FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Even when Kansas won games earlier this season against three Top 25 teams, the Jayhawks hadn’t celebrated in the locker room like they did after an overtime victory at TCU.

They are a much different team now than when they beat Tennessee, Michigan State and Villanova. Coach Bill Self and the Jayhawks are now starting four freshmen.

Devon Dotson, one of those freshmen, scored a season-high 25 points with six free throws in the final 40 seconds of overtime and No. 14 Kansas won 82-77 on Monday night after blowing a 12-point lead in the second half.

“That’s the best locker room we’ve had all year by far,” Self said. “That was a game in which we played really well for the most part, then we screwed it up, then somehow or another were able to pull it back. We were fortunate that it went overtime after we screwed it up, and then we played really well in OT.”

The Jayhawks (19-6, 8-4 Big 12) never trailed in overtime. They broke the final tie on K.J. Lawson’s jumper with 1:09 left before Dotson sealed it at the free-throw line.

Dotson also had 10 rebounds for one of the three double-doubles for Kansas. Ochai Agbaji had 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Dedric Lawson, a junior and the only non-freshman starter, had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

“Devon was really tough, one of the toughest guys on the court,” Agbagi said of the only player in the game for all 45 minutes.

“You can’t take him out, and he got tired,” Self said.

TCU (17-7, 5-6), trying to win consecutive games against Top 25 teams for the first time in school history, had a 13-0 run late in regulation and took a 69-65 lead on JD Miller’s two free throws with 2:07 left. The Frogs didn’t score again until overtime.

The Wildcats (18-5, 8-2 Big 12) took the lead for good on a 3-pointer by Cartier Diarra with just over 6 minutes left, the start of an 11-0 run that included a 3-pointer by Stokes after his defensive rebound. Stokes later sealed the game with four consecutive free throws in the final 31 seconds.

Barry Brown had 13 points and six assists for K-State, which is alone atop the Big 12 standings after No. 17 Iowa State (18-6, 7-4) lost at home to TCU earlier Saturday. Dean Wade had 12 points and Diarra 10.

Baylor (15-8, 6-4), already without two players out for the season with injuries, was missing starting senior guards Makai Mason, its leading scorer, and King McClure. Mason (bruised foot) and McClure (knee) had both played in a loss Wednesday at Texas that snapped the Bears’ six-game winning streak.

A 3-pointer by Brown with 3:20 left wrapped up the 11-0 run by the Wildcats, and was part of a bigger 15-2 spurt.

Devonte Bandoo had 15 points to lead Baylor, including a late 3-pointer and then two free throws to get within 64-61 with 35 seconds left. But Stokes then made four free throws in eight seconds.

Freddie Gillespie and Jared Butler each had 13 points for the Bears.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas St.: The Wildcats have won eight Big 12 games in a row, their longest conference winning streak since 11 in a row in the Big Eight in 1974. During the stretch, they did have a 65-53 loss at Texas A&M in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

Baylor: Going into a week when the Bears could have gone to the top of the Big 12, they instead suffered more injuries and two losses.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Kansas State, which this week also beat instate rival and No. 13 Kansas, has a chance to get ranked for the first time since falling out of the poll Dec. 17. The Wildcats were the preseason No. 12 team and were ranked in the first six polls, falling out from No. 25 after losing consecutive games in mid-December.

 

