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KU women lose at home to TCU 80-68

Posted on February 6, 2017

LAWRENCE, Kan. – After shooting above 40 percent for the first time in Big 12 Conference action, Kansas women’s basketball found its rhythm offensively, but couldn’t find an answer to TCU’s timely baskets down the stretch, as the Horned Frogs swept the 2017 series with an 80-68 victory on Sunday afternoon inside Allen Fieldhouse.

The Jayhawks (7-16, 1-11 Big 12) and the Horned Frogs (11-11, 3-8 Big 12) sported pink uniforms to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research in KU’s annual ‘Jayhawks for a Cure’ game. Although Kansas didn’t get the outcome it wanted at the end of the ballgame, KU was able to donate over $7,000, which went to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and the KU Cancer Center.

In a back-and-fourth game, redshirt junior guard Jessica Washington led all scorers with 27 points. Senior forward Caelynn Manning-Allen tied her season high with 14 points along with grabbing six rebounds. Defensively, sophomore guard
34268 Redshirt junior Jessica Washington

Jayde Christopher tied her career high of five rebounds and dished out a team-best four assists.

Junior guard AJ Alix led the Horned Frogs with 25 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor, while also connecting on all eight attempts from the free throw line. Sophomore center Jordan Moore registered the only double-double of the day with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Senior guard Jada Butts added 13 points and six assists rounding out TCU’s double-digit scorers.

TCU opened up the ‘Jayhawks for a Cure’ game on fire offensively outshooting the Jayhawks, 8-2, in the opening three minutes. The Jayhawks’ defense would be the story of the first quarter, however, forcing the Horned Frogs to eight turnovers. Kansas leads the league in turnovers forced with 19.1 and by the end of the matchup, TCU had turned the ball over 20 times.

Kansas stayed within striking distance after a jumper by Washington cut the Jayhawks deficit, 10-6. The Horned Frogs’ best defensive effort couldn’t stop Manning-Allen from earning three points for the Jayhawks to put KU within three. KU continued to chip away at TCU’s advantage late in the first quarter.

Defensive efforts by sophomore guard Kylee Kopatich and Washington contributed to a five minute TCU scoring drought from the floor and three turnovers in two minutes. Washington followed up on the offensive end with a 3-point basket to cut the Horned Frogs’ lead to one possession, 14-12. Senior forward Sydney Umeri sank a jumper just before the buzzer sounded at the end of the opening period. Umeri’s buzzer-beater cut the Jayhawks deficit, 15-14, going into the second period.

The Jayhawks opened up the second quarter with a 3-point basket from senior guard Timeka O’Neal to give Kansas its first lead of the game, 16-15. O’Neal followed up with a charge that ended in a basket for Manning-Allen on the offensive end for KU.

TCU’s offensive intensity kept the game within one point for much of the second quarter. Moore gave the Horned Frogs the lead with a put-back layup, but Kansas regained the lead, 25-23, after three-points from Washington. TCU returned the three-point play with an and-one opportunity from Butts giving the Horned Frogs a one-point lead, 26-25. Moore added another layup to extend the TCU lead to three, 28-25.

A pair of free throws from Christopher put KU back within one, 28-27. The TCU’s advantage grew to five for a brief time until Kopatich responded with a layup. A 3-point basket from freshman guard Amber Ramirez looked to extend the Horned Frogs’ lead, but Manning-Allen responded with a layup, as KU’s deficit narrowed, 35-32, heading into the locker room at the half.

Junior guard Chayla Cheadle started off the second half with a layup to cut the TCU lead, 35-34 and a pair of free throws from Washington allowed Kansas to regain the lead, 36-35. The third quarter continued to be a back and forth game as the Jayhawks struggled to stop TCU’s Moore. Kansas was unable to stop the Horned Frogs, defensively, as they went on an 8-0 run over 36 seconds, giving them a nine-point lead, 47-38.

