Kansas was without Udoka Azubuike against Oklahoma State on Thursday, but still got an 82-66 win over Oklahoma State.
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Oklahoma seems in better shape than Arizona State. He scored 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting against K-State, including 5 of 8 from three.
Allen received a Flagrant 1 foul for hip-checking North Carolina’s Garrison Brooks as the Tar Heels forward was running up court late in the first half. “We did just play, and we played a really emotionally driven game”.
Rather than fold, though, the ninth-ranked Jayhawks showed the kind of toughness they’ve been missing much of this season.
Oklahoma State had a 53-27 rebounding advantage against Oklahoma. The top scorer on the season for Kansas State has been Dean Wade.
Wade injured his foot in the waning moments of Kansas State’s overtime win over TCU in the quarterfinal game.
The game wasn’t without drama. The Jayhawks have played the Wildcats ten times in the Big 12 tournament and never lost. After he was fouled by Makol Mawien, the Horned Frogs guard – a 60-percent foul shooter – missed the first of two free throws, forcing him to miss the second.
Kenrich Williams led the Horned Frogs (21-11) with 20 points.
Assuming Azubuike returns at full health for the NCAA Tournament, the consequences for the Jayhawks will be minimal.
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What earlier this year seemed like nearly a sure thing that Oklahoma would return to the NCAA Basketball Championship after a one-year absence has slowly and painfully deteriorated to the point that the Sooners’ chances of making the NCAA Tournament field is a giant question mark. On the outside, OSU’s admittance to the 68-team tournament has been an engaging topic.
The Texas Longhorns will have to sweat out Selection Sunday. Bane collected the pass and elevated into a buzzer-beating three-pointer that left his fingertips moments before the clock zero, sending TCU and Kansas State into overtime tied at 59.
The junior forward is averaging 16.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game this season. Texas Tech got off to a hot start and controlled the game for most of the first half.
After being ranked in the top five earlier this season, Arizona State and Oklahoma suddenly find their NCAA Tournament hopes in question. We shot 46 percent, and we were way up on the rebounds, but it turned the other way in the second half: “they were way more physical than us, that was evident”.
Kansas also received 12 points courtesy of senior sniper Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk as he drilled four triples while newly-minted Big 12 Player of the Year Devonte’ Graham added 15 points and eight dimes. They will face West Virginia in Saturday’s title game.
Baylor finished the night with 22 turnovers compared to 11 assists. “We know it’s lose or go home, so we’re going to go out and play hard”.
The Mountaineers were careless in their own right with 16 turnovers. (19 points) and Jevon Carter (18 points) to help establish double-digit breathing room. Their last meeting came February 26, when the Mountaineers captured a 84-74 home victory.
Kansas leads the overall series with Kansas State, 195-93 and has won the last seven matchups.
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His, father, former Texas Tech guard Rayford Young, said they will consider the controversy surrounding the NCAA, the projected strength of the draft and what Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger says about it all.