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=

Abilene 54, Wamego 44

Andale 62, Clearwater 25

Andover Central 73, Goddard 54

Augusta 52, Buhler 38

BV North 80, Metro Academy 59

BV Northwest 57, BV West 49

Basehor-Linwood 71, Lansing 34

Beloit 47, Russell 41

Berean Academy 55, Moundridge 31

Bishop Miege 70, St. James Academy 42

Caldwell 70, Sedan 28

Central Plains 73, La Crosse 18

Cheney 59, Garden Plain 38

Clifton-Clyde 66, Onaga 30

Colby 62, Scott City 52

Concordia 55, Chapman 50

Conway Springs 70, Belle Plaine 16

Ellis 45, Smith Center 41

Eureka 73, Bluestem 30

Garden City 43, Great Bend 34

Goddard-Eisenhower 67, Arkansas City 58

Goessel 57, Herington 21

Hanover 66, Doniphan West 14

Hays 59, Liberal 54

Hesston 47, Lyons 35

Hiawatha 59, Royal Valley 55

Hoxie 56, Dighton 38

Hugoton 64, Goodland 34

Hutchinson 54, Valley Center 51

Hutchinson Trinity 49, Inman 40

Jefferson North 39, Atchison County 36

KC Harmon 53, KC Wyandotte 42

KC Piper 64, Tonganoxie 35

Kingman 65, Chaparral 47

Larned 62, Hillsboro 59, OT

Leavenworth 73, KC Turner 6

Lee’s Summit Community Christian, Mo. 68, KC Christian 57

Logan 43, Weskan 37

Maize 46, Wichita Campus 45

Marion 86, Ell-Saline 80

Marysville 56, Clay Center 55

McPherson 55, Winfield 42

Medicine Lodge 54, Douglass 47

Minneapolis 48, Southeast Saline 45

Ness City 87, Otis-Bison 50

Newton 75, Derby 70

Nickerson 56, Haven 30

Northern Valley 64, Triplains-Brewster 31

Olathe East 68, SM East 61

Olathe South 54, Olathe Northwest 37

Osborne 67, Stockton 58

Oskaloosa 57, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 28

Phillipsburg 61, Hays-TMP-Marian 50

Pike Valley 60, Natoma 50

Pittsburg Colgan 52, Galena 32

Plainville 54, Norton 51

Pleasant Ridge 63, Valley Falls 57

Pratt 62, Smoky Valley 55, OT

Rock Hills 68, Lincoln 44

Rose Hill 49, Wellington 32

SM South 63, Lawrence Free State 62, OT

Salina Central 54, Salina South 44

Salina Sacred Heart 63, Council Grove 42

Santa Fe Trail 81, Osawatomie 56

Spring Hill 48, Louisburg 25

St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 63, Chase 37

St. John’s Military 60, Flint Hills Christian 39

St. Thomas Aquinas 56, Mill Valley 38

Topeka 53, Washburn Rural 42

Topeka Hayden 53, Manhattan 43

Topeka Seaman 51, DeSoto 46

Topeka West 58, Emporia 35

University Academy, Mo. 69, Maranatha Academy 62

Washington County 69, Axtell 61

Wichita Bishop Carroll 52, Wichita West 42

Wichita Collegiate 60, Mulvane 52

Wichita East 62, Kapaun Mount Carmel 46

Wichita Heights 68, Wichita South 47

Wichita Trinity 77, Wichita Independent 36

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=

Lyndon vs. Hartford, ppd.

Marais des Cygnes Valley vs. Mission Valley, ppd.

Marmaton Valley vs. Southern Coffey, ppd.

Osage City vs. Olpe, ppd.

Oswego vs. Crest, ppd.

Prairie View vs. Burlington, ppd.

Riverton vs. Girard, ppd.

West Franklin vs. Wellsville, ppd.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Abilene 45, Wamego 42

