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Nowell's 22 points lead No. 14 Kansas St. past Oklahoma St.

AP
Feb 25, 2023

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Markquis Nowell had 22 points, eight assists and four steals and No. 14 Kansas State defeated Oklahoma State 73-68 on Saturday for its third straight win.

Keyontae Johnson added 17 points for the Wildcats (22-7, 10-6 Big 12), who swept the regular-season series.

The Wildcats trailed at halftime, but shot 52% in the second half to pull out the win.

''We told them there was going to be adversity, and you had to look adversity in the face and smile and then slap the crap out of it,'' Kansas State coach Jerome Tang said. ''And they did. And I was so proud.''

The Wildcats lost four of five before going on the streak. Tang said the team has responded because it has stayed focused internally and ignored critics.

''You don't know who's sick,'' he told reporters. ''You don't know whose family member passed away. You don't know any of those things. And you just watch them on the floor and make a judgment about, `Did they play well, or didn't they play well.'

''For all the stuff that they face, to be able to continually come out here and give that kind of an effort and believe in each other - we call it crazy faith.''

Kalib Boone scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half on Senior Day for Oklahoma State. Caleb Asberry scored 13 points and John-Michael Wright added 12 for the Cowboys (16-13, 7-9), who have lost four straight.

Oklahoma State led 35-31 late in the first half, but Kansas State's Desi Stills got a steal and layup as time expired to cut the Cowboys' lead to two.

''That was very important because we were down four and we needed to cut the lead to at least two ... And we just came out there in the second half with more energy and we responded well,'' Stills said.

Boone went to work early in the second half. He scored a dunk and a layup in the first 63 seconds of the second half to extend Oklahoma State's lead to six.

Kansas State rallied, and Nowell's deep 3 after a scramble put the Wildcats ahead 40-39.

The game remained tight throughout the second half until Kansas State went on a run. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Johnson and Ismael Massoud put Kansas State ahead 65-60 with just over five minutes remaining, and the Wildcats hung on.

''Just didn't finish well enough,'' Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said. ''We had opportunities, like most of the games in this league save for our last two. These games usually come down to the last four minutes, and the team that executes the best, gets the best shots, is connected defensively, finishes plays with rebounds and makes free throws, usually wins. We didn't do any of those things well enough.''

BIG PICTURE

Kansas State: The Wildcats appear to be back on track. Tang said it was an important win because it came on the road against what he believes is an NCAA Tournament team.

Oklahoma State: The Cowboys had allowed at least 85 points in its previous three games and allowed 49% shooting in this one. It's a tough slide for a team that had a five-game win streak before the current skid. Their defense will need to step up, or they might not make the NCAA Tournament.

QUOTABLE

''I was too demonstrative. I didn't say anything. I made sure on radio my mom heard that I didn't say anything that would have gotten me a (technical). But I was demonstrative. I was demonstrative on purpose. I didn't feel like - there were some tick-tack calls that went their way that resulted in and-ones, and there were some physical plays that didn't go our way that didn't result in what I wanted. ... I believe that it inspired our guys to play a little bit harder, to fight a little harder.'' - Tang discussing his second-half technical when the Wildcats were down 53-49.

UP NEXT

Kansas State: Hosts Oklahoma on Wednesday.

Oklahoma State: Hosts Baylor on Monday.

