THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012
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- All games played at The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
KANSAS STATE VS. OKLAHOMA STATE
Wildcats secure victory over OSU
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MANHATTAN, Kan. — Jamar Samuels was surprised when Frank Martin's wife, Anya, slid up next to him before Kansas State's game against Oklahoma State on Saturday.
They missed the pregame introductions. They saw most of his phenomenal performance.
Samuels was expecting his mother, Ernestine, to walk him onto the court on Senior Day. But her flight had been delayed, and she was stuck on the interstate, so Martin gave his wife a quick call and told her to pinch-hit until Samuels' family arrived.
Samuels finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds — committing just one turnover without a foul — and led the Wildcats to a 77-58 win over the shorthanded Cowboys.
"Not rattled, I was just like, sigh," Samuels said. "When she said she'll be here soon as she can, I said all right. And the second half came and I saw her here, I got a little excited."
By then the Wildcats were well on their way to victory.
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24 points and Jordan Henriquez had 16 points and eight boards for Kansas State (21-9, 10-8 Big 12), which added another impressive win to its NCAA resume going into next week's Big 12 tournament.
Kansas State has won four of its last five games, including back-to-back road wins against Top 10 teams Missouri and Baylor, and has four victories over teams in the RPI Top 25.
"We have two objectives," Martin said before tacking on a third. "To go win the Big 12, to go to the NCAA tournament and get a good seed, and then to make a run."
Keition Page hit six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points for the Cowboys (14-17, 7-11), who played without star freshman Le'Bryan Nash for the third straight game because of a fractured left hand. It's unclear whether he'll be able to play in the conference tournament.
Kansas State had already secured a bye into the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament, where it will be seeded fourth or sixth, depending on the result of other games this weekend.
MISSOURI VS. TEXAS TECH
Hot three-point shooting plagues Red Raiders
LUBBOCK, Texas — Kim English scored 20 points, Marcus Denman added 17 and No. 7 Missouri hit a season-best 16 3-pointers to beat Texas Tech 81-59 on Saturday.
Denmon scored all his points in the second half, going 5 of 8 from 3-point range in the half, and Ricardo Ratliffe finished with 13 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.
The Tigers (27-4, 14-3 Big 12) slowly pulled away in the second half with 12 of their 3s coming after halftime. The win gave Missouri a school record for victories in the regular season.
Texas Tech (8-22, 1-17) stayed with the Tigers in the first half but couldn't keep up with Missouri's long-range barrage, walking away with its worst ever finish in Big 12 play.
Jaye Crockett scored 17 points and Ty Nurse added 12 for the Red Raiders.
The Tigers turned to the 3-pointer early in the second half and got nine of their first 11 field goals in the opening 12 minutes from beyond the arc to go up 64-48. They had six in a row at one point, with Denmon hitting four of them after going scoreless in the first half. They hit 16 of 26 from 3-point range (61.5 percent).
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Melvin Ejim added 15 points for the Cyclones (22-9, 12-6 Big 12), who also secured the No. 3 seed for next week's conference tournament.
"It's a new start," Jones said. "We're 0-0, starting all over. Just play hard, play defense."
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IOWA STATE VS. BAYLOR
But Saturday night's loss at Iowa State was yet another challenge the No. 9 Bears couldn't overcome.
Scott Christopherson had 23 points in his final home game and Iowa State rallied to beat Baylor 80-72 for its second win over a top-10 opponent this season.
Christopherson helps Cyclones for No.3 spot
AMES, Iowa — Baylor heads to Kansas City for next week's Big 12 tournament with 25 wins and a star-studded lineup that should be able to match up against any team.
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