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K-State cruises to 71-50 win over TCU in Big 12 tourney

AP
Mar 10, 2021

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Nijel Pack hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Mike McGuirl added 17 and ninth-seeded Kansas State used a pair of big runs to beat eighth-seeded TCU 71-50 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night.

Pack also had six rebounds and five assists in a dynamic showing by the freshman as the Wildcats (10-19) advanced to play second-ranked Baylor, the tournament's No. 1 seed, in the quarterfinal round Thursday.

RJ Nembhard had 11 points and Mike Miles nine to lead the Horned Frogs (12-14), who lost four straight and seven of their last eight to give coach Jamie Dixon his first losing season in 18 years as a college head coach.

That streak included a 62-54 home loss to Kansas State on Feb. 20.

Kansas State and TCU have met in the past four Big 12 Tournaments, and the Wildcats beat the Horned Frogs in the final game played before last season's tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

They picked up right where they left off Wednesday night.

After the Horned Frogs built a 23-19 by the closing minutes of the first half, Pack drained back-to-back 3s to give Kansas State the lead at halftime. Then, McGuirl hit a 3-pointer and converted a three-point play coming out of the break, all part of a 16-0 run that gave coach Bruce Weber's young squad a 35-23 lead early in the second half.

TCU crept back to within 36-30 a few minutes later, and was still within 40-32 with 14 minutes to go, when McGuirl scored to ignite the Wildcats' second big run. Seven-foot freshman Davion Bradford scored in the paint, Kaosi Ezeagu kept the run going and Pack drilled another 3-pointer to finish a 21-2 charge that made it 61-34 with 6 minutes to go.

That got the roughly 2,000 fans - almost entirely rooting for Kansas State - cheering as if T-Mobile Center was full.

The Wildcats kept stretching the lead in their most complete game of the season. It was their fourth win in the last five games, and it was the fifth time in the past six games that they had held their opponent under 60 points.

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1st Half
KSU
Wildcats
29
TCU
Horned Frogs
23

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Davion Bradford vs. Kevin Samuel (Horned Frogs gains possession)
19:35		Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
19:33		Kevin Samuel offensive rebound
19:19		RJ Nembhard misses two point pullup jump shot
19:17		Nijel Pack defensive rebound
18:50		DaJuan Gordon misses three point jump shot
18:48		PJ Fuller defensive rebound
18:26		PJ Fuller misses three point jump shot
18:24		DaJuan Gordon defensive rebound
17:54		Selton Miguel misses two point layup
17:52		Selton Miguel offensive rebound
17:49	+2	Selton Miguel makes two point putback layup	2-0
17:17	+3	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mike Miles assists)	2-3
16:46		Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot
16:44		DaJuan Gordon offensive rebound
16:36		Selton Miguel misses two point layup
16:34		PJ Fuller defensive rebound
16:27		PJ Fuller turnover (lost ball) (Selton Miguel steals)
16:19	+2	Selton Miguel makes two point driving layup	4-3
16:09		Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
16:07		Nijel Pack defensive rebound
15:44		Selton Miguel misses two point driving layup
15:42		Davion Bradford offensive rebound
15:37	+2	Davion Bradford makes two point putback layup	6-3
15:23		RJ Nembhard misses two point pullup jump shot
15:21		Davion Bradford defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Mike McGuirl makes two point alley-oop layup (Nijel Pack assists)	8-3
15:04		PJ Fuller shooting foul (Mike McGuirl draws the foul)
15:04		TV timeout
15:04		Mike McGuirl misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:04		Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
14:54		Kevin Easley Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
14:52		Mike McGuirl defensive rebound
14:37	+2	Kaosi Ezeagu makes two point turnaround hook shot	10-3
14:17		RJ Nembhard turnover (bad pass)
13:58		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
13:56		Kaosi Ezeagu offensive rebound
13:35		Selton Miguel misses two point pullup jump shot
13:33		Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound
13:22		RJ Nembhard misses three point jump shot
13:20		Kaosi Ezeagu defensive rebound
13:08		Mike McGuirl misses three point jump shot
13:06		RJ Nembhard defensive rebound
12:55		Taryn Todd turnover (bad pass)
12:46		Nijel Pack turnover (lost ball) (Taryn Todd steals)
12:40	+2	Taryn Todd makes two point driving layup	10-5
12:30	+2	Nijel Pack makes two point pullup jump shot	12-5
12:18		RJ Nembhard turnover (lost ball) (Nijel Pack steals)
12:04		DaJuan Gordon misses two point jump shot
12:02		Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound
11:49		Taryn Todd offensive foul (Kaosi Ezeagu draws the foul)
11:49		Taryn Todd turnover
11:49		TV timeout
11:24	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Mike McGuirl assists)	15-5
11:03	+3	Terren Frank makes three point jump shot (Kevin Easley Jr. assists)	15-8
10:30		Luke Kasubke turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Samuel steals)
10:15		Davion Bradford shooting foul (Kevin Samuel draws the foul)
10:15		Kevin Samuel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:15		Kevin Samuel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:15		Wildcats defensive rebound
10:07		Rudi Williams turnover (bad pass)
9:45		Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
9:43		Kevin Easley Jr. offensive rebound
9:40		Kevin Easley Jr. misses two point layup
9:38		Wildcats defensive rebound
9:21		DaJuan Gordon turnover (lost ball) (RJ Nembhard steals)
9:04	+2	PJ Fuller makes two point driving layup	15-10
8:39	+2	Rudi Williams makes two point driving layup	17-10
8:29		Mike Miles turnover (lost ball) (DaJuan Gordon steals)
8:13		DaJuan Gordon misses three point jump shot
8:11		Mike Miles defensive rebound
8:00		DaJuan Gordon personal foul (RJ Nembhard draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
7:54	+2	RJ Nembhard makes two point driving layup	17-12
7:23		Davion Bradford turnover (lost ball) (RJ Nembhard steals)
7:06	+2	RJ Nembhard makes two point driving layup	17-14
6:45		Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
6:43		Nijel Pack offensive rebound
6:37		Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession)
6:31		Davion Bradford offensive foul (Kevin Samuel draws the foul)
6:31		Davion Bradford turnover
6:23	+2	Mike Miles makes two point floating jump shot	17-16
6:21		DaJuan Gordon shooting foul (Mike Miles draws the foul)
6:21		Mike Miles misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:21		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. offensive rebound
6:05		Selton Miguel shooting foul (Kevin Samuel draws the foul)
6:05		Kevin Samuel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:05	+1	Kevin Samuel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-17
5:37		Mike McGuirl misses three point jump shot
5:35		Mike Miles defensive rebound
5:30		Mike Miles misses two point pullup jump shot
5:28		Kevin Samuel offensive rebound
5:28		Kevin Samuel misses two point putback layup
5:26		Kevin Samuel offensive rebound
5:23	+2	Kevin Samuel makes two point putback layup	17-19
5:23		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:15	+2	Kaosi Ezeagu makes two point dunk (Mike McGuirl assists)	19-19
4:42		Horned Frogs turnover
4:24		Kaosi Ezeagu offensive foul
4:24		Kaosi Ezeagu turnover
4:10	+2	RJ Nembhard makes two point turnaround jump shot	19-21
3:37		Kaosi Ezeagu misses two point layup
3:19		Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound
3:19		Jaedon LeDee misses two point jump shot
3:17		Kevin Easley Jr. offensive rebound
3:12		Kevin Easley Jr. misses two point putback layup
3:10		Kaosi Ezeagu defensive rebound
2:56		Selton Miguel turnover (lost ball) (Jaedon LeDee steals)
2:51	+2	PJ Fuller makes two point driving layup (RJ Nembhard assists)	19-23
2:34	+2	Mike McGuirl makes two point pullup jump shot	21-23
2:20		RJ Nembhard misses three point jump shot
2:18		Kaosi Ezeagu defensive rebound
2:17		Jaedon LeDee personal foul
2:17		TV timeout
1:58		Selton Miguel misses two point jump shot
1:56		Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
1:53		RJ Nembhard turnover (lost ball) (Mike McGuirl steals)
1:50	+2	Rudi Williams makes two point layup (Mike McGuirl assists)	23-23
1:50		RJ Nembhard shooting foul (Rudi Williams draws the foul)
1:50		Rudi Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:50		Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound
1:26		Jump ball. (Horned Frogs gains possession)
1:23		Kevin Samuel misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:23		Kevin Samuel misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:21		Kaosi Ezeagu defensive rebound
1:03		Mike McGuirl misses two point layup
1:01		Kaosi Ezeagu offensive rebound
0:55	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Selton Miguel assists)	26-23
0:29		Taryn Todd misses three point jump shot
0:27		Mike McGuirl defensive rebound
0:05	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Mike McGuirl assists)	29-23

