MANHATTAN, Kansas – Kansas State entered the fourth quarter with a two-point lead on Wednesday night in Bramlage Coliseum against Oklahoma, but the Sooners rode a hot-shooting quarter to capture the 76-71 road win.

Kansas State (11-7, 3-4 Big 12) had three players in double figures, led by sophomore Peyton Williams with a game-high 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting and eight rebounds. She also registered a block and steal. Williams is the first Wildcat since Breanna Lewis in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament to make 10 or more shots in a game.

The product of Topeka, Kansas, has scored 20 or more points in a team-high four games this season. She has reached double figures in 13 games this season including a current streak of 10 straight games.

Joining Williams in double digits was junior Kayla Goth with 16 points, six assists and three steals. The guard from DeForest, Wisconsin, moved into 27th on the K-State career assist list (206), passing Missy Decker (1994-97; 205).

Also in double figures was freshman guard Rachel Ranke with 13 points and four rebounds. The native of Burnsville, Minnesota, has made two or more 3-point field goals in 14 games this season.

Oklahoma (9-9, 4-3) featured four players in double figures, paced by senior Gabbi Ortiz with 20 points, which included 6-of-11 shooting from beyond the arc. Senior center Vionise Pierre-Louis added 18 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two blocks.

The Wildcats finished the night shooting 47.4 percent (27-of-57) but just 35.7 percent in the second half. The Sooners carded a 56.6 percent night (30-of-53). K-State forced 22 Oklahoma turnovers, including a season-high 14 steals.

K-State overcame a fast start by Oklahoma in the first quarter to end the frame with a 21-15 advantage. The Wildcats used an 11-3 run over a 3-minute stretch to pull into the lead, as Goth and Williams each scored four points during the run.

Oklahoma tied the game at 13 with 3:25 remaining, but the Wildcats ended the stanza on an 8-2 run highlighted by a pair of Ranke 3-pointers, including a buzzer-beater to end the quarter.

Williams scored 13 points of K-State’s 20 points in the second quarter to give the Wildcats a 41-38 lead at the half. The Sooners started the second quarter on an 8-2 run to tie the game at 23 with 7:37 remaining.

K-State answered with a 9-2 run, as Williams recorded seven points during the stretch to push K-State in front, 32-25, with 5:35 left in the quarter. Oklahoma’s Ortiz brought the Sooners within three at the half with three 3-pointers in the final 4:32 of the quarter.

Both teams were hot from the floor in the opening half, as K-State shot 58.6 percent (17-of-29), while Oklahoma registered a 60.0 percent (15-of-25) performance.

Each team cooled off in the third quarter, as Oklahoma outscored K-State 13-12, but the Wildcats remained in front 53-51 entering the final frame. Shaelyn Martin led K-State in the quarter with four points, all coming in the final 2:47 of the quarter.

For the game, Martin finished with six points, seven assists, six steals and four rebounds. With her six steals, Martin moved into 11th on the K-State career steals list with 188.

Oklahoma dashed out to a 65-60 lead with 5:47 remaining in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Wildcats 14-7 during the stretch. Kaylee Page started a 6-1 run with a jumper and K-State tied the game at 66 with 3:13 to play.

The Sooners received a layup from Shaina Pellington to retake the lead, 70-68, with 2:52 to play. Pellington contributed 16 points and six assists to the Oklahoma attack.

Martin converted a contested layup in the lane with just over a minute to play to bring K-State to within two, 70-68. The Sooners would use a three-point play from Pierre-Louis with 41 seconds left to hold back K-State. The Sooners shot 75.0 percent (9-of-12) from the floor in the final quarter, while K-State was held to a 42.9 percent effort.

Kansas State travels to (4/4) Baylor on Saturday to face the Lady Bears at 6 p.m.

— KSU Athletics —

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Barry Brown scored 24 points, Dean Wade added 21 and Kansas State frustrated Oklahoma star Trae Young all game in springing an 87-69 upset of the fourth-ranked Sooners on Tuesday night.

Cartier Diarra added 16 points and Xavier Sneed had 13 for the plucky, defensive-minded Wildcats (13-5, 3-3 Big 12), who bounced back from a last-second letdown against bitter rival Kansas with their sixth consecutive win over the Sooners at Bramlage Coliseum.

Young was held to 20 points on 8-of-21 shooting, his fewest since scoring 15 in his college debut. He also was 2 of 10 from the 3-point line and committed 12 turnovers against six assists.

Rashard Odomes had 16 points and Brady Manek had 12 for the Sooners (14-3, 4-2), but he was abused by Wade at the defensive end as his team tried to dig out of a massive second-half hole.

It was the Wildcats’ first win against a ranked team in four tries this season, and their first win over a top-5 team since beating the then-No. 1 Sooners two years ago.

The dominance was so complete that coach Bruce Weber subbed out his starters in the final minute, allowing an appreciative home crowd to give them a standing ovation.

Young was supposed to be the main attraction, but it was Brown — whose flub on the final play against the Jayhawks cost them a chance to win the game — who dominated on both ends in the first half.

On offense, the junior guard was able to slip past double-teams at the top of the key and pull up for mid-range jumpers, most of which splashed without hitting rim. He was 8 of 13 from the field and had piled up 16 points by the time the Wildcats took a 38-33 lead into the locker room.

On defense, Brown harassed Young into a miserable stat line: The nation’s top scorer was 3 of 10 from the field, 2 of 7 from the 3-point arc and had committed eight turnovers against four assists.

It wasn’t just Brown on defense, though. The Wildcats aggressively took away the passing lanes, which served to muddle up Oklahoma’s offense and forced Young and his teammates into tough shots.

Young managed to draw the Sooners within 52-47 with a flurry early in the second half, but Kansas State answered with another run. Wade got things going with back-to-back baskets, Brown added another nifty tear-drop jumper, and Sneed’s jam of an alley-oop pass made it 62-50 with 10 minutes to go.

Oklahoma kept trying to claw back. Kansas State kept answering, at one point making eight of nine field goals to maintain a 74-58 lead with just over 5 minutes to play.

The Sooners never made a dent in that deficit the rest of the way.

BIG PICTURE

Oklahoma was averaging 93.6 points, tops in the country, but was held to 42 percent from the field and turned the ball over 20 times against the Wildcats. Those numbers doomed the Sooners to another tough night at Bramlage Coliseum, where coach Lon Kruger’s jersey hangs in the rafters.

Kansas State could have cowered after its 73-72 loss to the Jayhawks last weekend, but instead rose to the occasion. And the Wildcats did it without Kamau Stokes, one of their best players, who remains out with a foot injury.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma visits Oklahoma State for the return edition of Bedlam on Saturday.

Kansas State wraps up back-to-back home games against No. 24 TCU on Saturday.

— Associated Press —