NCAAB Game Recap - Texas Tech at Kansas State
Sat Mar 4, 2017 1:00 PM EST

Citad
67
UNCG
76
F
Del
82
UNCW
91
F
RobM
66
MtStM
75
F
SIU
50
IlSt
63
F
YSU
81
Oakl
80
F
Kansas
90
OkSt
85
F
W IL
69
SDak
78
F(OT)
Pacif
50
Gonz
82
F
Vill
81
GTown
55
F
Samf
67
Furm
63
F
MOSt
63
WichSt
78
F
JMU
62
Charl
67
F
WIMil
43
Valpa
41
F
JSU
66
TN-M
55
F
IUPUI
76
NDSU
57
F
Portl
58
StMar
81
F
StFPA
71
Merrim
70
F
Rider
70
Iona
88
F
NE
54
Tows
82
F
Mercer
66
ETSU
73
F
LoyMa
81
BYU
89
F
WaSt
68
UCLA
77
F
Woff
79
Chat
67
F
Elon
66
W&M
71
F
USF
69
SCla
76
F
Fairf
66
Sien
78
F
Duke
83
UNC
90
F
Oreg
80
OrSt
59
F
Ariz
73
AzSt
60
F
ND
64
Lou
71
F
KY
71
TAMU
63
F
Baylor
75
Tex
64
F
Fla
71
Vand
73
F
Seton
70
Butl
64
F
Mem
62
SMU
103
F
Mia-FL
57
FSU
66
F
Pitt
42
UVA
67
F
Prov
86
StJon
75
F
Ill
59
Rut
62
F
Ind
96
OhSt
92
F
Bama
54
Tenn
59
F
TxTch
48
KSU
61
F
USM
65
LaTec
93
F
Cal
46
Colora
54
F
GMas
60
VCU
72
F
Ford
54
LaSal
66
F
StJos
63
Duques
60
F
UGA
67
Ark
85
F
MSU
60
MD
63
F
Xav
79
DeP
65
F
GaSo
67
GASt
72
F
Crei
83
Marq
91
F
UNCC
67
UTEP
74
F
TCU
68
Okla
73
F
InWor
64
TXAMC
81
F
Mizzu
78
Aub
89
F
CoCar
73
App
77
F
TxSt
70
ULM
65
F
Bois
98
AF
70
F
SJSU
62
Wyo
74
F
Sac
67
N CO
70
F
PorSt
73
UND
82
F
ODU
55
UTSA
73
F
Stan
59
Utah
67
F
UMass
56
StBon
60
F
StLou
62
Rich
72
F
GaTec
61
Syr
90
F
BC
68
Clem
82
F
CenAR
83
NWSt
97
F
ArkSt
70
USA
73
F
Lamar
90
McNee
83
F
NOrl
74
Nich
64
F
Wake
89
VaTec
84
F
ArkPB
77
MsVl
88
F
ArkLR
54
Troy
57
F
UMKC
87
ChiSt
82
F
Alc
60
PVAM
66
F
Corn
92
Brown
78
F
Dart
48
Princ
85
F
UCDav
49
UCIrv
79
F
Ida
84
S UT
75
F
FAU
59
MTSU
93
F
David
70
URI
73
F(OT)
LSU
76
MissSt
88
F
AlaAM
57
Gram
78
F
E WA
61
NoAZ
76
F
Wash
58
USC
74
F
Harv
72
Penn
75
F
Colum
71
Yale
75
F
UNLV
59
Fres
72
F
N TX
104
Marsh
106
F
SHSU
56
SFA
64
F
AbCh
72
HCU
81
F
ColSt
72
Nev
85
F
HI
75
LongB
84
F
Rice
72
W Ky
79
F
FIU
68
UAB
56
F
Dayt
81
GrgWas
87
F
TexAr
81
UL
83
F
SouthCar
70
Miss
75
F
South
69
TXSo
82
F
Seatt
54
UtVal
61
F
UTRGV
81
NMSt
107
F
MTSt
67
Web
76
F
Mont
95
IdaSt
76
F
ASU
59
JackSt
65
F
SDSU
59
NM
64
F
UCSB
57
CAPoly
44
F
GrCan
58
CSBak
52
F
CS-Ful
86
CSNor
78
F

Mar 4, 2017, 1:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Texas Tech

22

26

48

Kansas State

34

27

61

K-State beats Texas Tech 61-48 to help NCAA hopes
Sat Mar 4, 2017 3:37 PM

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) D.J. Johnson didn't want his final game in Bramlage Coliseum to be a defeat.

