Kansas State women end game on a 21-0 run to beat No. 21 Texas Tech 58-51 in Big 12 Tournament
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nastja Claessens had 14 factors, eight rebounds and a key block in the closing seconds and Kansas State ended the game on a 21-0 run to beat No. 21 Texas Tech on Thursday in the second spherical of the Big 12 Tournament.
Kansas State (17-16), the No. 12 seed, advances to the quarterfinals towards No. 4 seed Oklahoma State on Friday. The Wildcats opened the event by breaking an 18-year Big 12 women’s event report and tied the varsity report by sinking 17 3-pointers in a 91-66 victory over (*21*).
Kansas State trailed 51-37 with 7:43 left in the fourth quarter after Texas Tech’s 10-0 run spanning the third-quarter break. But the Lady Raiders wouldn’t rating towards, lacking 13 straight photographs and never making an attempt a free throw in the fourth.
Tess Heal put Kansas State forward 54-51 with 52.7 seconds left on a driving layup. Texas Tech grabbed an offensive rebound after a missed 3-pointer, however Claessens blocked the putback try and secured the ball earlier than calling a timeout with 36.1 left.
Taryn Sides sealed it by making two free throws and Heal added two free throws with 19.2 seconds left.
Sides completed with 13 factors, Aniya Foy added 12 and Heal had 10 for Kansas State, which didn’t have a double-digit scorer till the fourth quarter. The Wildcats had been simply 5 of 25 from 3-point vary and shot 34% total.
Snudda Collins was the lone double-digit scorer for the fifth-seeded Texas Tech (25-7) with 14 factors. The Lady Raiders had been 16 of 56 from the sector (29%).
Earlier this 12 months, Texas Tech’s undefeated season got here to an end at 19-0 on Jan. 17 after a 65-59 loss to Kansas State.
Up subsequent
Kansas State beat Oklahoma State 70-61 in the one regular-season assembly on Feb. 10.
Texas Tech is hoping to make its first NCAA Tournament look since 2013.
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