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1st Half
KSU
Wildcats
33
OKST
Cowboys
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Keyontae Johnson vs. Kalib Boone (Bryce Thompson gains possession)
19:38	+2	Caleb Asberry makes two point dunk (Kalib Boone assists)	0-2
19:13	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	2-2
18:57	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point layup	2-4
18:33	+3	Markquis Nowell makes three point jump shot	5-4
18:08		Woody Newton misses two point layup
18:06		Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
18:01		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
17:59		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
17:45		Cam Carter personal foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
17:24		Woody Newton misses two point layup
17:22		Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
17:18		Desi Sills misses three point jump shot
17:16		Kalib Boone defensive rebound
16:44		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
16:42		Cowboys offensive rebound
16:31		Woody Newton turnover (lost ball) (Markquis Nowell steals)
16:31		Wildcats 30 second timeout
16:24		Markquis Nowell turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Asberry steals)
16:19		Bryce Thompson misses three point jump shot
16:17		Woody Newton offensive rebound
16:11	+2	Woody Newton makes two point layup	5-6
16:02	+3	Markquis Nowell makes three point jump shot	8-6
15:41	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	8-8
15:29	+3	Keyontae Johnson makes three point jump shot	11-8
15:06	+2	Caleb Asberry makes two point layup	11-10
14:56		Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
14:54		Wildcats offensive rebound
14:54		Kalib Boone personal foul (Markquis Nowell draws the foul)
14:54		TV timeout
14:38		Woody Newton shooting foul (Markquis Nowell draws the foul)
14:38	+1	Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-10
14:38	+1	Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-10
14:18		Woody Newton misses three point jump shot
14:16		Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
14:11		David N'Guessan turnover (traveling)
13:43		Keyontae Johnson personal foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
13:38		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
13:36		Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
13:17		Markquis Nowell turnover (bad pass)
12:59	+2	John-Michael Wright makes two point jump shot	13-12
12:38	+2	Keyontae Johnson makes two point jump shot	15-12
12:22	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point jump shot (Bryce Thompson assists)	15-14
12:01		Markquis Nowell offensive foul (Caleb Asberry draws the foul)
12:01		Markquis Nowell turnover (offensive foul)
11:49		Ismael Massoud personal foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
12:01		TV timeout
11:44		Moussa Cisse misses two point dunk
11:42		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
11:42		Moussa Cisse offensive foul (Keyontae Johnson draws the foul)
11:42		Moussa Cisse turnover (offensive foul)
11:26		John-Michael Wright personal foul (Abayomi Iyiola draws the foul)
11:21		Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
11:19		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
11:04	+3	Bryce Thompson makes three point jump shot (Caleb Asberry assists)	15-17
10:56		Keyontae Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:54		Chris Harris Jr. defensive rebound
10:48		Chris Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:46		Cam Carter defensive rebound
10:37		Ismael Massoud misses three point jump shot
10:35		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
10:15		John-Michael Wright misses two point jump shot
10:13		Cowboys offensive rebound
10:13		Abayomi Iyiola personal foul (Caleb Asberry draws the foul)
10:09		Kalib Boone turnover (bad pass) (Abayomi Iyiola steals)
10:03	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup (Cam Carter assists)	17-17
9:47		Woody Newton misses three point jump shot
9:45		Abayomi Iyiola defensive rebound
9:36		Chris Harris Jr. shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-17
9:36		Cam Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:36		Woody Newton defensive rebound
9:27		Kalib Boone misses two point layup
9:25		Woody Newton offensive rebound
9:22		Woody Newton misses two point layup
9:20		Cam Carter defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Keyontae Johnson makes two point layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	20-17
9:01		Caleb Asberry turnover (lost ball) (Markquis Nowell steals)
8:37	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup	22-17
8:37		Cowboys 30 second timeout
8:13	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup (Bryce Thompson assists)	22-19
7:38		Kalib Boone shooting foul (Markquis Nowell draws the foul)
7:38		TV timeout
7:38	+1	Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-19
7:38		Markquis Nowell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:38		Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
7:20		Cam Carter shooting foul (Tyreek Smith draws the foul)
7:20		Tyreek Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:20	+1	Tyreek Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-20
7:20	+1	Tyreek Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-20
6:58		Cam Carter turnover (out of bounds)
6:43	+2	John-Michael Wright makes two point layup	23-22
6:36	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Desi Sills assists)	25-22
6:27		John-Michael Wright misses two point layup
6:25		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
6:20		Desi Sills turnover (lost ball)
6:11		Woody Newton turnover (bad pass) (Markquis Nowell steals)
5:56		Tyreek Smith blocks David N'Guessan's two point layup
5:54		Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
5:38		Desi Sills personal foul (Tyreek Smith draws the foul)
5:38	+1	Tyreek Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-23
5:38	+1	Tyreek Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-24
5:29		Caleb Asberry personal foul (Markquis Nowell draws the foul)
5:29	+1	Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-24
5:29	+1	Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-24
5:09		Tykei Greene blocks Caleb Asberry's two point layup
5:07		Tykei Greene defensive rebound
4:45		Keyontae Johnson misses two point jump shot
4:45		Quion Williams defensive rebound
4:45		Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul (Quion Williams draws the foul)
4:45		Quion Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:45		Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
4:29	+2	Markquis Nowell makes two point layup	29-24
4:12	+2	Tyreek Smith makes two point jump shot (Chris Harris Jr. assists)	29-26
4:12		Nae'Qwan Tomlin shooting foul (Tyreek Smith draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Tyreek Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-27
4:03		Markquis Nowell turnover (bad pass)
3:39		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
3:37		Wildcats defensive rebound
3:37		TV timeout
3:18		Desi Sills turnover (bad pass)
3:03	+3	Caleb Asberry makes three point jump shot (Bryce Thompson assists)	29-30
2:48		Abayomi Iyiola misses two point layup
2:46		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
2:33		Chris Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:31		Tykei Greene defensive rebound
2:17		Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
2:15		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
2:15		Tykei Greene personal foul (Caleb Asberry draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Caleb Asberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-31
2:15	+1	Caleb Asberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-32
1:56		Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
1:54		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
1:34	+3	Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Caleb Asberry assists)	29-35
1:14		Desi Sills misses two point layup
1:12		Cowboys defensive rebound
0:45		Bryce Thompson misses three point jump shot
0:43		Desi Sills defensive rebound
0:28		Keyontae Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:26		Tykei Greene offensive rebound
0:22		Woody Newton shooting foul (Desi Sills draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Desi Sills makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-35
0:22	+1	Desi Sills makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-35
0:04		Chris Harris Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Desi Sills steals)
0:01	+2	Desi Sills makes two point layup	33-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
KSU
Wildcats
40
OKST
Cowboys
33