Andale 51, Clearwater 37

Augusta 41, Buhler 34

Bennington 37, Sedgwick 31

Berean Academy 50, Moundridge 29

Bishop Miege 64, St. James Academy 33

Caldwell 48, Sedan 36

Central Plains 95, La Crosse 13

Chaparral 53, Kingman 52, OT

Chapman 80, Concordia 69, OT

Cimarron 37, Stanton County 36

Circle 50, El Dorado 21

Clifton-Clyde 59, Onaga 14

Council Grove 51, Salina Sacred Heart 34

Cunningham 49, Hutchinson Central Christian 41

Derby 37, Newton 28

Emporia 37, Topeka West 31

Frankfort 75, Troy 20

Garden Plain 25, Cheney 24

Gardner-Edgerton 0, SM North 0

Goddard 43, Andover Central 34

Goddard-Eisenhower 70, Arkansas City 39

Golden Plains 56, Cheylin 33

Hanover 65, Doniphan West 36

Haven 53, Nickerson 32

Hays-TMP-Marian 54, Phillipsburg 34

Herington 55, Goessel 32

Hesston 49, Lyons 17

Highland Park 73, Junction City 21

Hoxie 40, Dighton 30

Hugoton 62, Goodland 55

Inman 31, Hutchinson Trinity 29

Jefferson North 39, Atchison County 36

Jefferson West 55, Riverside 38

KC Bishop Ward 71, Van Horn, Mo. 43

KC Piper 56, Tonganoxie 20

Lakeside 57, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 44

Lansing 46, Basehor-Linwood 41

Larned 51, Hillsboro 37

Leavenworth 73, KC Turner 6

Liberal 55, Hays 34

Lincoln 39, Rock Hills 18

Little River 42, Solomon 35, OT

Maize 77, Wichita Campus 35

Maize South 60, Andover 27

Manhattan 40, Topeka Hayden 21

Maranatha Academy 39, University Academy, Mo. 18

Marion 45, Ell-Saline 25

Marysville 62, Clay Center 39

McLouth 48, Horton 46

McPherson 51, Winfield 21

Medicine Lodge 46, Douglass 41

Moscow def. Walsh, Colo., forfeit

Norton 59, Plainville 38

Oakley 36, Hill City 18

Olathe East 53, SM East 33

Olathe North 54, Olathe West 44

Olathe South 61, Olathe Northwest 47

Osawatomie 56, Santa Fe Trail 47

Oskaloosa 57, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 28

Otis-Bison 48, Ness City 25

Pittsburg Colgan 47, Galena 18

Pleasant Ridge 61, Valley Falls 49

Pratt 59, Smoky Valley 37

Republic County 56, Ellsworth 25

Riley County 61, Wabaunsee 51

Rock Creek 46, St. Mary’s 41

Royal Valley 57, Hiawatha 25

Rural Vista 68, Wakefield 14

Russell 54, Beloit 46

SM South 57, Lawrence Free State 47, OT

SM West 44, Lawrence 43

Sabetha 35, Holton 29

Salina Central 54, Salina South 40

Scott City 37, Colby 27

Smith Center 64, Ellis 38

South Central 57, Pawnee Heights 25

South Haven 46, Flinthills 13

Southeast Saline 51, Minneapolis 50

St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 55, Chase 32

St. Thomas Aquinas 56, Mill Valley 24

Stockton 49, Osborne 37

Syracuse 59, Sublette 47

Thunder Ridge 74, Tescott 33

Topeka 48, Washburn Rural 38

Topeka Seaman 60, DeSoto 40

Triplains-Brewster 52, Northern Valley 46

Ulysses 44, Holcomb 37, OT

Valley Heights 62, Centralia 41

Victoria 48, St. John 31

Washington County 46, Axtell 32

Weskan 58, Logan 29

Wetmore 44, Linn 38

Wichita Bishop Carroll 59, Wichita West 28

Wichita Classical 39, Flint Hills Christian 16

Wichita Collegiate 46, Mulvane 28

Wichita Heights 57, Wichita South 34

Wichita Sunrise 72, Manhattan CHIEF 23

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=

Chase County vs. Waverly, ppd.

Lyndon vs. Hartford, ppd.

Marais des Cygnes Valley vs. Mission Valley, ppd.

Marmaton Valley vs. Southern Coffey, ppd.

Osage City vs. Olpe, ppd.

Prairie View vs. Burlington, ppd.

Riverton vs. Girard, ppd.

West Franklin vs. Wellsville, ppd.

KANSAS STATE (17-5, 7-2 Big 12) at BAYLOR (15-7, 6-3 Big 12)

Saturday, February 9, 2019 >> 5:05 p.m. CT >> Ferrell Center (10,284) >> Waco, Texas

 

TELEVISION

ESPN2 / ESPN3

• Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play)
• Tim Welsh (analyst)
• Brian Boyle (producer)

 

RADIO

K-State Sports Network

• Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play)
• Stan Weber (analyst)

 

COACHES

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

Overall: 455-240/21^st season

At K-State: 142-85/7^th season

1. Baylor: 7-6 (3-3 on the road)

 

Baylor: Scott Drew (Butler ’93)

Overall: 331-213/17^th season

At Baylor: 311-202/16^th season

1. Kansas State: 11-14 (5-5 at home)

 

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (17-5, 7-2 Big 12)

G: #3 Kamau Stokes

G: #5 Barry Brown, Jr.

G/F: #20 Xavier Sneed

F: #32 Dean Wade

F: #14 Makol Mawien

 

Baylor (15-7, 6-3 Big 12)

G: #10 Makai Mason

G: #3 King McClure

G: #12 Jared Butler

G/F: #11 Mark Vital

G/F: #4 Mario Kegler

 

SERIES HISTORY

Overall: K-State leads 21-18

Current Streak: K-State, 4

In Waco: Baylor leads 8-7

At Ferrell Center: Baylor leads 7-6

Last Meeting: W, 77-67, 3/3/18

Weber vs. Drew: 7-6 (3-3 on the road)

 

OPENING TIP

• Kansas State (17-5, 7-2 Big 12) begins the second half of Big 12 play with a trip to Waco, Texas on Saturday night to take on fellow Big 12 challenger Baylor (15-7, 6-3 Big 12) at the Ferrell Center. The game will tip at 5:05 p.m., CT on ESPN2 with Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play) and Tim Welsh (analyst) on the call. It is the first of back-to-back road games in a 4-game span for the Wildcats, which plays at Texas (13-10, 5-5 Big 12) on Tuesday night at the Frank Erwin Center.
• K-State enters Saturday’s game in first place in the Big 12, just a half-game ahead of No. 17/16 Iowa State (18-5, 7-3 Big 12), one game ahead of Baylor and a game and a half ahead of No. 18/18 Texas Tech (18-5, 6-4 Big 12) and No. 13/14 Kansas (17-6, 6-4 Big 12). Seven of the 10 Big 12 schools have at least 4 league wins, as all teams have reached the midway point of the 18-game schedule.
• Paced by senior Barry Brown, Jr.’s game-tying 18 points, four Wildcats scored in double figures to help end an 8-game losing streak to archrival and No. 13/14 Kansas by a score of 74-67 on Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State has now won 7 consecutive games in Big 12 play for the first time in nearly 10 years and the first time since also winning 7 in a row from Feb. 2 to Feb. 27, 2010 to tie for the most consecutive league games won in the Big 12 era. It not only marked the first win by senior class of Brown, Kamau Stokes and Dean Wade against the Jayhawks, it represented the 80th of their careers (80-47) since joining the program in 2015-16.
• A Brown 3-pointer gave K-State the lead for good nearly 4 minutes into the second half, but Kansas challenged several times down the stretch, including 64-61 with 1:42 remaining. The Wildcats responded each time, including a corner 3-pointer by junior Xavier Sneed with 75 seconds to play that ignited a 7-0 run to finish off the victory. Although, they allowed Kansas to scored 67 points on 46.2 percent shooting, the squad scored 22 points off an opponent-high 23 turnovers. It marked the ninth time this season that the Wildcats have scored 20 or more points off turnovers.
• Baylor saw its 6-game winning streak come to an end in its 84-72 loss at Texas on Wednesday night, as the hot-shooting Longhorns connected on 55.1 percent from the field. One of the more inspiring stories in college basketball, the Bears have found the right mix of players after injuries derailed its non-conference season to win 6 of its last 8 Big 12 games. They are led by Big 12 Newcomer of the Year candidate Makai Mason, who leads the way in both scoring (16.1 ppg.) and assists (3.0 apg.).
• The K-State/Baylor series has been one of the most competitive with the Bears holding a narrow 17-16 edge since the start of Big 12 play in 1997. Although the Wildcats have won 4 straight in the series, including consecutive games at the Ferrell Center, the two teams have split the last 10 meetings. Eight of the last 13 meetings in Waco have been decided by 3 points or less, while 3 of those meetings have gone to overtime.
• K-State, which has struggled from the 3-point line this season ranking ninth in the Big 12 in both makes per game (6.8) and percentage (32.8), has found its rhythm from long range in the last 2 games, knocking down a combined 26 treys on 53 attempts (49.1 percent). The 26 made 3-pointers are the most in a 2-game stretch since connecting on 32 in games against Fresno State (school-record 23) and Vanderbilt (9) on March 24 and 28, 1994.

 

Tom GIlbert
Director for Men’s Basketball Communications | K-State Athletics
Men’s Basketball Contact | Editor, Football Gameday Yearbook

 

 

 

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas guard Lagerald Vick is taking a leave of absence from the basketball program, leaving the No. 13 Jayhawks even more short-handed as they face an uphill climb to a 15th straight Big 12 title.

Jayhawks coach Bill Self said in a statement Thursday night that Vick has “some personal matters that require his immediate attention.” Self said there is no timetable for his return.

The Jayhawks are 17-6 and 6-4 in the Big 12, leaving them 1 1/2 games behind Kansas State.

The mercurial Vick, who has appeared in 117 games for the Jayhawks, turned pro after last season before deciding to return to Kansas. He has started 20 of 23 games this season, averaging 14.1 points and four rebounds while providing a young backcourt with veteran leadership.

Kansas is already playing without starting center Udoka Azubuike, who was lost for the season to wrist surgery, and defensive stopper Marcus Garrett, who is dealing with a sprained ankle.