Recap: Tech fell to No. 13 Kansas State

Manhattan, Kansas – A 50-50 tie at Texas Tech turned into a 68-58 loss against No. 13 Kansas State on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum.

The Red Raiders (10-9, 0-7 Big 12) led 33-28 at halftime but have now lost seven games to open the Big 12 series against the Wildcats (17-2, 6-1 Big 12) in 10 games. -0 running after a Pop Isaacs A 3-pointer to end the second half at 50-50. Tech is undefeated in seven straight to start conference play since going 0-11 to start the 2012 conference slate. Tech pulled away as KSU didn’t respond to a 10-0 run until the hook shot. Fardaws Aimaq to make it a 60-52 deficit with 1:54 left – a distance the Red Raiders had gone 6:54 between points.

Before Tech travels to play at LSU next Saturday, West Virginia returns home in a Big 12-SEC challenge on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at United Supermarket Arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Isaacs and De’Vion Harmon He led Tech by 13 points each Kevin Obanor He had nine points and eight rebounds for the Red Raiders, who had a 30-20 scoring advantage in the paint. Isaacs hits a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer for a five-point advantage, but Tech is now 0-3 in Big 12 games with a halftime lead over TCU and Texas. O’Banor finished the game with five offensive rebounds while Aymak had six points and six rebounds. Four of the six rebounds were offensive in a game where Tech had a 23-10 offensive advantage. Daniel Bacho He led Tech’s stock with six points and four rebounds.

Tech finished the game 23-for-71 (32.4 percent) from the field and 7-for-29 on 3-pointers. Kansas State shot 20-for-47 from the field and was 8-for-25 on 3-pointers. Markquise Nowell had 23 points with four 3-pointers, while Keonta Johnson had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Cats in the win.

Both teams struggled from the free throw line with Tech shooting 5 for 12 and KSU 20 for 27. Nowell was 9-for-10 at the line. Johnson was 8-for-10. O’Banor is shooting 85.3 percent from the line this season but is 0-for-5 on free throws.

Isaac has now scored in double figures for the first time in his career and seven straight in 12 games this season. He was 3-for-11 on 3-pointers, nine games with three or more 3-pointers and now 47 for the season. He has three or more 3s in three games after hitting five in his 23-point performance at Texas before hitting three against Bayer on Tuesday. O’Banor now has 1,008 career wins and 1,956 points.

Texas Tech took a 33-28 halftime lead with Isaacs Banks making a half-court 3-pointer at the buzzer for a five-point lead. Tech leads KSU 26-19 with seven points at the half. Isaac led the Red Raiders with eight points after going 2-for-4 on 3-pointers, while O’Banor had six points and five rebounds. Harmon had six points, while Tyson and Aymak both had four points in 20 minutes. Tech was 12-for-31 (38.7 percent) from the field and 4-for-9 on 3-pointers in the first half. Tyson and Walton each had one 3-pointer going into the break. Tech, which had a halftime lead against TCU and Texas on the road, had a 16-6 scoring advantage in the paint and a 20-17 rebounding margin. Nowell led the Wildcats with 12 points after going 4-for-8 on 3-pointers in the first half.

The Red Raiders are now 0-7 against ranked opponents and 0-4 on the road this season.

Key moments

• KSU won the edge and scored the opening possession on a 3-pointer from Nowell for a 3-0 lead.
• Tech took its first lead of the game when O’Banor went on a 6-0 run heading into the first media timeout for an 8-6 lead on an inbounds play.
• O’Banor went on an 8-0 run and took a 10-6 lead before another Nowell 3-pointer capped the run… KSU started the game 3-for-7 on 3-pointers.
• Walton hit Tech’s first 3-pointer of the game to cut the KSU lead to 19-16 with 6:32 to play in halftime. That time
• Isaac made his first 3-pointer of the game to make it 21-19…his seventh Red Raider score of the game.
• Tyson’s 3-pointer cut KSU’s lead to 26-22 in the final media period of halftime… Tyson had four points and Tech was 3-for-8 on 3-for-8 shooting.
• Tech tied the game at 26-26 on two free throws by Harmon to go on a 7-0 run… Tech went 3-for-7 from the line.
• With Tech leading 28-26, Isaac hit two free throws on the next possession… Tech was on a 9-0 run before KSU’s Iyiola hit two free throws on the other end to tie the game.
• Isaac made a 3-pointer from midcourt for a 33-28 lead.
• KSU started the second half on a 7-2 run to tie the game at 35-35 going into the first media period of the second half… Tyson made Tech’s first touchdown of the second half on a run to make it 35-30 two minutes into the game. in
• Harmon hit a 3-pointer to give Tech a 38-35 lead… It was Harmon’s first 3-pointer of the game and gave him nine points.
• O’Banor gave Tech a 43-37 3-point lead before Isaacs hit a fast break for a 45-37 lead with 13:20 to play…Isaacs had 10 points to become the first Red Raider in double figures.
• KSU went on a 9-0 run to take a 46-45 lead on a Johnson dunk that began with a defensive steal…their first lead since the first half.
• Bacho ended an 11-0 run with a dunk that gave KSU a 48-47 lead. 35 remain
• Isaac tied the game 50-50 with a 3-pointer in the third… Had a team-high 13 points against Tech on 7-for-19 on 3s.
• KSU took a 56-50 lead into the final media period and went on a 6-0 run, followed by a 3-pointer by Isaacs — a span that lasted more than five minutes without Tech scoring.
• Tech responded with a 10-0 run to make it 10-0 from a 60-52 deficit with 1:54 left… Tech got 6:54 left in the middle on an Isaacs 3-pointer to tie the game at 50-50.

Last of Manhattan.

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