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Keyontae Johnson turnover (bad pass)
19:37	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point dunk (Bryce Thompson assists)	33-37
19:15		Kalib Boone blocks Desi Sills's two point jump shot
19:15		Cowboys defensive rebound
19:15		Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
19:00	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	33-39
18:41		Woody Newton personal foul (Keyontae Johnson draws the foul)
18:34	+2	Keyontae Johnson makes two point hook shot	35-39
18:20		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
18:18		Cowboys offensive rebound
18:18		Desi Sills shooting foul (Bryce Thompson draws the foul)
18:18		Bryce Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:18		Bryce Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:18		Markquis Nowell defensive rebound
18:00	+2	Desi Sills makes two point jump shot	37-39
17:49		Cam Carter personal foul (Bryce Thompson draws the foul)
17:44		Kalib Boone turnover (lost ball) (David N'Guessan steals)
17:30		Tykei Greene misses three point jump shot
17:28		Bryce Thompson defensive rebound
17:07		Moussa Cisse turnover (traveling)
16:47		Keyontae Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:45		Keyontae Johnson offensive rebound
16:38	+3	Markquis Nowell makes three point jump shot (David N'Guessan assists)	40-39
16:16		Keyontae Johnson personal foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul)
15:58		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
15:56		Kalib Boone offensive rebound
15:51	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point dunk	40-41
15:41		Caleb Asberry personal foul (Markquis Nowell draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:22		Keyontae Johnson turnover (bad pass) (John-Michael Wright steals)
15:14		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
15:12		Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
15:08		Markquis Nowell turnover (out of bounds)
14:49		David N'Guessan personal foul (Chris Harris Jr. draws the foul)
14:39	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	40-43
14:39		Tykei Greene shooting foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul)
14:39	+1	Kalib Boone makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-44
14:22		Caleb Asberry shooting foul (Desi Sills draws the foul)
14:22	+1	Desi Sills makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-44
14:22	+1	Desi Sills makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-44
14:18		Desi Sills personal foul (John-Michael Wright draws the foul)
14:18	+1	John-Michael Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-45
14:18	+1	John-Michael Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-46
13:46		Ismael Massoud misses three point jump shot
13:46		Wildcats offensive rebound
13:46		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
13:25		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
13:23		Desi Sills defensive rebound
13:09	+3	Keyontae Johnson makes three point jump shot (Markquis Nowell assists)	45-46
12:55	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point layup	45-48
12:46		Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul)
12:46		Nae'Qwan Tomlin turnover (offensive foul)
12:32	+3	John-Michael Wright makes three point jump shot (Caleb Asberry assists)	45-51
12:23		Wildcats 30 second timeout
12:23		TV timeout
12:14		Keyontae Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:12		Bryce Thompson defensive rebound
12:06	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point layup	45-53
11:59		Markquis Nowell turnover (bad pass) (Kalib Boone steals)
11:40		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
11:38		Ismael Massoud defensive rebound
11:20	+2	Ismael Massoud makes two point layup (Cam Carter assists)	47-53
11:03		Kalib Boone misses two point layup
11:01		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
10:54	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Cam Carter assists)	49-53
10:49		Jerome Tang technical foul
10:49		TV timeout
10:49	+1	Caleb Asberry makes technical free throw 1 of 2	49-54
10:49	+1	Caleb Asberry makes technical free throw 2 of 2	49-55
10:35		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
10:33		Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
10:17	+2	Markquis Nowell makes two point layup	51-55
10:05		Caleb Asberry turnover (lost ball) (Markquis Nowell steals)
9:55		John-Michael Wright shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
