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Kansas State used another fast start to overwhelm an opponent, as the Wildcats raced out to a 15-4 lead en route to a wire-to-wire 85-57 win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night before 8,542 fans at Bramlage Coliseum.

K-State (9-11, 3-6 Big 12) collected consecutive wins for the first time in 2025 by turning in its best offensive performance of the Big 12 season to avenge an early loss to Oklahoma State (10-10, 2-7 Big 12). The 85 points are the most through their first 9 league games, as the Wildcats connected on 52.6 percent (30-of-57) from the field, including 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from 3-point range, while making 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from the free throw line.

The defense wasn’t bad either, as K-State held OSU to 57 points on 39.6 percent (21-of-53) shooting, including 31.6 percent (6-of-19) from 3-point range, while forcing an opponent-high 21 turnovers. The Wildcats scored 28 points off those miscues, including 22 in the first half. The 57 points were the fewest allowed a Big 12 opponent and were one point shy of the season low.

K-State used its fast start to build a 22-point halftime lead (45-23) before expanding the advantage to as many as 32 points behind a 12-0 run less than 5 minutes into the second half. OSU never got closer than 24 points the rest of the way. It marked the second straight game that the Wildcats built a 20-point lead at halftime, as they have outscored their last 2 opponents, 87-51, in the first half.

The 28-point victory was the second largest of the season and the largest in Big 12 play under head coach Jerome Tang. It is the largest Big 12 win since an 85-46 win over Oklahoma State at home on Feb. 23, 2019.

Four Wildcats scored in double figures led by a team-high 18 points from junior Brendan Hausen, who went a perfect 5-of-5 from 3-point range. He was joined in double figures by fellow seniors Coleman Hawkins (15 points) and Max Jones (14 points) and junior Dug McDaniel (10 points). Sophomore Mobi Ikegwuruka finished with his best game of the season with 8 points to go with 3 rebounds, 3 steals and a block in 12 minutes off the bench.

Hausen is the seventh player in school history to go 5-of-5 or better from 3-point range and the first since Denis Clemente went 6-of-6 from beyond the arc at Texas on Jan. 31, 2009. Hausen’s only misses came inside the arc, going 5-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 from free throw line. He has now made at least 5 3-pointers in 4 games, including twice in Big 12 play.

Hawkins enjoyed a stellar all-around performance, as he grabbed a game-high 9 rebounds to go with his 15 points, 6 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks in 33 minutes.

Fifth-year transfer forward Marchelus Avery led all scorers with a game-high 22 points on 7-of-8 field goals, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, and 6-of-7 free throws off the bench. He was joined in double figures by graduate guard Bryce Thompson.

Jerome Tang

Max Jones, Brendan Hausen & Coleman Hawkins

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Photos by Lewis Marien – Article by Tim Everson

After several near misses, the Kansas State men are back in the winner’s circle.

A six-game losing streak was snapped Saturday evening as an incredible start by the Wildcats propelled them to a 73-60 win over No. 23 West Virginia, their first victory since a win over Cincinnati to open Big 12 play on Dec. 30.

“There’s definitely a weight lift,” head coach Jerome Tang said. “Man, losing sucks, and even though we saw that we were getting better and we were close, that doesn’t satisfy you. But what’s really important now is, can we keep getting better after a win?”

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By Zach DeLoach

The stuffed animal dressed in a purple jersey disappeared from the team hotel in Provo, Utah, Saturday before the Wildcats’ game at BYU. According to senior guard Serena Sundell, the last person to see Gap Goat, affectionately known as Gappy, was a team manager.

“They swear he was put in the conference room, and when they came back, he was gone,” Sundell said. “We don’t know if he’s lost or if he’s kidnapped or what.”

Before vanishing, Gap Goat sat with team managers behind the K-State (17-1, 5-0 Big 12) bench during games, and they lifted him up in celebration whenever the squad made three defensive stops in a row, which they call gaps.

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