Manning-Allen cut the TCU lead to six with a layup, 49-43. Washington attempted to spark another comeback attempt for the Jayhawks with a 3-pointer, but TCU’s Alix answered with back-to-back baskets from long range of her own extending TCU’s lead to 10, the first time to reach a double-digit advantage in the ballgame. The Jayhawks kept up the intensity on the offensive end, and worked to erase their deficit. Despite strong efforts, offensively, the Horned Frogs remained on top by seven going into the final quarter, 63-55.

The Horned Frogs had an answer for every move the Jayhawks made in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter. A Washington 3-pointer and a Manning-Allen block on the defensive end attempted to ignite a Jayhawk run, but the Horned Frogs once again responded and maintained momentum.

TCU went on a 9-0 run late in the game as Kansas was held scoreless for four and a half minutes. The drought was ended, but the damage was done and the Jayhawks couldn’t muster a comeback in the final minutes of the game. TCU ran away with the victory, 80-68, in the fourth quarter to sweep the 2017 series.

Kansas welcomes Oklahoma State to Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Feb. 8, for the final contest of its two-game homestand. Tipoff against the Cowgirls is set for 7 p.m.

— KU Athletics —

Missouri Western women defeat Lindenwood for fourth straight victory

Posted on February 2, 2017February 2, 2017

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – It wasn’t the prettiest beginning, but the ending was great. The Missouri Western women’s basketball team (16-5, 8-4) outscored Lindenwood (8-12, 4-9) 33-25 over the final 20 minutes for a 66-60 win Thursday night.

NOTABLES
– The game featured nine ties and seven lead changes

– The Griffons forced 19 Lindenwood turnovers and scored 26 points off those turnovers to Lindenwood’s 10 points off 12 MWSU turnovers

– Lindenwood jumped out to 8-0 lead; the largest run for either team all night

– MWSU used a 12-4 second half run to take an eight-point lead and never looked back

TOP PERFORMERS
– Chelsea Dewey led all scorers with 22 points on 8-16 shooting from the field

– Julia Torres had a team-high seven rebound to go with her 10 points

– Dwanisha Tate scored 12 points on 4-8 shooting

UP NEXT
Missouri Western stays on the road with a trip to Lincoln (3-17, 2-11) on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 1:30 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

No. 1 Bearcats survive scare from Lincoln to remain undefeated

Posted on February 2, 2017

By David Boyce

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Like a hit-selling rock-and-roll band coming to town, Northwest Missouri State’s men’s basketball team entered a packed arena as the star attraction.

OK, Jason Gym is not Madison Square Garden. But Northwest performed like a band hitting all the right notes in its 80-75 victory over Lincoln University Thursday evening to remain undefeated at 20-0 overall and 12-0 in the MIAA.

“It was tough,” said Northwest junior Chris-Ebou Ndow. “They had a really good home crowd and their band was pretty cool, too. It makes everything a little tougher, a different challenge, a little adversity. We overcame it and came away with a win.”

Yes, there actually was a band in the house. Lincoln’s pep band was energized throughout the game and kept playing 15 minutes after the game.

“It was crazy,” said freshman Ryan Welty, experiencing his first game at Lincoln. “It was a lot of fun to be part of it.”

A 50-point performance by Lincoln senior Anthony Virdure forced the Bearcats to play with high intensity for 40 minutes.

“He was tough,” Ndow said. “He is a really good player. He put the team on his shoulder and almost got them a win. The main thing is we stopped all the other ones. Nobody else really got in the rhythm.”

Northwest had a more balanced attack with four players scoring in double figures, led by junior Justin Pitts with 20 and junior Xavier Kurth with 15. Brett Dougherty scored 12 and Anthony Woods added 10.

In the final 9 minutes, Northwest showed why it is ranked No. 1 in the NABC top 25. Holding a narrow 47-45 lead, Ndow powered inside for a basket with 8:40 left.

After a stop, Ndow got the ball again in the paint and converted, giving Northwest a 51-45 lead with 8 minutes remaining.

“It was important,” Ndow said. “At that point we needed a spark. I felt there was a long stretch we couldn’t make a run. That was kind of what we needed at that point. I was glad I was able to do that.”

