Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
McGuirl scores 17 as K-State holds off Iowa State 61-56
Neither team broke 40% shooting, but K-State made seven 3-pointers while the Cyclones were 3 of 21 from behind the arc until Jalen Coleman-Lands hit a pair from deep in the last 40 seconds.
McGuirl drained a 3 with 1:41 remaining to give Kansas State (8-19 4-14 Big 12 Conference) a 10-point lead and the Wildcats held on. DaJuan Gordon added 12 points and Nijel Pack 10 Kansas State.
Coleman-Lands scored 19, making 3 of 9 from 3-point range, to lead Iowa State (2-21, 0-18) and Solomon Young added 18 points. The Cyclones have lost 17 straight games and fell to 0-11 on the road.
Iowa State has been without guard Rasir Bolton and his 15.4 points per game after Bolton suffered an injury to his right ankle a week ago during a 76-72 loss to TCU.
K-State led 33-25 at halftime but went nearly seven minutes without a field goal as the Cyclones came as close as 38-35 at 13:34.
McGuirl started a 7-0 Wildcats run with a pair of free throws, Selton Miguel added a 3 and Iowa State couldn't get closer than five the rest of the way.
K-State and Iowa State are the No. 9 and 10 seeds, respectively, into in next week’s Big 12 tournament.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jalen Coleman-Lands made Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:22 | DaJuan Gordon made Free Throw. | 53 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:22 | DaJuan Gordon made Free Throw. | 53 - 60 |
Statistics
 ISU |
 KSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-53 | FG | 19-50 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 5-23 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 13-18 | FT | 16-24 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Manhattan, KS
Attendance: 899 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-2 |
| 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 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |