Kansas State women’s basketball rolls in overtime behind Ayoka Lee to beat West Virginia

The No. 9-ranked Kansas State women’s basketball team used an 11-point run late during the final three minutes of overtime Wednesday night to pull away for a pivotal 73-64 Big 12 victory over West Virginia at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.

Ayoka Lee, back in the lineup after missing Saturday’s game against Central Florida, had 34 points and 12 rebounds, while Brylee Glenn added a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards to lead the Wildcats. Serena Sundell, who missed most of the third quarter after twisting her ankle, scored 11 points.

With the victory, K-State improved to 23-4 overall and 12-3 in the Big 12, to remain one game behind first-place Oklahoma State. West Virginia, which got 23 points from Ja’Naiya Quinerly, fell to 23-4 and 11-4.

K-State squandered a four-point lead in the last 5 1/2 seconds of regulation, as West Virgina’s Jordan Harrison scored on a layup at the buzzer to tie it at 58-58 and force overtime. But Lee hit two free throws with 2:59 left in the extra period to break a 62-62 tie and trigger the decisive Wildcat run.

Lee scored 10 points in overtime and after struggling from the free-throw line in regulation, the Wildcats were 9 of 11 in the extra period.

K-State travels to Lawrence on Sunday for a 1 p.m. game against Kansas in the second edition of the Sunflower Showdown. The Wildcats won the first matchup in Manhattan, 69-58.

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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.