National Basketball Association
Kansas St. 59, Oklahoma 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 14, 2015
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials:
# Keith Kimble, # Gary Maxwell, # Kelly Self
Attendance:
12528
By SportsDirect Inc.
Kansas State 59, No. 17 Oklahoma 56: Marcus
Foster returned from a three-game suspension to hit the game-winning 3-pointer
for the second time in two meetings with the Sooners and scored 14 points as the host Wildcats swept the regular-season
series.
Foster, who connected on a trey late in overtime
Jan. 10 to give Kansas State a 66-63 road win, hit a deep 3 with 3.4
seconds left for the Wildcats (13-13, 6-7 Big 12), who snapped a five-game
losing streak. Kansas State, which also received 13 points and a game-high
eight rebounds from Nino Williams, shot a season-low 26.5 percent from the
field but made full use of advantages at the free-throw line (28-13) and on the
glass (36-27).
Buddy Hield scored 14, Jordan Woodard added 13 and TaShawn Thomas had 10 points for
Oklahoma (17-8, 8-5), which had its five-game win streak snapped. The
Sooners, who saw second-leading scorer and top rebounder Ryan Spangler foul out
with six points and a team-most seven rebounds with 8:17 to play, were outrebounded 14-7 on
the offensive glass and finished 3-of-17 from 3-point range.
Oklahoma took its largest lead at 35-29 two
minutes into the second half, but Justin Edwards drilled a 3-pointer to cap a
13-2 run for Kansas State, giving the hosts a 42-37 advantage with 12:04
left. The Wildcats remained in front until Woodard’s steal and two free
throws capped a 7-0 run and tied the contest at 56 with 1:31 left, but Wesley Iwundu’s
offensive rebound in traffic set up Foster’s long 3-pointer in the waning
seconds and the Sooners' Isaiah Cousins missed both free throws after getting
fouled with 1.4 to play.
Kansas State’s only first-half lead came at 4-3 and
wound up hitting only 6-of-26 shots from the field in the first 20 minutes, but trailed 28-27 at the
break thanks largely to a 13-1 advantage at the free-throw line. Oklahoma’s
biggest lead in the opening half was five points, but the Sooners didn’t score in the
final 2:45 of the period.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas State improved to 3-6
against ranked teams this season, with two of the wins coming against Oklahoma.
… The Sooners have held 21 of their 25 opponents below their season scoring
average with the Wildcats finishing below their 64.2-point clip. … Kansas State
reserve F Brandon Bolden left the court with his left arm in a splint after crashing
hard to the floor with 45.4 seconds remaining in the first half and didn't return.
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma |
|
Kansas St. |
Buddy Hield 14 |
Scoring |
Marcus Foster 14 |
Buddy Hield 4 |
Assists |
Wesley Iwundu 2 |
Ryan Spangler 7 |
Rebounds |
Nino Williams 8 |
Jordan Woodard 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Nino Williams 9 |
Buddy Hield 3 |
Steals |
Wesley Iwundu 2 |
TaShawn Thomas 3 |
Blocks |
Stephen Hurt 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma
|
56 |
37.7 |
3-17 |
13-17 |
9 |
26 |
8 |
8 |
13 |
Kansas St.
|
59 |
26.5 |
5-15 |
28-36 |
8 |
34 |
1 |
6 |
13 |