The Bearcats maintained a 5-to-7-point cushion until Virdure made a three-point play that pulled Lincoln to within four at 56-52.

With just under 5 minutes left, Northwest came up with two clutch, long-range bombs. The first came when Welty came off the screen and was ready to shoot when Pitts passed him the ball. Welty drilled the three-pointer.

“Coach always tells me to be ready to shoot,” Welty said. “I got open. He threw it to me, and I knocked it down. I couldn’t have done it without my teammates.”

Thirty seconds later, Pitts found himself open from NBA three-point range and knocked down a three-pointer that increased the Bearcats’ lead to 62-52 with 4:15 left. It was the first double-digit lead of the game for Northwest.

“That sequence was pretty good because Virdure played a heck of a game,” Pitts said. “I had to get more aggressive. I think that lead was what won the game.”

The Bearcats eventually built a 70-56 lead with under 3 minutes left. The rest of the game was Lincoln firing three-pointers and Northwest shooting free throws. The Tigers drew a little closer, but the 14-point deficit was too much for them to overcome.

“The 10-point lead helped in the end with Virdure going off,” Welty said. “That stretch there helped us.”

When the first half ended, something unusual happened to Northwest. The Bearcats went into halftime trailing 31-30. A free three by Virdure with 0.7 seconds left put Northwest behind the first time in the half.

Northwest scored the first four points to start the game, but it was obvious from the tipoff the Bearcats were in for a battle. Lincoln came out playing aggressive defense, especially on Northwest outsider shooters.

The game was tied 6-6 when Northwest managed a small cushion on a three-pointer by Ndow and two free throws from Anthony Woods.

The biggest lead by Northwest was 17-10 after D’Vante Mosby scored. Lincoln fought back and scored the next seven points and tied the game.

Powered by two strong buckets in the paint by Dougherty and another basket by Woods, Northwest built a 23-16 lead. Late in the first half, Northwest still had a six-point advantage at 28-22.

A few sloppy possessions by Northwest in the final 2 minutes allowed Lincoln to take a slim, 1-point lead into halftime. But the Bearcats didn’t allow the halftime deficit nor a boisterous crowd prevent them from having an end-of-the-game celebration.

The loss, though, didn’t stop the Lincoln pep band. The band played on.

“I always love coming here because the band and the crowd are crazy,” Pitts said. “It is something I never witnessed before.”

— Northwest Athletics —

Griffons blow 11-point lead, lose at Lindenwood 71-63

Posted on February 2, 2017

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Missouri Western men’s basketball team (7-14, 3-9) couldn’t hold an 11-point lead late in the first half as they lost at Lindenwood (16-9, 6-7) Thursday 71-63.

NOTABLES
– Griffons led by 11 with 3:29 left in the first half

– Lindenwood answered with a 37-8 run to take an 18-point lead with 5:28 remaining in the game

– Missouri Western was 3-16 (18.8%) from three-point range in the second half compared to 6-11 (54.5%) in the first half

– The Griffons shot 60 percent from the field in the first half and 29.4 percent in the second half

– TJ Evans did not score in the second half after scoring 16 in the first half

– Cole Clearman was held without a three-pointer (0-8) for the first time since Nov. 30 at Northeastern State (0-3)

TOP PERFORMERS
– Evans still led the Griffons with his 16 first half points

– Joe Hamilton had a team-high eight rebounds to go with his 12 points

– Aaron Emmanuel had 10 points with six rebounds

UP NEXT
Missouri Western stays on the road with a trip to Lincoln (13-9, 6-7) on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 3:30 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Mizzou’s losing streak reaches 13 with 39-point loss at No. 24 Florida

Posted on February 2, 2017February 2, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Late in the second half, backup Florida guard Chris Chiozza whispered to coach Mike White that he needed to get him back in the game.

His reasoning? Chiozza said he was going to get a triple-double.

“I said, `No, you’re not. Come on,” White said.

Chiozza convinced White he was close enough to make it happen, so the coach let him play the rest of the way. And the junior ended up with the first triple-double of his career — finishing with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists — as No. 24 Florida dominated woeful Missouri 93-54 on Thursday night.

