Wildcat report: Kansas State 71, Texas A&M 64
Saturday’s box score
Kansas St. 71, Texas A&M 64
TEXAS A&M | Min | FG-A | FT-A | OR-TR | A | PF | PT |
Green | 26 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 0-2 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
Jones | 32 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Roberson | 23 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
Caruso | 33 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
House | 33 | 3-8 | 5-6 | 2-5 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
Robinson | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Trocha-Morelos | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fitzgerald | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Allen | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Space | 23 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Totals | 200 | 25-51 | 11-17 | 9-25 | 15 | 24 | 64 |
Percentages: FG .490, FT .647. 3-Point Goals: 3-9, .333 (House 2-5, Space 1-2, Green 0-1, Fitzgerald 0-1). Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots: 1 (Jones). Turnovers: 6 (Jones 2, Robinson 2, Caruso 2). Steals: 5 (Caruso 3, Robinson, Green). Technical Fouls: Space.
KANSAS ST. | Min | FG-A | FT-A | OR-TR | A | PF | PT |
Thomas | 35 | 2-6 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Foster | 30 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Williams | 23 | 6-8 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
Edwards | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Gipson | 32 | 4-7 | 6-6 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
M Harris | 17 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Schoen | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bolden | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N Johnson | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iwundu | 20 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Rohleder | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Meyer | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 200 | 24-39 | 19-30 | 3-24 | 13 | 20 | 71 |
Percentages: FG .615, FT .633. 3-Point Goals: 4-12, .333 (Edwards 2-4, Foster 2-4, Williams 0-1, Thomas 0-3). Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots: 2 (Bolden, Gipson). Turnovers: 12 (Gipson 4, Iwundu 2, Thomas 2, M. Harris, N. Johnson, Foster, Williams). Steals: 2 (Edwards, Williams). Technical Fouls: None.
Texas A&M | 32 | 32 | — | 64 |
Kansas St. | 39 | 32 | — | 71 |
A—14,884. Officials—Don Daily, Ron Groover, Keith Kimble.
Hot start
Kansas State came close to setting a program record by making 82 percent of its shots in the first half.
The Wildcats’ best shooting percentage for a half is 85.7 percent. They accomplished that feat in 1982. K-State barely missed that mark by making 14 of 17 shots Saturday against Texas A&M in the opening 20 minutes. It went down as the team’s third-best shooting half and the best in any game since 1994.
Its previous best shooting half of the season came against Savannah State, when it shot 70 percent in the second half.
Upcoming test
Kansas State is off until next Sunday when it plays host to Texas Southern at Bramlage Coliseum. Though the Wildcats likely scheduled Texas Southern (2-8) expecting an overmatched opponent to ease back into things after Christmas, the game could be a legitimate challenge.
Texas Southern beat No. 25 Michigan State on the road Saturday in overtime 71-64.
Worth noting
K-State junior forward Stephen Hurt missed his third straight game with a groin injury. Coach Bruce Weber had previously said he expected Hurt to play against Texas A&M, and even let him warm up. But Hurt told his coach he was unable to play. With rest this week, Weber is hopeful Hurt can return against Texas Southern.… K-State senior forward Thomas Gipson fell one point shy of a milestone moment against Texas A&M. By scoring 14 points, he upped his career scoring total to 999 points.
Kellis Robinett
This story was originally published December 20, 2014 at 9:29 PM with the headline "Wildcat report: Kansas State 71, Texas A&M 64."