Joe On K-State Sports

K-State basketball seems to be back on the right track after a strong second half, and win, over Iowa State last Saturday, and a victory on Tuesday night against Baylor. There are a couple of reasons for the two straight victories against ranked teams. The turnover problem has been temporarily solved, and Markquis Nowell has played lights-out basketball. Nowell had a spectacular second half against Iowa State and finished the game with 20 points, five assists, and six rebounds. Against…

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Markquis Nowell scored 18 points in the second half, leading K-State to a 61-55 victory over number 18 Iowa State on Saturday. With the victory, K-State improved to 20-7 on the year, 8-6 in the Big 12, and are tied for third place in the league. K-State trailed by eight points at halftime and it looked like another loss was on the horizon, but the Wildcats came out on fire at the beginning of the second half, going on an…

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Let’s talk turnovers and effort. K-State lost to Oklahoma Tuesday night by 14 points in a game that was not close in the second half. This past Saturday, the Wildcats lost by eight points at Texas Tech. Oklahoma and Texas Tech are tied for last place in the Big 12. Losing to the two worst teams in the league in games that weren’t necessarily close by the end of regulation is not a good look for the Wildcats, who achieved…

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The K-State’s men’s basketball team lost to Texas Tech 71 to 63 on Saturday night. The Wildcats have lost three of their last four games and are on a downward spiral from their number five national ranking of just a few weeks ago. The reason for these losses? Turnovers. K-State turned the ball over 23 times in the loss against Texas Tech. 23 times!? In the last four games, the Wildcats have turned the ball over 74 times, an average…

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K-State point guard Markquis Nowell set the school record for assists in a season during the Wildcats’ 82 to 61 victory against the TCU Horned Frogs on Tuesday night. Nowell had 18 points and seven assists in the game and reached 187 assists on the season, setting the school record with seven regular season games to go. Nowell didn’t just break the record, he will smash it. While now averaging 16.9 points and 7.8 assists per game this season, Nowell…

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