Chiozza joined the exclusive club when he dished to Devin Robinson for a 3-pointer with 31 seconds remaining. Equally impressive: The Gators (17-5, 7-2 Southeastern Conference) tied a school record by winning their third consecutive game by at least 30 points.

Coming off lopsided victories at LSU and at Oklahoma, Florida wasted no time putting Mizzou in a huge hole. The Gators led 12-2, 18-3, 30-6 and 48-18 in the first half while building a 31-13 rebounding advantage. White’s team did little wrong for the third straight outing and looked more than ready for No. 8 Kentucky on Saturday night.

The only suspense was whether Chiozza would join Nick Calathes and Corey Brewer in Florida’s recent triple-double club. Calathes and Brewer are the only Florida players to accomplish the feat since 1997.

“It means a lot,” Chiozza said. “I’m glad that I achieved that, but I’m happier that we got the W. That’s the most important thing.”

Canyon Barry led Florida with 17 points. KeVaughn Allen added 15, and Kasey Hill chipped in 11.

Terrence Phillips had 14 points for Missouri (5-16, 0-9), which reached the halfway point to SEC futility.

Mizzou lost its 13th in a row — tying the longest streak in program history — and its 14th straight in league play. The Tigers also lost their 31st consecutive road game.

“They came out and completely outmatched us,” Missouri coach Kim Anderson said. “They got every rebound, made every shot. It was kind of like getting hit by a train.”

BIG PICTURE

Missouri: The Tigers have a young team that includes six sophomores and four freshmen — and remain on NCAA probation — but what they did at Florida has to be concerning for Anderson and his future. They were overmatched from the start and showed little, if any, fight after digging a huge hole.

“We didn’t even jump on the (opening) tip,” Anderson said. “I should have known then.”

Florida: The Gators are winless in three games against ranked teams (Gonzaga, Duke and South Carolina), so Saturday’s game against the Wildcats is an important one for a team looking to build its NCAA Tournament resume and potentially earn a top-four seed and open the bracket in nearby Orlando.

0-18 AHEAD?

Missouri has lost five of its last six by double digits, a potential sign that Anderson’s miserable season could be on the verge of unraveling. Could the Tigers go 0-18 in league play? The last team to do so was Georgia Tech in 1953-54, so it would be rare. But given the way the Tigers played Thursday, it certainly seems like a possibility.

GOOD COMPANY

White will get a better feel for his team against Kentucky. The Gators had a lengthy team meeting after losing to Vanderbilt in Gainesville on Jan. 21 and have been on a tear since.

The last time they won three in a row by 30 points was in 2006, but those came against Western Kentucky, Prairie View and Chattanooga — and with help from three future NBA lottery picks who won back-to-back national championships. Al Horford, Brewer and Joakim Noah also helped Florida accomplish the feat in 2004 against Sam Houston State, Eastern Kentucky and Georgia Southern.

UP NEXT

Missouri hosts Arkansas on Saturday. The Tigers’ conference losing streak started against the Razorbacks nearly a year ago.

Florida hosts Kentucky on Saturday, a game that will be featured on ESPN’s College GameDay.

— Associated Press —

Northwest Missouri State women earn road win at Lincoln

Posted on February 2, 2017February 2, 2017

By David Boyce

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A 16-2 spurt to start the third quarter sparked Northwest Missouri State’s women’s basketball team to a 70-60 victory over Lincoln University Thursday evening at Jason Gym.

“We needed that big push to get that lead,” said junior Tanya Meyer, who finished with a career-high 34 points.

The Bearcats have now won three of their last five MIAA games, two of them coming on the road. Last year Northwest never won a conference road game.

Northwest coach Buck Scheel was happy the way the Bearcats played for over three quarters but was disappointed how the team finished the last four minutes. Northwest held a 61-45 lead and then sputtered down the stretch.

“At the end of the game, I told our players that I don’t feel like we won,” Scheel said. “Granted it was a win, but we can’t give up. I thought with 3 or 4 minutes left, we stopped playing. You can’t do that in this conference.”

