National Basketball Association
Kansas 67, Oklahoma St. 57
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Officials:
# Darron George, # Steve Olson, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
16300
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No. 10 Kansas 67, No. 24 Oklahoma State 57: Frank Mason III had 16 points and nine rebounds as the host Jayhawks pushed their winning streak to five.
Kelly Oubre Jr. contributed 14 points as Kansas (14-2, 3-0 Big 12) overcame poor shooting from the field (37.2 percent), the arc (3-of-12) and the foul line (32-of-46). Oklahoma State shot a crisp 22-of-25 from the foul line as the teams combined for 49 fouls and 71 free throws in a physical contest.
Le'Bryan Nash led the way with 21 points and seven boards for the Cowboys (12-4, 2-2), who returned to the top 25 this week but hardly looked the part, shooting 31.4 percent from the field and 3-of-16 from long range. One of the downfalls for Oklahoma State was the glass, where the visitors were dominated, 43-26.
The Jayhawks shot only 34.8 percent in the first half but carried a 32-28 lead into intermission thanks to 11 points from Mason and eight from Oubre. Wayne Selden Jr.'s 3-pointer early in the second half pushed the lead to 42-32, but Kansas made only one bucket over the next seven-plus minutes.
Still, Oklahoma State was barely able to dent the scoreboard during that stretch and Mason's 3-pointer with about nine minutes to go restored a double-digit cushion. The closest the Cowboys got down the stretch was 61-55 on Nash's layup with just under two minutes remaining, but Mason made a pair of foul shots, Devonte Graham did the same and Jamari Traylor dunked in transition to cap the Jayhawks' victory.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Phil Forte III, the leading scorer in the Big 12 entering Tuesday's action at 17.7 points, scored 16 first-half points and finished with 18. ... Nash and Traylor each were given a technical foul during a minor fracas in front of the Kansas bench midway through the first half. ... Kansas starting Fs Perry Ellis and Traylor combined for 11 points on 3-of-11 shooting. Ellis also had five of his team's 16 turnovers.
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma St. |
|
Kansas |
Le'Bryan Nash 21 |
Scoring |
Frank Mason 16 |
Anthony Hickey 5 |
Assists |
Devonte Graham 3 |
Le'Bryan Nash 7 |
Rebounds |
Frank Mason 9 |
Le'Bryan Nash 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Frank Mason 9 |
Michael Cobbins 2 |
Steals |
Perry Ellis 3 |
Anthony Allen Jr. 2 |
Blocks |
Cliff Alexander 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma St.
|
57 |
31.4 |
3-16 |
22-25 |
10 |
24 |
6 |
7 |
12 |
Kansas
|
67 |
37.2 |
3-12 |
32-46 |
10 |
39 |
7 |
5 |
16 |