Wildcat report: K-State 63, Baylor 61
Saturday’s box score
Kansas St. 63, No. 22 Baylor 61
BAYLOR | Min | FG | FT | OR-TR | A | PF | PT |
O’Neale | 34 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Chery | 32 | 8-14 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
Gathers | 33 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 4-6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Medford | 31 | 1-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Motley | 17 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Prince | 29 | 7-14 | 4-4 | 2-5 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
Wainright | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Freeman | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 200 | 21-55 | 11-14 | 13-30 | 12 | 16 | 61 |
Percentages: FG .382, FT .786. 3-Point Goals: 8-23, .348 (Chery 4-6, Prince 2-7, O’Neale 1-4, Medford 1-5, Freeman 0-1). Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots: 3 (Motley 2, Gathers). Turnovers: 15 (Motley 4, Prince 3, O’Neale 3, Chery 3, Wainright, Medford). Steals: 8 (Prince 4, O’Neale 2, Chery, Gathers). Technical Fouls: None.
KANSAS ST. | Min | FG | FT | OR-TR | A | PF | PT |
Thomas | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Foster | 27 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0-3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
Williams | 25 | 7-11 | 4-4 | 1-7 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
Iwundu | 32 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Gipson | 36 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
M Harris | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Edwards | 22 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
N Johnson | 13 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Hurt | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 200 | 23-46 | 13-18 | 8-26 | 17 | 15 | 63 |
Percentages: FG .500, FT .722. 3-Point Goals: 4-11, .364 (Foster 2-5, N. Johnson 1-1, Thomas 1-2, Iwundu 0-1, Edwards 0-2). Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots: 1 (Gipson). Turnovers: 14 (Thomas 5, Iwundu 4, Gipson 2, Foster 2, Hurt). Steals: 8 (Foster 3, Iwundu 2, Edwards, Thomas, Gipson). Technical Fouls: None.
Baylor | 33 | 28 | — | 61 |
Kansas St. | 24 | 39 | — | 63 |
A—12,528. Officials—James Breeding, Ron Groover, Jeb Hartness.
Nino’s night
There is something about Baylor that brings out the best in Nino Williams.
The senior forward once again terrorized the Bears, scoring 18 points and grabbing seven rebounds in 25 minutes. It was the third straight game in which he has reached double figures against Baylor. He scored 35 points in two games against the Bears last year.
“I don’t know if we messed up in recruiting or something, but he has been really good against us,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “We know he is really good.”
Williams said his playing style, which thrives on mid-range jumpers and layups, is a good matchup for Baylor’s zone defense.
“We could score from the short corner middles and I was just lucky my teammates found me,” Williams said. “We knew they did not have a shot blocker and I figured I could attack the rim.”
Worst pass ever
One of Wesley Iwundu’s six assists will not be remembered as a headline. Late in the second half, he found Williams under the basket with an awkward pass that bounced off the hands of two defenders.
“I just threw my shoulders up,” Iwundu said. “I just did a shrug, because I don’t know how it got through there. I just guess the luck was on our side.”
Whatever works. The bucket gave K-State a 54-52 lead.
Keeping perspective
Bruce Weber tried to keep this victory in perspective.
“It is a long season with a lot of games to go,” Weber said. “We haven’t arrived yet. That was a couple big wins, but we have put ourselves in a bind. We have to focus on the next one.”
Worth noting
K-State has won six straight games against ranked opponents at Bramlage Coliseum … The 14-point comeback was the biggest comeback for K-State since rallying from 15 down to beat Charleston Southern in 2011. It was the largest Big 12 rally since 1999 against Iowa State.
Kellis Robinett
This story was originally published January 17, 2015 at 6:55 PM with the headline "Wildcat report: K-State 63, Baylor 61."