Northwest showed its mental toughness right away in the third quarter. A long three-pointer by senior Jasmin Howe tied the game at 35-35 and got the Bearcats rolling.

“I think that was big,” Howe said. “It was big to come out strong in the third quarter. We need to do that consistently the whole game.”

The Bearcats wasted little time grabbing the lead for good on a basket by sophomore Maria Dentlinger and then solidified the lead at 39-35 on a basket by Meyer.

Meyer’s field goal signaled that Lincoln was in trouble. Two quick fouls by Meyer in the first half limited her to only 6 minutes. She was well-rested and ready to go in the second half. Meyer quickly followed her two-point field goal with a three-pointer, pushing Northwest’s lead to 42-35.

After the Tigers scored a basket, Northwest got consecutive three-pointers from Howe and sophomore Mallory McAndrews that gave Northwest its first double-digit lead at 48-37.

“I was really pleased the way we came out in the second half,” Scheel said. “The third quarter and midway through the fourth quarter is what we have to feed off. When we are playing like that and firing on all cylinders, we are pretty good.”

Northwest ended the third quarter with a 50-32 lead. Meyer basically put the game away in the opening two minutes in the final quarter by making consecutive three-pointers that gave Northwest a 56-42 lead with 8:09 left.

“It was the same as coming out at halftime,” Meyer said. “We have to come out every quarter like that. I think we are improving on that. We have to keep it going. We can’t have the mental breakdowns on one end of the court.”

The Bearcats scored three more points for a 9-0 start to the fourth quarter and a commanding 59-42 lead.

In the first half, Northwest played the entire second quarter without its leading scorer and managed to go into halftime down only 35-32.

Meyer got off to a blistering start. She scored the first 12 points for Northwest, staking the Bearcats to a 12-7 lead. The advantage expanded to 15-8 when McAndrews hit a three-pointer.

The momentum shifted when Meyer picked up her second foul with a minute remaining in the first quarter. Lincoln took advantage. The Tigers scored the last seven points in the first quarter and tied the game.

“It was frustrating,” Meyer said of the early foul trouble. “It was the second game that has happened. I try to do as much as I can, talking to the players.”

Lincoln increased its lead to 21-17 early in the second quarter before Northwest regained its rhythm on offense. The Bearcats scored the next eight points and held a 25-21 lead.

The Tigers answered with a 10-0 run and moved back ahead 31-25. A three-pointer by Arbrie Benson ended the drought by Northwest. Lincoln maintained its three-point lead the rest of the second quarter.

“We definitely kept it close,” Howe said. “You never know how the game is going to go with foul trouble. You have to adapt. I think we did a good job of keeping it close with Tanya out.”

— Northwest Athletics —

MWSU baseball opens season with two losses

Posted on February 2, 2017February 3, 2017

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – The Missouri Western baseball team dropped the opening two games of their season at the Air Hogs Division II Classic. The Griffons lost their first game to Southern Arkansas 5-4, and then fell to Oklahoma Christian in seven innings 15-5.

NOTABLE
– Missouri Western left the tying run stranded on second base to end game one

– MWSU left 14 runners on base in the opening game against Southern Arkansas

– The Griffons outhit the Muleriders 12-9 in the loss

– Six of the 15 Oklahoma Christian runs were earned in the game two loss

– The Griffons committed seven errors against the Eagles

TOP PERFORMERS
– Nick Gawley went 5-for-8, hit .625 and scored three runs for MWSU on the day

– Trevor Carroll had a strikeout with no hits or walks in 2 1/3 relieve innings against SAU

– OCU’s Zach Morrow finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored against the Griffons

UP NEXT
Missouri Western hits the diamond for only one game tomorrow in Grand Prairie at 7 p.m. against Lubbock Christian.

— MWSU Athletics —

Nebraska loses at home to Michigan State

Posted on February 2, 2017February 2, 2017

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Michigan State finally broke through against Nebraska.

Miles Bridges scored 16 points to lead five Spartans in double figures, and they shot 63 percent in the second half to pull away from Nebraska for a 72-61 victory on Thursday night.