9:55	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-55
9:55		Cam Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:55		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
9:23		Bryce Thompson misses three point jump shot
9:21		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
9:11	+3	Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Markquis Nowell assists)	55-55
9:08		Ismael Massoud personal foul (Caleb Asberry draws the foul)
9:08	+1	Caleb Asberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-56
9:08	+1	Caleb Asberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-57
8:52	+2	Keyontae Johnson makes two point layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	57-57
8:30		Quion Williams misses three point jump shot
8:28		Markquis Nowell defensive rebound
8:22		Bryce Thompson personal foul (Markquis Nowell draws the foul)
8:21		Wildcats 30 second timeout
8:21		TV timeout
8:10		Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
8:08		Woody Newton defensive rebound
7:50		Kalib Boone misses two point jump shot
7:48		Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
7:48		Kalib Boone personal foul (Keyontae Johnson draws the foul)
7:34		Ismael Massoud turnover (lost ball) (Woody Newton steals)
7:19		David N'Guessan blocks Kalib Boone's two point layup
7:17		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
7:09		Ismael Massoud misses three point jump shot
7:07		Woody Newton defensive rebound
7:00		John-Michael Wright misses two point jump shot
6:58		Cam Carter defensive rebound
6:50	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	59-57
6:41		Cowboys 30 second timeout
6:23	+3	John-Michael Wright makes three point jump shot	59-60
5:59	+3	Keyontae Johnson makes three point jump shot (Markquis Nowell assists)	62-60
5:42		Woody Newton misses three point jump shot
5:40		Markquis Nowell defensive rebound
5:12	+3	Ismael Massoud makes three point jump shot (Markquis Nowell assists)	65-60
4:55		Tykei Greene shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
4:55		Woody Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:55	+1	Woody Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-61
4:43		Woody Newton blocks Markquis Nowell's two point layup
4:43		Woody Newton defensive rebound
4:27		Caleb Asberry turnover (lost ball) (Keyontae Johnson steals)
4:19		Kalib Boone blocks Keyontae Johnson's two point layup
4:17		Wildcats offensive rebound
4:01		Kalib Boone blocks Markquis Nowell's two point layup
3:59		Kalib Boone defensive rebound
3:51	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup (Caleb Asberry assists)	65-63
3:19		Ismael Massoud misses two point jump shot
3:17		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
3:10		Woody Newton misses two point layup
3:08		Desi Sills defensive rebound
2:44		Caleb Asberry shooting foul (Markquis Nowell draws the foul)
2:44		TV timeout
2:44	+1	Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-63
2:44	+1	Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-63
2:30		Markquis Nowell shooting foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Kalib Boone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-64
2:30		Kalib Boone misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:30		Desi Sills defensive rebound
2:00	+2	Desi Sills makes two point layup (Keyontae Johnson assists)	69-64
1:43		Bryce Thompson turnover (bad pass)
1:20		Desi Sills misses two point layup
1:18		Woody Newton defensive rebound
1:09		Keyontae Johnson shooting foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Kalib Boone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-65
1:09	+1	Kalib Boone makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-66
0:43		Bryce Thompson personal foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-66
0:43	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-66
0:30		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
0:28		Markquis Nowell defensive rebound
0:22		John-Michael Wright personal foul (Markquis Nowell draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-66
0:22	+1	Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-66
0:18		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
0:16		Markquis Nowell defensive rebound
0:12		Markquis Nowell turnover (out of bounds)
0:12		Cowboys 30 second timeout
0:09	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point layup	73-68
0:00		End of period

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Bryce Thompson makes two point layup