Wildcat report: Kansas State 75, Oklahoma 64
Saturday’s box score
KANSAS ST. 75,
OKLAHOMA 64
Okla | Min | FG-A | FT-A | R | F | Pt |
Doolittle | 29 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
Lattin | 26 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
James | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Odomes | 33 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
Strong-Moore | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
McGusty | 30 | 5-9 | 8-9 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
Shepherd | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
McNeace | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Freeman | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Buford | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cole | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 200 | 25-48 | 8-10 | 25 | 21 | 64 |
Percentages: FG .521, FT .800. 3-Point Goals: 6-11, .545 (McGusty 2-3, Strong-Moore 2-3, Freeman 1-2, James 1-2, Doolittle 0-1). Team Rebounds: 1. Team Turnovers: 18 (0 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Doolittle, Lattin, McGusty). Turnovers: 18 (Doolittle 3, James 3, Lattin 3, Odomes 3, McNeace 2, Buford, Freeman, Shepherd, Strong-Moore). Steals: 6 (Doolittle 2, Odomes 2, McNeace, Strong-Moore). Technical Fouls: None.
Kansas St. | Min | FG-A | FT-A | R | F | Pt |
Iwundu | 36 | 4-6 | 8-11 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
Johnson | 27 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Wade | 31 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
Brown | 32 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
Stokes | 35 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
Sneed | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Ervin | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Budke | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Patrick | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 200 | 26-48 | 16-23 | 22 | 12 | 75 |
Percentages: FG .542, FT .696. 3-Point Goals: 7-18, .389 (Stokes 3-5, Wade 2-4, Brown 2-6, Ervin 0-1, Sneed 0-2). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 13 (0 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Sneed, Wade). Turnovers: 13 (Stokes 5, Iwundu 3, Johnson 3, Ervin, Wade). Steals: 8 (Brown 2, Iwundu 2, Wade 2, Ervin, Johnson). Technical Fouls: None.
Oklahoma | 27 | 37 | — | 64 |
Kansas St. | 43 | 32 | — | 75 |
A: 12,295.
Starting power
Lack of depth has long appeared to be Kansas State’s weakness this season, but the Wildcats haven’t needed much bench production in their past few games.
K-State defeated Texas without a single bench point and all five of its starters reached double figures against Kansas and Oklahoma.
“That group is pretty good,” K-State coach Bruce Weber said. “They enjoy each other and share the ball. They kind of get in there and learn each other’s strengths and weaknesses. That is a positive thing. Our versatility is definitely our strength.”
High-flying Sneed
Xavier Sneed delivered another highlight dunk on Saturday.
The freshman guard followed a miss from D.J. Johnson with a jaw-dropping dunk that brought the crowd at Bramlage Coliseum to its feet.
Sneed also threw down an alley-oop dunk against Kansas that made the highlight reel.
Budke up, Maurice down
Austin Budke has overtaken Isaiah Maurice in K-State’s playing rotation, Weber said. Budke played six minutes against Oklahoma, while Maurice didn’t enter the game.
Weber said Budke has outplayed Maurice in practice and will continue to earn more minutes off the bench until that changes.
Kellis Robinett
This story was originally published January 7, 2017 at 5:48 PM with the headline "Wildcat report: Kansas State 75, Oklahoma 64."