The Spartans (14-9, 6-4 Big Ten), who beat Michigan on Sunday, won consecutive games for the first time since December and ended a three-game losing streak against the Cornhuskers (10-12, 4-6).

“Nebraska has beaten us like a drum,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. “I don’t think we have any players that have beaten Nebraska.”

His team’s difficulties against the Huskers have been a head scratcher. Michigan State regularly is near the top of the Big Ten. Nebraska is usually near the bottom.

It wasn’t as if the Spartans’ players were obsessed with ending the skid.

“That’s the funny thing in the Twitter era,” Izzo said. “Nobody thinks about yesterday or the day before. People don’t think about the past as much. I didn’t hear that as a battle cry. Maybe that’s good.”

The Spartans’ Cassius Winston said he and his teammates came into the game looking at the big picture. Michigan State is trying to make the NCAA Tournament for the 20th straight year, and there’s a lot more work to be done to get there.

“We said there’s no more room for error,” Winston said. “If we want to make our dreams, our goals we put out at the beginning of the season — if we want to make them come true, we’ve got to play consistently for every game.”

Michigan State’s bench outscored Nebraska’s 31-9, with Alvin Ellis III scoring 11 points and Nick Ward and Winston adding 10 apiece. Kenny Goins also had 10 points.

Tai Webster had 18 points to lead Nebraska, Jordy Tschimanga added a season-high 15 points and nine rebounds and Glynn Watson Jr. scored 13.

Michigan State made eight of its first 10 3-pointers in the second half and finished 11 of 17. The Spartans took the lead 7 minutes into the game and were ahead by single digits until Winston’s 3-pointer made it 50-38 with 13:50 left. They led by as much as 20.

“We pushed through adversity when they were starting to come back,” Bridges said, “and we fought to bust the lead wide open.”

Bridges, the Spartans’ 6-foot-7, 230-pound freshman sensation, was 7 of 10 from the field, including 2 of 5 on 3s, and had a team-leading six rebounds.

“He’s so versatile,” the Huskers’ Evan Taylor said. “Especially to be that size, he can go both ways — shoot the 3, shoot mid-range. We didn’t do too bad of a job on him. Good players are going to make plays.”

Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue was at Pinnacle Bank Arena to have his Huskers jersey retired during a halftime ceremony. He played at Nebraska from 1995-98.

BIG PICTURE

Michigan State: The Spartans won away from East Lansing for the first time since Dec. 27. Izzo says his team is still a long way from being very good, let alone great. He said 15 turnovers were too many and that the Spartans need to do a better job rebounding. Nebraska held a 32-27 edge on the glass and got 12 on the offensive end.

Nebraska: The Huskers couldn’t carry over the momentum from beating a then-No. 22 Purdue at home on Sunday, and now they’ve lost six of their last seven.

SICK SPARTANS

Goins made his first start since Dec. 18 in place of Ward, who had started 10 straight games. Both missed two practices because of illness, but Izzo said Goins started because he felt better than Ward.

“Ward and Goins are sicker than dogs,” Izzo said. “I’m happy they could go. If you watched both of them, they were dying.”

UP NEXT

Michigan State visits Michigan on Tuesday. The Spartans beat Michigan 70-62 at home on Sunday.

Nebraska visits Iowa on Sunday. The Huskers beat Iowa 93-90 in double overtime at home on Jan. 5.

— Associated Press —

Jackson, Mason lead No. 3 Jayhawks past No. 2 Baylor 73-68

Posted on February 1, 2017

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Josh Jackson had 23 points and 10 rebounds, then helped third-ranked Kansas prevent No. 2 Baylor from getting off a potential tying shot in the closing seconds of the Jayhawks’ 73-68 victory Wednesday night.

Frank Mason III added 19 points, including two free throws to seal the win, and Devonte Graham scored 13 as the Jayhawks (20-2, 8-1) pulled a game ahead of the Bears (20-2, 7-2) in the Big 12 race.

It was nip-and-tuck almost the entire way.

