Hot-shooting Kansas State cruises past Alabama State 86-41
Xavier Sneed scored 20 points, Antonio and Dajuan Gordon had 13 apiece and Cartier Diarra dished out a career-high 10 assists as Kansas State defeated Alabama State 86-41 on Wednesday night.
Xavier Sneed scored 20 points, Antonio and Dajuan Gordon had 13 apiece and Cartier Diarra dished out a career-high 10 assists as Kansas State defeated Alabama State 86-41 on Wednesday night.
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UC Irvine got back-to-back 3-pointers from Evan Leonard to spark the deciding run in a 70-64 upset over Kansas State that marked the Anteaters' first NCAA Tournament victory in school history.
UC Irvine's victory over Kansas State today was the first for the Big West conference in the round of 64 since Hawai'i beat California as a 13 seed in 2016. The Anteaters, in only their second-ever NCAA tournament, also extended their winning streak to 17 games and their school record for wins in a season to 31.
Kansas State star Barry Brown is going to want to forget the final game of his college career for a number of reasons, but he suffered through an absolutely disastrous stretch in the final 1:38 of this upset loss to UC Irvine. Brown first clanged a long 3 early in the shot clock, threw the ball away on another possession, and then missed another 3 with 14 seconds left, capping an afternoon where he finished with 5 points on 2-of-9 shooting. His struggles typified the Wildcats' poor offensive performance (37.3 percent shooting overall, 29.6 from 3) in their defeat.
We've got a little more than 8 minutes left in San Jose and UC Irvine has a 2-point lead, no fear, and a virtual home-court advantage here in the SAP Center. Kansas State simply can't find anyone who can reliably get to the basket, a continuation of a season-long trend. The Wildcats, already one of the nation's worst-shooting (248th) and scoring teams,(321st) is currently shooting 39.1 percent against the 13th-seeded Anteaters.
Here's how much Kansas State misses injured senior forward Dean Wade so far: The Wildcats scored just 6 points in the paint in the first half and attempted as many threes (14) as twos (14), which isn't a good sign for a team that ranked 224th in the nation in 3-point shooting percentage (33.6).
Not only did Max Hazzard's buzzer-beating 3 tie the game up at halftime for the first time since tipoff, but UC Irvine also held Kansas State without a field goal for the final 6:18 of the first half. It was quite the momentum change for the underdog Anteaters, who trailed throughout despite holding the fourth-seeded Wildcats to 35.7 percent shooting.
We're early into the first game at San Jose today but it's pretty clear UC Irvine, which is located 385 miles south of the SAP Center, has a decided home-court advantage over No. 4-seeded Kansas State. UC Irvine's fans had the "Let's go Eaters!" chants going even before tipoff.
At this point it seems clear All-Big 12 forward Dean Wade will miss Kansas State's NCAA Tournament opener against UC-Irvine today. Wade, who's missed the conference tournament with a lingering foot injury, remained in his warmups and was wearing a boot on his foot minutes before tipoff. Yesterday, Wildcats coach Bruce Weber told reporters that "we can't take a chance" in playing Wade, who is the team's leading rebounder and second-leading scorer.
Dean Wade isn't expected to be available for Kansas State in the NCAA tournament because of a lingering foot injury.
Kansas State's Dean Wade is doubtful with a foot injury to play in the NCAA tournament.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Baylor | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
Kansas | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
Texas | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
Oklahoma | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
TCU | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
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Nijel Pack | PG | Signed | 82 |
Davion Bradford | C | Signed | 80 |
Selton Miguel | SG | Signed | 80 |
Luke Kasbuke | SG | Signed | 78 |
Final Fours | 4 |
Tournament Record | 34-33 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 29 |