National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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