2nd Half
KSU
Wildcats
42
TCU
Horned Frogs
27

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+3	Mike McGuirl makes three point jump shot (Nijel Pack assists)	32-23
19:26		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:24		Selton Miguel defensive rebound
19:05	+2	Mike McGuirl makes two point driving layup	34-23
19:05		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. shooting foul (Mike McGuirl draws the foul)
19:05	+1	Mike McGuirl makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-23
18:44	+3	PJ Fuller makes three point jump shot (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists)	35-26
18:26		Mike McGuirl misses three point jump shot
18:24		Mike McGuirl offensive rebound
18:21		DaJuan Gordon misses three point jump shot
18:19		RJ Nembhard defensive rebound
18:09		Mike Miles misses two point jump shot
18:07		Kevin Samuel offensive rebound
18:02	+2	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes two point layup (Kevin Samuel assists)	35-28
17:44		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. shooting foul (Selton Miguel draws the foul)
17:44		Selton Miguel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:44		Selton Miguel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:44		RJ Nembhard defensive rebound
17:23		PJ Fuller turnover (bad pass) (Nijel Pack steals)
17:18		Nijel Pack misses two point layup
17:16		Davion Bradford offensive rebound
17:08		Davion Bradford misses two point layup
17:08		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
17:08		Mike Miles turnover (bad pass) (Selton Miguel steals)
16:56		Selton Miguel misses two point dunk
16:56		Selton Miguel offensive rebound
16:56		RJ Nembhard shooting foul (Selton Miguel draws the foul)
16:56		Selton Miguel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:39		RJ Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Mike McGuirl steals)
16:56	+1	Selton Miguel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-28
16:39		RJ Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Mike McGuirl steals)
16:39		Mike McGuirl misses three point jump shot
16:37		DaJuan Gordon offensive rebound
16:34		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. blocks DaJuan Gordon's two point layup
16:34		Kevin Samuel defensive rebound
16:34		Selton Miguel personal foul
16:24		Mike Miles turnover (double dribble)
16:14		Jaedon LeDee personal foul (Davion Bradford draws the foul)
16:12		Mike McGuirl misses two point pullup jump shot
16:10		Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
15:57	+2	Kevin Easley Jr. makes two point driving layup (Terren Frank assists)	36-30
15:27	+2	Davion Bradford makes two point layup (Mike McGuirl assists)	38-30
15:27		Kevin Easley Jr. shooting foul (Davion Bradford draws the foul)
15:27		TV timeout
15:27		Davion Bradford misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:27		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
15:11		Jaedon LeDee misses two point jump shot
15:09		Selton Miguel defensive rebound
14:54	+2	Davion Bradford makes two point turnaround hook shot (Nijel Pack assists)	40-30
14:27		RJ Nembhard misses two point jump shot
14:25		Nijel Pack defensive rebound
14:11		Nijel Pack turnover (bad pass) (Mike Miles steals)
14:07		Nijel Pack shooting foul (Mike Miles draws the foul)
14:07	+1	Mike Miles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-31
14:07	+1	Mike Miles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-32
13:50	+2	Mike McGuirl makes two point driving layup	42-32
13:35		Kevin Easley Jr. turnover (traveling)
13:19		Kevin Samuel blocks Mike McGuirl's three point jump shot
13:17		Davion Bradford offensive rebound
13:12		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. blocks Davion Bradford's two point layup
13:10		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
13:00		PJ Fuller misses three point jump shot
12:58		DaJuan Gordon defensive rebound
12:51	+2	Davion Bradford makes two point layup (Nijel Pack assists)	44-32
12:24		RJ Nembhard turnover (bad pass)
12:50		TV timeout
12:24		RJ Nembhard turnover (bad pass)
11:56		RJ Nembhard shooting foul (Nijel Pack draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:56	+1	Nijel Pack makes regular free throw 1 of 3	45-32
11:56	+1	Nijel Pack makes regular free throw 2 of 3	46-32
11:56		Nijel Pack misses regular free throw 3 of 3
11:56		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
11:32		Mike Miles misses two point pullup jump shot
11:30		Nijel Pack defensive rebound
11:17		DaJuan Gordon misses two point alley-oop dunk
11:15		RJ Nembhard defensive rebound
11:15		Mike McGuirl personal foul
