![]() ![]() The lead grew to 9 points (11-2) before the Wildcats got baskets from senior Will McNair Jr. K-State scored the first points of the game on steal and dunk by junior Cam Carter before Iowa State rattled off 9 in a row to take a 9-2 lead and force a timeout by head coach Jerome Tang at the 15:04 mark. ![]() With the win, K-State split the season series with Iowa State and now leads the all-time series, 146-93, including 85-29 at home and 25-11 at Bramlage Coliseum. Tang is now 29-4 at Bramlage Coliseum, including 15-3 in home Big 12 games. The Wildcats completed their home schedule with a 15-3 record, including a 14-3 mark at Bramlage Coliseum. Iowa State got to within 63-58 after a pair of free throws from Gilbert with 44 seconds left but Carter was able to respond with 2 free throws and N'Guessan blocked a layup by senior Tre King and grabbed the rebound with 28 seconds to finish off the game. However, the trio of Kaluma, Carter and N'Guessan answered back with 5 straight points to push it back out to double figures at 53-43. The Cyclones didn't go away, using a 10-0 run to close the deficit to 48-43 with just over 7 minutes remaining. The lead grew to 17 after a 3-pointer from Carter with 13:51 to play. The Wildcats took control of the game by scoring the first 9 points of the second half, all from Carter and Kaluma, to push ahead 37-24 less than 2 minutes into the half. The teams played nearly even the rest of the half, as K-State lead 28-24 behind 8 points each from Kaluma and N'Guessan. Otzelberger with 2:03 to play in the half. Back-to-back 3-pointer from Kaluma and Carter gave the Wildcats their first lead at 22-19, forcing a timeout by ISU head coach T.J. However, K-State settled down and slowly chipped away at the deficit. Things looked bleak to start the game, as Iowa State led 11-2 after less than 5 minutes of action. Offensively, K-State finished the night at 40.7 percent (22-of-54) shooting, including 29.2 percent (7-of-24) from 3-point range, and 66.7 percent (14-of-21) from the free throw line. The Wildcats moved to 16-0 under Tang, including 4-0 this season, when holding an opponent to less than 60 points. K-State was able to hold Iowa State to 58 points on 43.1 percent (22-of-51) shooting, including 29.4 percent (5-of-17) from 3-point range. The 20 points off turnovers marked just the second time this season and the first time in Big 12 play that the Wildcats have had 20 points off turnovers. K-State was able to earn the victory by doing the things that Iowa State has been known for this season, winning the battle of points off turnovers (20-11), second-chance points (10-7) and fast-break points (15-2) while out-rebounding the Cyclones, 36-27. The backcourt of sophomore Tamin Lipsey and junior Keshon Gilbert each scored 13 points. Iowa State (24-7, 13-5 Big 12), which saw its 4-game winning streak come to an end, was led by 16 points from senior Curtis Jones on 6-of-13 field goals, including 4-of-10 from 3-point range. N'Guessan now has 7 games with double-digit rebounds, all this season. It was the most rebounds by a Wildcat since Mark Smith also had 16 boards at Ole Miss on Jan. Senior David N'Guessan provided a lift from the bench, as he collected his third double-double of the season with a career-high 16 rebounds to go with 11 points and 2 blocks in 31 minutes. 28, 2023, that two Wildcats scored 20 or more points in the same game. It marked the first time since the overtime win over Oral Roberts on Nov. Kaluma led the way with a game-high 23 points on 8-of-12 field goals, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, to go with 7 rebounds and 3 steals in 37 minutes, while Carter broke out of his scoring slump to post 21 points on 6-of-13 shooting, including 3-of-8 from beyond the arc, to go with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in 35 minutes. His 6 Top 10 wins tie Jack Hartman for the fourth-most by a head coach in school history. Head coach Jerome Tang is now 11-13 against the Top 25 in his career, including 6-3 vs. The 4 Top 25 wins tie for the seventh-most in a single season. The win was fourth of the season against a Top 25 opponent, including the third against the Top 10 (No. 7 seed (BYU, TCU or Texas) on Wednesday (March 13) at 6 p.m., CT at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. 10 seed at next week's Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, where the Wildcats will play the No. With the win, K-State (18-13, 8-10 Big 12) will be the No. 6/6 Iowa State in the regular-season finale on Saturday afternoon before 9,311 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. – On Senior Day, it was two juniors who stole the show for Kansas State, as Arthur Kaluma and Cam Carter combined for 45 points in helping the Wildcats collect their third Top 10 win of the season at home with a 65-58 win over No. ![]()
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