olathe North 27
Leavenworth 52, SM Northwest 47, OT
Lee’s Summit Community Christian, Mo. 59, Maranatha Academy 13
Liberal 56, Hays 51
Lincoln 36, Osborne 35
Linn 45, Wetmore 39
Maize 52, Salina South 30
Manhattan 57, Topeka 38
Marion 42, Hutchinson Trinity 21
Marmaton Valley 42, Crest 33
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 36, Jefferson North 21
McPherson 50, Augusta 32
Moundridge 37, Berean Academy 24
Nemaha Central 52, Holton 45
Neodesha 62, Cherryvale 43
Ness City 49, St. John 41
Northeast-Arma 60, Southeast 37
Northern Valley 47, Logan 29
Olathe East 45, Olathe Northwest 30
Olathe South 44, Lawrence 32
Olpe 79, Marais des Cygnes Valley 31
Osage City 48, Lyndon 47
Oskaloosa 34, KC Christian 15
Oswego 44, Jayhawk Linn 25
Oxford 40, Cedar Vale/Dexter 37
Paola 62, Ottawa 47
Parsons 56, Coffeyville 55, OT
Phillipsburg 72, Plainville 45
Pike Valley 55, Lakeside 51
Pittsburg Colgan 49, Columbus 35
Pleasant Ridge 50, Horton 42
Remington 68, Ell-Saline 43
Republic County 48, Ellsworth 27
Riley County 62, Rossville 56
Rolla 46, Fowler 30
Rose Hill 69, El Dorado 51
Sabetha 51, Royal Valley 38
Salina Central 69, Wichita Campus 52
Santa Fe Trail 43, Central Heights 29
Satanta 61, Hodgeman County 50
Sedan 59, Udall 34
Shawnee Heights 64, Junction City 36
Silver Lake 56, Rock Creek 50
SM North 49, SM East 46
SM West 49, SM South 36
Smith Center 47, Oakley 34
Smoky Valley 36, Lyons 33
South Central 59, South Gray 44
Southeast Saline 44, Minneapolis 34
St. Thomas Aquinas 47, Blue Valley Southwest 40
Sterling 66, Pratt 53
Sublette 67, Elkhart 49
Sylvan-Lucas 47, Tescott 34
Topeka Hayden 68, Topeka West 48
Uniontown 41, Erie 23
Valley Center 64, Goddard-Eisenhower 26
Valley Falls 48, Immaculata 17
Valley Heights 69, Hanover 67
Veritas Christian 63, Bishop Seabury Academy 42
Victoria 37, Otis-Bison 35
Wabaunsee 64, St. Mary’s 40
Wakefield 41, Little River 29
Wallace County 36, Rawlins County 34
Wamego 39, Concordia 35
Washburn Rural 50, Topeka Seaman 38
Washington County 56, Troy 34
Waverly 56, Lebo 24
Wellington 51, Circle 47
Wellsville 46, Anderson County 42
Weskan 68, Cheylin 60, 2OT
Wichita Bishop Carroll 62, Wichita West 22
Wichita Heights 63, Wichita East 25
Wichita Independent 39, Wichita Trinity 37
Wichita South 54, Kapaun Mount Carmel 20
Wilson 37, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 35
Winfield 53, Buhler 42
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Kiowa County vs. Spearville, ppd.