Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Wade drops 34, K-State pounds Iowa State 91-75
Wade poured in a career-high 34 points, Kamau Stokes added 23 and Kansas State opened conference play by pounding Iowa State 91-75 for its first win in Ames since 2011.
Barry Brown Jr. had 21 points for the Wildcats (11-2, 1-0 Big 12), who shot 13 of 26 from 3-point range to snap Iowa State's nine-game winning streak.
It was all keyed by the 6-foot-10 Wade, who was 6 of 8 on 3s and 13 of 16 overall.
"Once you hit one, you feel a little bit more confident in the second one and so on and so forth," Wade said. "Coaches keep telling me to shoot it...so I was taking their advice and shooting it."
Wade's 3, his sixth of the night, made it 75-60 with just fewer than 10 minutes to go. He also grabbed eight boards for the Wildcats, who had dropped their previous four meetings against the Cyclones.
"If you're going to win road games, you have to have someone step up and be special," K-State coach Bruce Weber said of Wade. "He was in that zone."
Lindell Wigginton scored 23 points in his Big 12 debut to lead Iowa State, which committed 13 turnovers and shot just 23 percent in the second half after hitting 68 percent of its shots in the opening frame.
"Disappointing, unacceptable performance," Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said. "Our youth and inexperienced showed too."
THE BIG PICTURE
Iowa State: The Cyclones can't expect to play defense like they did on Friday night and win much in the Big 12. That's often an issue for teams relying on as many youngsters as Iowa State is.
WHAT A HALF!
The first half produced some gaudy numbers, including six lead changes and eight ties. Iowa State shot 17 of 25 from the field and yet still trailed by three. Stokes and Wade combined for 39 points in the first 20 minutes on 13-of-18 shooting, and Wigginton scored 15 points while hitting all five of his shots.
NOTES
HE SAID IT
"We didn't bring a lot of energy. We didn't buy in on the defensive end and we were just going one-on-one on offense," Wigginton said about Iowa State's sluggish start to the second half
UP NEXT
The Cyclones hosts Texas on New Year's Day.
Kansas State opens its Big 12 home schedule against West Virginia on Jan. 1.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 91 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Dean Wade Defensive Rebound. | 91 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Nick Weiler-Babb missed Layup. | 91 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Jeff Beverly Defensive Rebound. | 91 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Xavier Sneed missed Free Throw. | 91 - 75 |
Statistics
 KSU |
 ISU |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-58 | FG | 23-51 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 13-26 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 14-21 | FT | 25-37 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 27 | Fouls | 19 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Ames, IA
Attendance: 14,384 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |