National Basketball Association
Texas Southern 58, Kansas St. 56
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 28, 2014
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials:
# Rod Dixon, # John Higgins, # Jeff Malham
Attendance:
12528
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Texas Southern 58, Kansas State
56: Jason Carter had seven points, including the game-winning shot at
the buzzer, to lead the visiting Tigers to an improbable upset of the
Wildcats.
Down four with two seconds to play,
Tonnie Collier was fouled on a 3-point attempt and hit two free
throws, missing the third intentionally which was rebounded by Chris Thomas, who tied the score with a layup. Kansas State threw the inbounds pass out of bounds, giving the ball back to Texas Southern (3-9) under its basket, and Carter scored on a quick jumper in the lane off the ensuing inbounds pass to give the Tigers their second major upset in nine
days.
Marcus Foster led Kansas State
(7-5) with 17 points while Nino Williams added 11 points and five
rebounds. The Wildcats were hurt by 8-of-20 shooting from the
free-throw line, including six misses in the final 1:09.
Kansas State jumped out quickly,
scoring the game's first nine points and building its lead up to 11
on Wesley Iwundu's jumper with 11:59 to go in the half. But Texas Southern
responded with a 9-2 run and pulled within two on Malcolm Riley's
layup at the buzzer to end the first half.
Texas Southern took its first
lead in the opening minutes of the second half, and pushed the advantage to as much as seven on Gibbs' jumper with 10:32
to go, but the Wildcats turned up their defense, holding the Tigers
scoreless for nearly seven minutes to go back in front with 6:22 to
play. Texas Southern pulled within three
with 16 seconds to play on Madarius Gibbs' layup, and Williams made
only 1-of-2 with 15 seconds to play to set up the wild finish.
GAME
NOTEBOOK: Gibbs and Thomas led the Tigers with 15 points apiece. …
Texas Southern won the board battle 32-23, led by Thomas' 10. …
Texas Southern upset Michigan State 71-64 in overtime on the road on Dec. 20 and
lost by one at Auburn on Tuesday.
Top Game Performances
Texas Southern |
|
Kansas St. |
Madarious Gibbs 15 |
Scoring |
Marcus Foster 17 |
Madarious Gibbs 5 |
Assists |
Justin Edwards 3 |
Chris Thomas 10 |
Rebounds |
Jevon Thomas 6 |
Chris Thomas 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Thomas Gipson 4 |
Deverell Biggs 2 |
Steals |
Jevon Thomas 4 |
Jason Carter 2 |
Blocks |
Thomas Gipson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas Southern
|
58 |
46.2 |
3-16 |
7-15 |
13 |
31 |
3 |
9 |
14 |
Kansas St.
|
56 |
48.9 |
4-10 |
8-20 |
15 |
19 |
2 |
8 |
10 |