National Basketball Association
Kansas St. 67, Texas Christian 54
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Where: Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas
Officials:
# Rod Dixon, # Antonio Perry, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
4872
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No. 18 Kansas State 67, Texas Christian 54: Rodney McGruder scored 21 points as the visiting Wildcats extended their winning streak to seven with the Big 12 victory.
TCU doesn’t have a player taller than 6-8 and Kansas State (14-2, 3-0 Big 12) took advantage with 6-11 Jordan Henriquez and 6-10 Adrian Diaz. They scored eight points apiece off the bench and Henriquez corralled a season-high 10 rebounds. Martavious Irving also scored eight points off the bench for the Wildcats.
Adrick McKinney scored a career-high 18 points and the 6-8 senior forward grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Horned Frogs (9-8, 0-4). Kyan Anderson contributed 10 points for TCU.
The Horned Frogs scored eight of the game’s first 10 points, but an 8-0 run put the Wildcats ahead 13-10, and they never trailed again. McGruder scored 14 points in the first half as Kansas State stretched its lead to 38-25 at the break.
McGruder, Will Spradling and Shane Southwell made 3-pointers on three of the first four second-half possessions for the Wildcats to extend the lead to 47-29.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas State entered the game third in the nation in offensive rebounds (15.9) and grabbed 10. … TCU entered the week 341st in the nation in scoring (55.2) and eighth in scoring defense (55.3). … Kansas State is 3-0 in conference play for the first time in five years.
Top Game Performances
Kansas St. |
|
Texas Christian |
Rodney McGruder 21 |
Scoring |
Adrick McKinney 18 |
Martavious Irving 5 |
Assists |
Garlon Green 4 |
Jordan Henriquez 10 |
Rebounds |
Adrick McKinney 9 |
Adrian Diaz 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Adrick McKinney 6 |
Martavious Irving 3 |
Steals |
Kyan Anderson 1 |
Jordan Henriquez 1 |
Blocks |
Garlon Green 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Kansas St.
|
67 |
48.2 |
9-17 |
4-10 |
17 |
30 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
Texas Christian
|
54 |
37.5 |
3-10 |
15-24 |
9 |
28 |
2 |
5 |
12 |