National Basketball Association
Kansas St. 70, Iowa St. 69
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 28, 2015
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials:
# Tom Eades, # Gary Maxwell, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
12528
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Kansas State 70, No. 13 Iowa State 69: Nigel Johnson scored 17 points and Wesley Iwundu added nine in the final 5:29, including the go-ahead dunk with 18 seconds left, as the Wildcats rallied from a double-digit deficit to down the visiting Cyclones.
Justin Edwards recorded 16 points and four assists off the bench for Kansas State (15-15, 8-9 Big 12), which has upset two top-25 teams in as many games. Thomas Gipson chipped in eight points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats, who overcame a 7-for-13 performance from the free-throw line.
Georges Niang knocked down a career-high five 3-pointers en route to 21 points for Iowa State (20-8, 10-6), which squandered an 11-point lead with just over 10 1/2 minutes remaining. Monte Morris scored 15 points and Jameel McKay collected 13 and 10 boards for the Cyclones, who went 11-for-27 from 3-point range despite watching Naz Long miss a potential game-winner.
Dustin Hogue buried a 3-pointer to put the Cyclones on top 60-48 before Iwundu scored five consecutive points as part of a 14-4 surge to pull Kansas State within two with four minutes to play. Morris converted a three-point play to give the Cyclones a 69-68 lead with 29 seconds left, but Iwundu's late heroics won it for the Wildcats.
Long drained two 3-pointers during an 8-0 spurt to put Iowa State ahead 18-12 near the midway point of the first half. McKay converted two straight three-point plays and Niang connected from beyond the arc to stretch the Cyclones' lead to 14 as they knocked down eight 3-pointers in the opening period to carry a 40-33 advantage into intermission.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas State's bench outscored Iowa State's reserves 37-3. … The Wildcats have won 14 of their last 19 home games against ranked opponents. … Niang has converted 26 of his last 53 attempts from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
Iowa St. |
|
Kansas St. |
Georges Niang 21 |
Scoring |
Nigel Johnson 17 |
Naz Long 5 |
Assists |
Justin Edwards 4 |
Jameel McKay 10 |
Rebounds |
Thomas Gipson 9 |
Jameel McKay 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Nigel Johnson 2 |
Monte Morris 3 |
Steals |
Justin Edwards 2 |
Jameel McKay 2 |
Blocks |
Wesley Iwundu 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Iowa St.
|
69 |
43.1 |
11-27 |
8-10 |
15 |
33 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
Kansas St.
|
70 |
48.3 |
5-19 |
7-13 |
18 |
30 |
4 |
7 |
12 |