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Kansas State basketball’s skid reaches four with 75-72 road loss to Oklahoma State
STILLWATER, Okla. — Kansas State basketball’s slump continued Saturday as the Wildcats dropped their fourth straight game to fall below .500 in the Big 12 with a 75-72 loss to last-place Oklahoma State at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
The Wildcats, who fell to 14-8 overall and 4-5 in the Big 12, trailed by eight points with less than 3 1/2 minutes left, but had a chance to force overtime in the closing seconds as Cam Carter missed an open 3-pointer and Tylor Perry put up a desperation shot at the buzzer.
Oklahoma State (10-12, 2-7) used a 12-point run late in the first half to erase an eight-point deficit and lead 29-27 at intermission. K-State tied it briefly to start the second period, but a John-Michael Wright 3-pointer quickly put the Cowboys in front to stay.
For K-State, Perry finished with 19 points, all in the second half, and Carter had 17, with Arthur Kaluma adding 14 points and Will McNair 12 to go with nine rebounds. Javon Small scored 18 points and Quion Williams 17 with 10 rebounds for Oklahoma State.
K-State now has a short turnaround before playing host to Kansas at 8 p.m. Monday at Bramlage Coliseum.
Turnover woes continue for Wildcats
Nine first-half turnovers for Kansas State helped Oklahoma State rally to lead at intermission, and things didn’t get better for the Wildcats in the second half, when several comeback attempts were derailed by untimely miscues.
Perhaps the costliest one came after the Wildcats cut the deficit to 64-58 with under five minutes left and then got a stop, only to commit their sixth turnover of the half.
That actually was the Wildcats’ last turnover as they finished with 15.
A 3-point barrage to start the second half
After combining for six 3-pointers in the first half, K-State and Oklahoma State lit it up from beyond the arc to after the break. More accurately, K-State’s Tylor Perry and OSU lit it up.
Perry, who did not score in the first half, kept K-State in it by knocking down four in the first 10 minutes of the period, but Oklahoma State had six as a team during that same stretch.
Perry finished with five 3-pointers, making 5 of 9 after the break, and one of those was a desperation shot at the buzzer. Oklahoma State cooled off the rest of the way, finishing with nine for the game, same as K-State.
Jerome Tang shakes up starting lineup
K-State coach Jerome Tang made two changes to the Wildcats’ starting lineup for the game, benching big men Will McNair and David N’Guessan in favor of sophomore center Jerrell Colbert and freshman guard Dai Ames.
Tang said after the game that N’Guessan was held out early because of a knee injury that forced him to miss practice time.
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Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be reached at agreen@gannett.com or on Twitter at @arnegreen.
Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga was named the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League MVP on Friday, one day ahead of the league’s championship match.
Chawinga set a new single-season NWSL record with 20 goals this year for the Current.
She also scored the lone goal in the team’s quarterfinal victory and both goals in the championship of the NWSL x Liga MX Summer Cup last month.
“From the moment Temwa came to Kansas City, we knew she was capable of playing at an MVP level,” general manager Caitlin Carducci said in a statement.
“Not only has she been an incredible player on the pitch, she’s also been an incredible teammate and representative of the organization off it. Temwa laid an incredible foundation with her play in 2024, and we’re so excited for what’s to come in the years ahead.”
Chawinga is the eighth NWSL Golden Boot winner to also win MVP in the same season since the league’s launch in 2013. She is the first African international to win either award.
The 26-year-old Malawi international arrived in Kansas City this year from the Chinese Super League and took the league by storm in the first season with her eye for goal and her game-changing speed.
Chawinga scored in 13 of the Current’s final 14 matches of the regular season, including goals in eight straight games, which was a first in league history.
She also scored a goal against all 13 other NWSL teams this season, another first, and she added five assists to the Current’s league-record 57 goals this season.
Chawinga’s 20 goals broke Sam Kerr’s previous record of 18 in a season, which Kerr scored in 21 games.
Chawinga played in 25 regular-season games this year.
The next closest scorer in the regular season was Orlando Pride forward Barbra Banda, who finished with 13 goals.
Banda scored in last week’s semifinal to help Orlando eliminate Kansas City from the playoffs.
Orlando takes on the Washington Spirit on Saturday in the NWSL Championship at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City.
History of NWSL MVPs
2013: Lauren Holiday, FC Kansas City midfielder
2014: Kim Little, Seattle Reign FC midfielder
2015: Crystal Dunn, Washington Spirit forward
2016: Lynn Williams, Western New York Flash forward
2017: Sam Kerr, Sky Blue FC forward
2018: Lindsey Horan, Portland Thorns FC midfielder
2019: Sam Kerr: Chicago Red Stars forward
2021: Jess Fishlock, OL Reign midfielder
2022: Sophia Smith, Portland Thorns FC forward
2023: Kerolin, North Carolina Courage forward
The Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls sounded like Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday night as a capacity crowd of 3,400 watched Iowa defeat Kansas 71-58. The Hawkeyes jumped out to an 18-4 lead after the first quarter and never let the lead dip below eight points the rest of the way. They are now 5-0 for the first time since 2017.
Here are my top takeaways from the win and what it means for Iowa moving forward.
A season that began with national championship aspirations is now in danger of ending in disappointment.
Three weeks ago, the Kansas State Wildcats controlled their hopes of making the Big 12 title game and possibly the College Football Playoff. Now, they are just searching for another victory to salvage a once promising season.
“Obviously a disappointing performance on Saturday,” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said about Saturday’s loss to Arizona State. “We had a long staff meeting yesterday and talked about a lot of things. We looked at offense, defense and special teams. I don’t think anybody could point a finger at anybody because I don’t think any unit played up to its capabilities.”
The Wildcats were in the driver’s seat after a victory against rival Kansas Oct. 26 in the annual Sunflower State Showdown. They were 7-1 with wins against Oklahoma State and Colorado, the lone blemish coming against BYU.
The victory against the Jayhawks was followed by two upset losses to Houston and the Sun Devils, which all but ended their chances of making the Big 12 championship game.
With two games left against Cincinnati and Iowa State, the Wildcats are basically playing for a more appealing bowl game.
“Our job this week is to right the ship, because we have another opportunity,” Klieman said. “I want our seniors to have an opportunity to go out well.”
Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Kansas State On SI. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com
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