National Basketball Association
Kansas St. 63, Baylor 61
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 17, 2015
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials:
# James Breeding, # Rob Groover, # Jeb Hartness
Attendance:
12528
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Kansas State 63, No. 23 Baylor 61: Nino Williams had 18 points and seven rebounds as the host Wildcats rallied to defeat the Bears in Big 12 play.
Marcus Foster scored 11 points as Kansas State (11-7, 4-1) overcame a 12-point second-half deficit. Wesley Iwundu contributed eight points and six assists as the Wildcats posted their fourth straight victory.
Kenny Chery scored 21 points and made four 3-pointers but missed a tying driving shot just prior to the buzzer for Baylor (13-4, 2-3). Taurean Prince matched his season high of 20 points and also had five rebounds and a season-best four steals.
Kansas State trailed by nine at the break and was down 51-42 just past the midway point of the second half before rattling off 12 consecutive points to take a 54-51 lead with 5:35 remaining. The Wildcats held a four-point edge after Nigel Johnson split two free throws with 10.8 seconds left before Chery converted a three-point play with 5.4 seconds to play and later missed the shot that would have forced overtime.
Baylor jumped out to a 13-2 lead over the first 5 1/2 minutes and Prince’s dunk made it 24-10 with just under nine minutes left in the half. Foster hit two 3-pointers during a 12-0 surge that pulled Kansas State within two before Prince made a 3-pointer and Chery drained two to help the Bears take a 33-24 advantage into the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wildcats have held 10 straight opponents under 65 points. … Baylor collected 13 offensive rebounds while possessing a 30-26 edge on the boards. … Williams was 7-of-11 from the field and fell two points shy of matching his career high.
Top Game Performances
Baylor |
|
Kansas St. |
Kenny Chery 21 |
Scoring |
Nino Williams 18 |
Royce O'Neale 5 |
Assists |
Wesley Iwundu 6 |
Rico Gathers 6 |
Rebounds |
Nino Williams 7 |
Taurean Prince 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Nino Williams 4 |
Taurean Prince 4 |
Steals |
Marcus Foster 3 |
Johnathan Motley 2 |
Blocks |
Thomas Gipson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Baylor
|
61 |
38.2 |
8-23 |
11-14 |
12 |
28 |
3 |
8 |
15 |
Kansas St.
|
63 |
50.0 |
4-11 |
13-18 |
17 |
24 |
1 |
8 |
14 |