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Kansas State basketball comes up empty down the stretch in 60-59 loss at Texas Tech
With the game on the line, Kansas State basketball turned to its closer, only this time things didn’t go his way.
Tylor Perry, whose late-game heroics had bailed the Wildcats out several times already this season, drove to the lane with the clock winding down, and pulled up for a contested jumper. The shot fell off the rim, and time expired as the ball went out of bounds, allowing Texas Tech to escape with a 60-59 Big 12 victory at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
The loss was the first in the conference for K-State, which fell to 12-4 overall and 2-1 in in the league. Tech improved to 14-2 with a 3-0 Big 12 mark.
Perry, who was instrumental in a run that put K-State up 33-22 at halftime, led all scorers with 16 points. Cam Carter added 15 points, Arthur Kaluma 10 and Will McNair nine with nine rebounds and five blocks for the Wildcats.
Joe Toussaint’s three-point play with 30.8 seconds left gave Tech its only lead of the second half, and he led a balanced Red Raider attack with 12 points. Warren Washington added 11 points, and Poo Isaacs and Darrion Williams 10 each.
Here are three takeaways for K-State, which returns home Tuesday for a 7 p.m. game against Baylor at Bramlage Coliseum.
Wildcats’ late collapse uncharacteristic
Kansas State, which more often than not had persevered by following its “five to grind” philosophy at the end of games, was unable to make that happen against, Texas Tech.
The Wildcats led 57-49 on Dorian Finister’s transition basket with 3:05 left, but it was Tech that finished strong, outscoring the Wildcats 9-2 over the last 3:05. Toussaint started the spurt and also finished it for the Red Raiders.
K-State ends first half on a tear
Kansas State’s offense was nowhere to be found early in the game, but what a finish to the first half. At one point the Wildcats had 10 points and 10 turnovers, and they trailed 22-13 when Kerwin Walton made a 3-pointer with 7:10 to go in the period.
That’s when Perry took over, knocking down four 3-pointers as the Wildcats scored the last 20 points of the half while shutting Tech out over the final seven minutes. McNair had a three-point play and Kaluma a 3-pointer during the run as well.
Turnovers hamper Wildcats early
Kansas State led Texas Tech by 11 at halftime, but just imagine what that would have looked like had the Wildcats not turned the ball over 12 times in the period.
The Wildcats have been prone to turning the ball over this season, but even so they have averaged just 14 per game.
It was no coincidence that only two of those turnovers came during the Wildcats’ run to close the half. They finished the game with 18.
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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.
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Six Flags Over Texas’ new record-breaking dive coaster, Tormenta Rampaging Run, is now scheduled to open on Thursday, July 9, park officials announced Wednesday.
It had been scheduled to open on June 26 as part of the park’s 65th anniversary, but that was delayed due to longer-than-expected testing of the high-flying roller coaster.
When it announced the delay, the park said on social media, “… it ensures that when Tormenta charges out of the gates, it will be a ride experience worthy of its name – bold, intense, and unforgettable.”
Ride will break six world records
The Tormenta Rampaging Run is inspired by Spain’s Running of the Bulls. The coaster will be located in a new section of Six Flags called Rancho de la Tormenta, featuring Cocina Abuela – a Spanish/Latin American restaurant.
The ride, designed by coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, will begin with a 309-foot climb, followed by a 95-degree beyond-vertical drop, and will include sharp turns, airtime moments, and multiple inversions.
It will break six records when it opens: the tallest dive coaster (309 feet), the fastest dive coaster (87 mph), the longest dive coaster (4,199 feet), the tallest vertical coaster loop (179 feet), the highest Immelmann inversion (218 feet), and the highest 95-degree beyond-vertical drop (285 feet).
CBS News Texas will provide updates should additional information become available.
Texas
Phoenix Merchant Partners and Texas Capital Alternative Asset Management Form Strategic Relationship
Phoenix Merchant Partners, an independent alternative asset manager, and Texas Capital Alternative Asset Management (TCAAM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Texas Capital Bancshares, formed a strategic relationship to provide customized capital solutions and direct lending to the core middle market across a diverse range of industries.
The relationship integrates the corporate and investment banking coverage network of Texas Capital with the structuring, underwriting and multi-cycle portfolio management expertise of Phoenix. Capitalizing on this powerful combination, Phoenix will launch its first vehicle, Spurstone Credit, in Q3/26. Structured as a perpetual-life, non-traded closed-end credit fund, Spurstone will be headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Spurstone has already attracted interest from a group of anchor institutional investors. The vehicle’s investment mandate will focus primarily on delivering senior secured financing solutions to core middle-market businesses with annual revenues between $100 million and $1 billion that are currently underserved in private credit.
“As the only full-service financial services firm headquartered in Texas, we continuously look for ways to serve the needs of companies and their owners, both in Texas and in our industries of focus across the country. Working with Phoenix expands and accelerates our ability to offer proprietary private credit financing solutions to deserving clients. The Phoenix team shares our disciplined approach to asset structuring, capital preservation and portfolio management, as well as our passion for providing exceptional client service and delivering comprehensive solutions,” Daniel Hoverman, head of corporate and investment banking at Texas Capital and president of TCAAM, said.
The vehicle’s strategy is designed to address a critical structural liquidity gap for non-sponsored, family-owned and founder-led mid-market enterprises requiring flexible, non-dilutive senior capital to fund organic growth, strategic acquisitions and balance sheet optimizations.
“Proprietary origination remains the single biggest differentiator in the private credit landscape,” Art Mbanefo, founder and CEO of Phoenix, said. “Working with TCAAM unlocks unparalleled access to high-quality, founder-owned businesses across Texas and other economic centers like California, New York and Illinois. Together, we are bridging the liquidity gap for exceptional middle-market companies.”
Spurstone will be advised by a newly formed, Phoenix-sponsored registered investment adviser, Ryestone Advisors, which is currently applying for registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. TCAAM will be a minority economic investor in Spurstone’s investment adviser.
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