Kansas State Wildcats at Utah Utes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ezra Ausar, Lawson Lovering help Utah hold off Kansas State 74-69
Ausar made 7 of 14 shots and all seven of his free throws, adding eight rebounds for the Utes (15-11, 7-8 Big 12 Conference). Lovering totaled 15 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double this season. Gabe Madsen added 13 points.
Brendan Hausen scored 17 to lead the Wildcats (13-13, 7-8), who have lost two straight following a six-game win streak. Max Jones and Dug McDaniel both scored 13 with McDaniel adding six assists.
Lovering had nine points for Utah and Jones scored 10 for Kansas State in a first half that ended in a 32-32 tie.
Utah scored the first seven points of the second half to grab the lead. A Lovering dunk upped the Utes' advantage to 46-37 with 14:36 left to play. Madsen hit a 3-pointer to give Utah a 57-50 lead with 5:22 left, but Hausen hit a 3-pointer and two free throws as the Wildcats scored the next seven points to tie it with 3:25 remaining.
It was 59-all when Miro Little scored in the paint for Utah and Madsen followed with a 3-pointer. Jones had a layup with 15 seconds left to get the Wildcats within two, but the Utes made 3 of 4 foul shots in the final 12 seconds to wrap up the win.
Utah outrebounded K-State 51-28. The Utes had 21 rebounds at the offensive end, leading to 14 second-chance points.
Utah travels to play UCF on Sunday. Kansas State will host Arizona State on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Ezra Ausar Steal. | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Max Jones Turnover. | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Ezra Ausar made Free Throw. | 69 - 74 |
Statistics
 KSU |
 UTAH |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-60 | FG | 24-63 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 11-25 | 3PT | 3-19 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 16 |
| 6-10 | FT | 23-30 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 7,537 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |