No. 18 Kansas State 69, Oklahoma 60: Rodney McGruder hit three first-half 3-pointers and finished with 20 points as the host Wildcats extended their home win streak to 12.
Will Spradling added 15 points for the Wildcats (15-2, 4-0 Big 12), which hosts Kansas on Monday in a meeting of league leaders. Angel Rodriguez and Shane Southwell chipped in 12 points apiece.
Romero Osby and Amath M'Baye each had 12 for the Sooners (12-4, 3-1), who had a five-game win streak ended.
McGruder was held scoreless for more than 13 minutes but made three 3-pointers in a 1:35 span for a 30-25 lead with 3:13 left in the first half. The Wildcats made 7-of-13 3-pointers in the first half, including Southwell's with a 1:05 left for a 35-27 halftime lead.
McGruder's 3-pointer and a pair of free throws pushed Kansas State's lead to 51-37 with 8:51 left. Oklahoma cut the lead to six on Steven Pledger's 3-pointer with 5:08 left but never got closer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas State has held 11 straight opponents to 69 points or less. ... Bruce Weber tied Zora Clevenger (1916-17) for the best start by a first-year Kansas State coach. ... Oklahoma outrebounded the Wildcats 39-25 and had 20 second-chance points.
Oklahoma | Kansas St. | |
Amath M'Baye 12 | Scoring | Rodney McGruder 20 |
Sam Grooms 4 | Assists | Angel Rodriguez 9 |
Buddy Hield 10 | Rebounds | Shane Southwell 7 |
Amath M'Baye 2 | Free Throws Made | Rodney McGruder 4 |
Isaiah Cousins 1 | Steals | Angel Rodriguez 3 |
Amath M'Baye 1 | Blocks | Jordan Henriquez 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Oklahoma | 60 | 47.2 | 3-11 | 7-15 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
Kansas St. | 69 | 44.0 | 10-24 | 15-22 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 8 |