TCU, Williams overcome Kansas State in overtime
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.
Notable
▪ The win by TCU breaks a four-game losing streak for the Horned Frogs.
▪ The Frogs outrebounded Kansas State, 33-31, and are now 14-3 on the season when grabbing more boards
▪ Jamie Dixon is now 18-8 all-time in games that go into overtime.
▪ TCU recorded its first victory over the Wildcats in Manhattan, Kan., since Mar. 10, 1999 when the Frogs won 72-71.
▪ TCU had six players score in double-figures for the second time this season. The other occasion came in the very first game of the season when TCU defeated St. Thomas 82-64.
▪ TCU’s 10 3-pointers tied a season high set Dec. 21 against Bradley.
▪ The Wildcats are 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.
TCU (15-7): Miller 7-10 0-1 18, Brodziansky 7-9 3-4 17, K.Williams 4-9 0-0 11, Robinson 4-14 3-3 12, Fisher 4-7 2-3 12, Shepherd 3-4 5-6 11, Washburn 0-3 1-2 1, B.Parrish 1-4 0-0 2, Bane 1-2 0-0 2, M.Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-62 14-19 86.
KANSAS ST. (15-7): Johnson 6-7 2-3 14, Wade 0-5 2-2 2, Iwundu 4-9 2-6 10, Stokes 5-15 6-6 21, Brown 3-8 0-0 7, Maurice 2-4 1-2 5, Sneed 4-4 8-9 19, Ervin 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 25-55 21-28 80.
Halftime—Kansas St. 39-35. End Of Regulation—Tied 73. 3-Point Goals—TCU 10-17 (Miller 4-5, K.Williams 3-4, Fisher 2-3, Robinson 1-2, B.Parrish 0-3), Kansas St. 9-20 (Stokes 5-9, Sneed 3-3, Brown 1-4, Ervin 0-1, Wade 0-3). Fouled Out—Johnson, Miller. Rebounds—TCU 32 (K.Williams 9), Kansas St. 30 (Sneed, Stokes 5). Assists—TCU 19 (Robinson 7), Kansas St. 21 (Stokes 7). Total Fouls—TCU 22, Kansas St. 22.
This story was originally published February 1, 2017 at 9:53 PM with the headline "TCU, Williams overcome Kansas State in overtime."