10:52		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:50		Nijel Pack defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Mike McGuirl makes two point finger roll layup	48-32
9:56		Kevin Samuel turnover (bad pass)
9:32		Selton Miguel turnover (bad pass)
9:17	+2	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes two point layup (RJ Nembhard assists)	48-34
8:55		Rudi Williams turnover (traveling)
8:48		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:46		Kaosi Ezeagu defensive rebound
8:22	+2	Kaosi Ezeagu makes two point dunk (DaJuan Gordon assists)	50-34
8:09		RJ Nembhard misses three point jump shot
8:07		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. offensive rebound
8:05		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point step back jump shot
8:03		Selton Miguel defensive rebound
7:54		TV timeout
7:42	+3	Mike McGuirl makes three point jump shot (Nijel Pack assists)	53-34
7:30		Mike McGuirl blocks Mike Miles's two point driving layup
7:28		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
7:18		Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
7:16		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
7:11		RJ Nembhard misses two point layup
7:09		Kaosi Ezeagu defensive rebound
6:55	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point pullup jump shot	56-34
6:27	+2	Selton Miguel makes two point driving layup	58-34
6:33		Mike Miles turnover (bad pass) (Selton Miguel steals)
6:27	+2	Selton Miguel makes two point driving layup	58-34
6:15		Kevin Easley Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:13		Rudi Williams defensive rebound
6:07	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Selton Miguel assists)	61-34
5:44	+3	Mike Miles makes three point jump shot (RJ Nembhard assists)	61-37
5:26		Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul (Kaosi Ezeagu draws the foul)
5:26		Kaosi Ezeagu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:26		RJ Nembhard defensive rebound
5:12		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
5:11		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
5:07	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point driving layup	61-39
4:47	+2	DaJuan Gordon makes two point pullup jump shot	63-39
4:34	+2	RJ Nembhard makes two point layup	63-41
4:34		Mike McGuirl shooting foul (RJ Nembhard draws the foul)
4:34	+1	RJ Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-42
4:24	+2	DaJuan Gordon makes two point reverse layup	65-42
4:14	+2	RJ Nembhard makes two point driving layup	65-44
3:50		Nijel Pack turnover (bad pass) (Eddie Lampkin Jr. steals)
3:44		PJ Fuller turnover (bad pass) (Mike McGuirl steals)
3:44		Eddie Lampkin Jr. flagrant 1 (Nijel Pack draws the foul)
3:44		TV timeout
3:44	+1	Nijel Pack makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	66-44
3:44	+1	Nijel Pack makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	67-44
3:38		DaJuan Gordon misses three point jump shot
3:36		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
3:26		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point layup
3:24		Davion Bradford defensive rebound
3:07		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. personal foul (Nijel Pack draws the foul)
3:07	+1	Nijel Pack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-44
3:07	+1	Nijel Pack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-44
2:50		Selton Miguel shooting foul (PJ Fuller draws the foul)
2:50	+1	PJ Fuller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-45
2:50		PJ Fuller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:50		DaJuan Gordon defensive rebound
2:44	+2	DaJuan Gordon makes two point driving dunk	71-45
2:29		RJ Nembhard misses two point pullup jump shot
2:27		Davion Bradford defensive rebound
2:04		DaJuan Gordon turnover (lost ball) (Mike Miles steals)
1:56	+2	Mike Miles makes two point driving layup	71-47
1:33		Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot
1:31		DaJuan Gordon offensive rebound
1:14		Mike Miles defensive rebound
1:16		Joe Petrakis misses three point jump shot
1:14		Mike Miles defensive rebound
1:05		Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
1:03		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
0:58		Seryee Lewis shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-48
0:58		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:58		Carlton Linguard defensive rebound
0:42		Carlton Linguard misses two point jump shot
0:40		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
0:20	+2	Taryn Todd makes two point turnaround jump shot	71-50

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Taryn Todd makes two point turnaround jump shot