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Kansas State will face Texas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. Texas defeated T.C.U. 70-57 on Wednesday night to advance to face the 2nd seeded Wildcats.  Julien Lewis scored 19 points for the Longhorns while Myck Kabongo added 16 for Texas.  Kansas State and Texas will tip off around 6 pm on Thursday night.

Top-seeded Kansas will face Texas Tech in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament on Thursday at Sprint Center in Kansas City. The Red Raiders narrowly edged West Virginia, 71-69, on Wednesday night to continue on in the tournament.  Tech blew a 14 point first-half lead but came back to win.  Dejan Kravic got a rebound and putback just before the buzzer to get the win over the Mountaineers.   Thursday's game between Kansas...

Head coach Bill Self and KU sent off four seniors in style Monday night over Texas Tech. As expected, the Jayhawks clobbered the Red Raiders 79-42 at Allen Fieldhouse on Senior Night. Every single player on KU's team played Monday night but the seniors led in scoring. Jeff Withey had a game high 22 points, followed by Kevin Young with 14. Travis Releford and Ben McLemore had 13 a piece and Elijah Johnson finished with seven points. McLemore wasn't included in the senior year festivities but that could have been his final game in Lawrence.

While Kansas is battling it out with Iowa State to keep it's grasp on first place in the Big 12, it looks like K-State will be having an easier time with Texas Tech. Riding an eight game losing skid, the Red Raiders come to Manhattan for a game with redhot K-State, Monday night. Tip off set for 6 p.m. Iowa State or Texas Tech? Who do you think will have the easier game Monday night? K-State (22-5) whipped Texas Saturday night in Austin for it's third straight win. The Wildcats remain in a tie for first place in the Big 12 standings with KU. The Wildcats last won a regular season conference title in 1976-77 in the Big 8. Rodney McGruder scored 20 points and Angel Rodriguez dropped in 16 against the 'Horns.

With just 5 games remaining on their Big 12 schedule the Kansas State Wildcats have just one thing on their minds:  win out. If they are able to do that the 'Cats have a chance to be outright or co-big 12 champions. But controlling your own destiny is a lot easier than it sounds with what Kansas State has remaining in front of them.  This Saturday the 'Cats will travel to Austin to take on Texas.  The Wildcats easily handled the Longhorns inside Bramlage, 83-57, but that was without Myck Kabongo in the 'Horns lineup.

Jeff Withey had 15 points and 11 rebounds while becoming the Big 12's career blocked shots leader, Elijah Johnson emerged from a season-long slump and No. 14 Kansas walloped Texas 73-47 on a festive Saturday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Johnson finished with 12 points for the Jayhawks (21-4, 9-3 Big 12). Travis Releford added 15 and Ben McLemore had 13, including a 360 jam in the closing minutes that capped off quite a show against the Longhorns (11-14, 3-9) for more than a dozen former players in attendance.

Shamar Acuay's three-point play with 1:55 remaining powered the Newman men's basketball team to a 59-58 win at Texas A&M International on Thursday (Feb. 7). The go ahead points gave the Jets a 59-56 advantage, and the defense held strong for the 59-58 win. The Jets upped their record to 17-3 and 7-2 in the Heartland Conference.   After the Acuay basket, TAMIU pulled to within one point at 59-58 on a layup from Matthew Culliver, Jr. at the 1:40 mark. A Jet turnover gave the Dustdevils the ball, but point guard Bobby Wesley stole the ball to put NU in possession with 52 seconds left.

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Thomas Gipson had 17 points off the bench, Angel Rodriguez added 11 points and eight assists, and No. 18 Kansas State routed Texas 83-57 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game skid. Omari Lawrence also scored 12 in a reserve role for the Wildcats (16-4, 5-2 Big 12), who built a 38-19 lead by halftime despite playing long stretches without three key players. Rodney McGruder, the Big 12's third-leading scorer, picked up two fouls in less than 2 minutes and spent the rest of the half on the bench.