The game was tied 64-all with 2:23 left when Jackson went baseline for a dunk. After Mason made a couple of foul shots moments later, the teams began trading baskets down the stretch in a matchup that lived up to its billing.

Manu Lecomte’s fall-away jumper brought Baylor to 70-68 with 51 seconds left, but Ish Wainwright missed a 3-pointer badly on the team’s next possession. Svi Mykhailiuk made one of two free throws with 18 ticks left for the Jayhawks, then they buckled down for the biggest stop of the night.

Lecomte was hounded around the perimeter by Mason and Landen Lucas, and passed it off to Johnathan Motley, who likewise had nowhere to go with Jackson in his face. Motley’s pass landed out of bounds with 1.3 seconds left, and Mason made both free throws after getting fouled on the inbounds play.

Mykhailiuk finished with 11 points for the Jayhawks, who hung on to win their 51st consecutive game at Allen Fieldhouse — a building where Baylor has never won in 15 tries.

Motley led the Bears with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Lecomte also finished with 16 points.

The Jayhawks dominated the opening minutes, getting off shots before Baylor could settle into its vaunted zone. But they eventually got too sped up, turning it over three straight times.

Gradually, the Bears were able to slow the game to their liking, clawing back to take their first lead at 18-16 midway through the half. They proceeded to rip off a 10-2 run a few minutes later, their big salvo triggered by a defense that completely shut down the Jayhawks in the paint.

Motley began to assert himself at the other end, scoring most of his 14 first-half points right at the basket, as the Jayhawks’ poor interior play continued to drag them down in the second half.

It was their outside shooting that kept them in the game.

Mykhailiuk drained two 3-pointers in quick succession out of the locker room, part of a 13-0 run that gave the Jayhawks a 41-36 lead. Mason added five points during the charge, which energized another sellout crowd at the Phog and prompted Baylor coach Scott Drew to call a timeout.

WHO IS HE?

Wainwright honored his late grandfather, Maurice King, by wearing “King-Wainwright” on his jersey rather than just his last name. Maurice King, who died in 2007, was the first black starter in Kansas history and played alongside Wilt Chamberlain in the 1950s.

BIG PICTURE

Baylor is hardly out of the conference race. Its two Big 12 losses have come at West Virginia and Kansas, and there is no harm in that. The challenge going forward is to beat those teams at home.

Kansas nevertheless took a big step toward winning its 13th straight league title, and did it by beating the Bears for the ninth straight time. Jayhawks coach Bill Self improved to 8-0 against top-5 teams in Allen Fieldhouse.

UP NEXT

Baylor returns home to play Kansas State on Saturday.

Kansas welcomes Iowa State to the Phog on Saturday.

— Associated Press —

Kansas State loses at home to TCU in OT 86-60

Posted on February 1, 2017

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — JD Miller scored 18 points, Vladimir Brodziansky had 17 and Kenrich Williams hit two 3-pointers in overtime as TCU defeated Kansas State 86-80 on Wednesday night.

Williams opened the overtime scoring with a 3-pointer and his big shot with 1:48 to play after a trey by KSU’s Xavier Sneed made it 83-77 with 1:48 to play.

The Wildcats closed it to 3 with 25 seconds to go after Wesley Iwundu had a dunk and made 1 of 2 free throws on the next possession but Alex Robinson made two free throws at 15 seconds and after a KSU missed, Jaylen Fisher made a free throw with six seconds left.

Robinson and Fisher had 12 points each for the Horned Frogs (15-7, 4-5 Big 12) and Williams had 11 and 10 rebounds.

Kamau Stokes had 21 points and Sneed 19 for the Wildcats (15-7, 4-5).

Brodziansky’s jumper with 25 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 73 and then he blocked a shot but Stokes, who got the ball back but couldn’t get a last shot to fall.

BIG PICTURE

TCU: The win by TCU breaks a four game losing streak for the Horned Frogs.

Kansas State: The Wildcats are now on a season high-three game losing streak after Wednesday’s loss.

UP NEXT

TCU will host Texas on Saturday

Kansas State travels to Baylor on Saturday

— Associated Press —