He doesn't want his final game to be in the NIT, either.

So, the senior forward for Kansas State responded to a backs-against-the-wall game against Texas Tech on Saturday with 19 points, leading the mercurial bubble-dwelling Wildcats to a 61-48 victory that gave their NCAA Tournament hopes an important boost.

"We just wanted to win. Nobody likes to lose," Johnson said. "We work hard for everybody. We work hard for this team. We don't play to lose. That's our motivation."

Fellow senior Wesley Iwundu added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (19-12, 8-10), who also snapped a four-game home skid and locked up the No. 6 seed for next week's Big 12 Tournament.

That means Kansas State will have a first-round bye for the first time in three years.

Texas Tech (18-13, 6-12) may have had its own NCAA Tournament hopes dumped with its ninth straight road defeat. The Red Raiders haven't won back-to-back games since December.

Keenan Evans and Niem Stevenson led them with 11 points apiece.

"I thought Kansas State outplayed us for 40 minutes," Texas Tech coach Chris Beard said. "This is one of the many challenges in the first year, you're just trying to build something. Some days it looks pretty good, some days it doesn't. We'll just get back to work."

Kansas State controlled the game most of the entire way, opening with a 9-0 run and then answering a 16-2 spurt by Texas Tech with a 17-3 run over nearly eight minutes midway through the first half.

The Wildcats eventually pushed a 34-22 halftime lead to 17 points on a couple of occasions in the second half. Johnson was the biggest factor, getting loose inside for a couple easy baskets.

"He's one of the best players in the Big 12," Beard said. "Very consistent, very productive."

Kansas State's defense helped, too. Texas Tech had four shot-clock violations in the first half alone.

The Red Raiders closed the gap to 12 a couple of times in the second half, but turnovers and some faulty shooting prevented them from ever making it a game down the stretch.

"I think we played smart. We didn't play pretty but we played smart," Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. "Got it to D.J. in the first half, Wes made some great post entries and we played our butts off."

BIG PICTURE

Texas Tech: Will play on the opening night of the Big 12 Tournament, and almost certainly needs to win four games in four days and claim the championship to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Kansas State: Still has work left to feel comfortable on Selection Sunday. At least one victory at the Sprint Center would take some of the pressure off after missing the NCAA Tournament the last two seasons.

K-STATE'S INTERIM A.D.

Laird Veatch has spent a hectic few days getting up to speed after athletic director John Currie left for the same job at Tennessee. The associate A.D. takes over at a difficult juncture with Weber's status in question and football coach Bill Snyder undergoing treatment for throat cancer.

"This has all happened pretty quick," Veatch said, when asked about the basketball program. "The standard has always been to wait until the end of the season to assess and talk about those things."

BEARD STUMPS FOR WEBER

Texas Tech's new coach spent most of his postgame availability stumping for Weber to keep his job, calling his Kansas State counterpart "one of the best coaches in the country." The Red Raiders rallied from seven down to beat the Wildcats 66-65 earlier this season.

SPEAKING OF SNYDER

After missing a couple of games this season, Snyder was back in his familiar aisle seat a few rows behind the Kansas State bench. He received a standing ovation midway through the first half and blew kisses to the crowd. Snyder expects to be coaching spring practice later this month.

UP NEXT

Kansas State and Texas Tech head to the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Leaders

Texas Tech PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
K. Evans 11 0 1 4 2 1
N. Stevenson 11 0 1 5 1 0
Kansas State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Johnson 19 0 0 4 1 1
D. Wade 11 0 3 5 0 2

Team Comparison

TxTch KSU
Points For 48 61
Field Goals 16/45-36% 22/50-44%
Three Pointers 6/19-32% 5/16-31%
Free Throws 10/14-71% 12/17-71%
Offensive Rebounds 6 5
Defensive Rebounds 26 21
Rebounds 33 26
Blocks 4 6
Steals 8 6
Turnovers 17 12
Personal Fouls 21 14
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2016-17 Reg Season - Series Tied 1-1

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Tue Jan 10 KSU 65 @ TxTch 66 K. Stokes 17 K. Evans 18
Sat Mar 4 TxTch 48 @ KSU 61 K. Evans 11 D. Johnson 19

Game Information

Stadium: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Attendance: 12,290
Game Time: