National Basketball Association
Kansas St. 69, Oklahoma 60
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 19, 2013
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials:
# Randy Heimerman, # Brent Meaux, # Gerry Pollard
Attendance:
12528
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No. 18 Kansas State 69, Oklahoma 60: Rodney McGruder hit three first-half 3-pointers and finished with 20 points as the host Wildcats extended their home win streak to 12.
Will Spradling added 15 points for the Wildcats (15-2, 4-0 Big 12), which hosts Kansas on Monday in a meeting of league leaders. Angel Rodriguez and Shane Southwell chipped in 12 points apiece.
Romero Osby and Amath M'Baye each had 12 for the Sooners (12-4, 3-1), who had a five-game win streak ended.
McGruder was held scoreless for more than 13 minutes but made three 3-pointers in a 1:35 span for a 30-25 lead with 3:13 left in the first half. The Wildcats made 7-of-13 3-pointers in the first half, including Southwell's with a 1:05 left for a 35-27 halftime lead.
McGruder's 3-pointer and a pair of free throws pushed Kansas State's lead to 51-37 with 8:51 left. Oklahoma cut the lead to six on Steven Pledger's 3-pointer with 5:08 left but never got closer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas State has held 11 straight opponents to 69 points or less. ... Bruce Weber tied Zora Clevenger (1916-17) for the best start by a first-year Kansas State coach. ... Oklahoma outrebounded the Wildcats 39-25 and had 20 second-chance points.
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma |
|
Kansas St. |
Amath M'Baye 12 |
Scoring |
Rodney McGruder 20 |
Sam Grooms 4 |
Assists |
Angel Rodriguez 9 |
Buddy Hield 10 |
Rebounds |
Shane Southwell 7 |
Amath M'Baye 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Rodney McGruder 4 |
Isaiah Cousins 1 |
Steals |
Angel Rodriguez 3 |
Amath M'Baye 1 |
Blocks |
Jordan Henriquez 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma
|
60 |
47.2 |
3-11 |
7-15 |
16 |
36 |
2 |
1 |
16 |
Kansas St.
|
69 |
44.0 |
10-24 |
15-22 |
17 |
24 |
4 |
7 |
8 |