Ismael Massoud hit a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in overtime, and Kansas State went 97-95 Saturday night at No. 19 Baylor, where Wildcats new head coach Jerome Tang has been on staff for the past 19 years. The win extended their winning streak to eight games. season.
Markquis Nowell scored 32 points for the Wildcats (14-1, 3-0 Big 12) and his 14th assist of the game was a go-ahead 3 by Massoud. Baylor then called a timeout and looked to set up a game-ending shot before 23-point-scoring Adam Flagler was surrounded by three defenders when he lost the ball out of bounds with 6.1 seconds remaining. It looked like there was
Keyontae Johnson added 24 points and 9 rebounds for K-State. It equaled his best overall start since 1958-59 and saw him go 3-0 in the Big 12 for the first time in ten seasons. The Wildcats were looking to break the one-game scoring record with his 116-103 victory over rank six Texas on Tuesday night.
The Bears (10-5, 0-3) had not lost their first three Big 12 games since 2003-04, Scott Drew’s first season as coach. Baylor lost in his opener at the Big 12 home three days ago when he took a 17-point lead and TCU hit his shot go-ahead with his four seconds remaining.
Keyyonte George scored 22 points for the Bears and Flo Samba scored 14.
Baylor welcomed Tang to Waco in a pre-game highlights video with the Bears, and he received a thunderous applause before being presented with last season’s Big 12 regular season championship ring. Contributed to 397 victories, including national titles.
It was the first time Drew faced one of his former assistants. Tang has been with him since his tenure with the Bears began.
Nowell made the first of two free throws when he was fouled after an inbounds pass with five seconds remaining. Flagler grabbed the rebound and the Bears had another shot, but Caleb’s 3 on his loaner missed the mark and the game was over.
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Kansas should be ranked for the first time since placing 18th in the final poll of the 2018-19 season when the new AP Top 25 is announced on Monday. Baylor could be out of the ranks for the first time since the same season. The Bears placed him 16th in the 2019-20 preseason polls, beginning a current stretch of 65 consecutive polls, including the 11th-ranked team.
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Kansas will host Oklahoma on Tuesday night.
Baylor will play three of the next four games on the road first in West Virginia on Wednesday night.
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