Wichita State Shockers at Kansas State Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kansas State rallies late to turn back Wichita State 55-50
Gus Okafor's 3-pointer gave Wichita State a 45-39 lead with 10:02 left to play, but the Shockers didn't score again until Quincy Ballard made 1 of 2 free throws with 5:14 remaining. Kansas State (7-1) took a 47-45 lead on Nae'Qwan Tomlin's layup and Marquis Nowell answered Ballard's free throw with a bucket to extend the Wildcats' lead to three.
Ballard sank two free throws, Craig Porter Jr. buried a jumper and Wichita State (4-4) grabbed a 50-49 lead with 2:13 to go. Nowell sank 1 of 2 free throws to knot the score, then stole the ball and sank a 3-pointer with an assist from Desi Sills to put K-State up 53-50 with 54 seconds left. The Shockers turned the ball over on their final two possessions.
Tomlin finished with 14 points and six rebounds for K-State. Nowell scored 11 with seven assists.
Porter topped the Shockers with 11 points.
Kansas State, under first-year coach Jerome Tang, opened the season with six straight wins before losing by 12 to Butler last time out. It was the Wildcats' longest win streak since 2018.
The Wildcats have won four straight over the Shockers and lead the all-time series 22-11, including a 15-2 mark on their home floor. The two in-state rivals played last year — a 65-59 Wildcats victory — after a 20-year hiatus in the series.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 50 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Markquis Nowell made Free Throw. | 50 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Markquis Nowell made Free Throw. | 50 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Craig Porter Jr.. | 50 - 53 |
Statistics
 WICH |
 KSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-49 | FG | 19-53 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 8-13 | FT | 13-21 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 5 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Manhattan, KS
Attendance: 8,957 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 34-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-7 |
| 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 |