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No. 1 USC survives rough shooting night, tops No. 5 Kansas St.
Avery Howell scored 12 of her 18 points in the second half and No. 1 seed Southern California endured the absence of star JuJu Watkins to advance to the Elite Eight with a 67-61 win over No. 5 seed Kansas State in Spokane Region 4 on Saturday.,The Trojans (31-3), playing their first full game since ...

Spokane Region 4: Without JuJu Watkins, USC takes on Kansas State
Superstar guard JuJu Watkins' season-ending knee injury looms large over Saturday's Spokane Region 4 Sweet 16 matchup between No. 1 seed Southern California and No. 5 seed Kansas State.,USC (30-3) rallied after Watkins sustained the injury in Monday's second-round 96-59 blowout of Mississippi State,...

Women's NCAA Spokane 4 roundup: No. 4 Kentucky, No.5 K-State prevail
Georgia Amoore scored 34 points and dished eight assists as No. 4 seed Kentucky escaped with a 79-78 win over No. 13 seed Liberty in the first round of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon in Lexington, Ky.,Dazia Lawrence added 16 points for Kentucky (23-7), which will face No. 5 seed Kan...

Women's NCAA Roundup: No. 4 Kentucky escapes, No.5 Kansas State dominates
Georgia Amoore scored 34 points and dished eight assists as No. 4 seed Kentucky escaped with a 79-78 win over No. 13 seed Liberty in the first round of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon in Lexington, Ky.,Dazia Lawrence added 16 points for Kentucky (23-7), which will face No. 5 seed Kan...

Baylor cruises past Kansas State in Big 12 tourney
V.J. Edgecombe scored 19 points and Jayden Nunn added 18 off the bench as seventh-seeded Baylor rolled to a 70-56 win over No. 10 Kansas State on Wednesday in a Big 12 conference tournament second-round game in Kansas City, Mo.,The Bears (19-13) advance to play second-seeded Texas Tech in the tourna...

Baylor bids to keep Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State in check
Seventh-seeded Baylor will look to improve its likelihood of making the NCAA Tournament when it battles No. 10 seed Kansas State on Wednesday evening in a Big 12 Conference tournament second-round game in Kansas City, Mo.,Kansas State advanced with a 71-66 win over 15th-seeded Arizona State in the o...

K-State downs undermanned ASU to open Big 12 tourney
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Coleman Hawkins scored a season-high 26 points as Kansas State held on to defeat depleted Arizona State 71-66 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Tuesday.,The 10th-seeded Wildcats will face seventh-seed Baylor in the second round on Wednesday.,Because of injuries and d...

Last chance for Kansas State, Arizona State to meet expectations
With both teams winning on the other team's home court during the regular season, Kansas State and Arizona State are glad their final meeting is on a neutral court.,The 15th-seeded Sun Devils (13-18) face the 10th-seeded Wildcats (15-16) meet in the third game of the Big 12 tournament Tuesday in Kan...

No. 10 Iowa State dismantles Kansas State
Curtis Jones scored 24 points as No. 10 Iowa State avenged an early-season home loss to Kansas State with a 73-57 win on Senior Day in Manhattan, Kan. The Cyclones never trailed.,Joshua Jefferson added 14 points for Iowa State (23-8, 13-7 Big 12), who also got 11 from Deshon Jackson.,The Wildcats (1...

No. 10 Iowa State aims for revenge vs. Kansas State
Two teams with plenty to play for will close the Big 12 regular season on Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, Kan., as No. 10 Iowa State seeks revenge for a Feb. 1 home loss to Kansas State. ,The Wildcats (15-15, 9-10 Big 12) will look to finish the conference season at .500 and improve their chances f...

Cincinnati out to even season series vs. Kansas State
Two teams desperate to build momentum leading into next week's Big 12 tournament square off Wednesday when Kansas State visits Cincinnati.,The Bearcats (17-12, 7-11 Big 12) are coming off a 73-64 loss at then-No. 4 Houston on Saturday, a game they led 10-2 in the early going. Houston erupted on a 14...

Kansas State handles Colorado to end rut
David N'Guessan scored 21 points to lead Kansas State past Colorado 65-56 Sunday afternoon in Manhattan, Kan. ,K-State (14-15, 8-10 Big 12) never trailed. The Wildcats snapped a four-game losing streak overall and against Colorado.,Besides N'Guessan, who was one point shy of his season high, the Wil...

Streaky Kansas State aims to halt skid as Colorado visits
Kansas State hosts Colorado on Sunday afternoon looking to stop a losing streak and keeping hopes of a postseason bid alive, while the Buffaloes are looking to build on being competitive in recent matchups., ,K-State (13-15, 7-10 Big 12) has lost four straight in a season of streaks. Colorado (11-17...

UCF sends Kansas State to its fourth straight loss
Keyshawn Hall scored 26 points and Darius Johnson added 23 to lead UCF past Kansas State 80-76 on Wednesday night in Orlando, Fla., ,UCF (15-13, 6-11 Big 12) has won two in a row after snapping a seven-game losing streak., ,Johnson has scored at least 20 points in eight games this season. Moustapha ...

UCF out to build momentum vs. skidding Kansas State
Kansas State and UCF square off Wednesday evening in Orlando, Fla., carrying little hope of making the NCAA Tournament outside of winning the Big 12 Championship tournament. With both clubs likely having to win five games in six days to make that happen, the NIT is likely now the goal.,K-State (13-1...

Jayden Quaintance leads Arizona State past Kansas State
Jayden Quaintance scored 18 points, matching his season high in Big 12 games, to lead Arizona State to a 66-54 victory over Kansas State on Sunday afternoon in a matchup of depleted teams in Manhattan, Kan.,The Sun Devils snapped a six-game losing streak and handed Kansas State its third straight lo...

Arizona State gets rematch with Kansas State
Kansas State will look to end a two-game losing streak when it hosts Arizona State in Manhattan, Kan., on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats will look back to a come-from-behind 71-70 victory at Arizona State on Feb. 4 for inspiration.,K-State (13-13, 7-8 Big 12) had won six straight games and put thems...

Utah hangs on to clip Kansas State
Ezra Ausar scored 21 points and hauled in eight rebounds to lift Utah to a 74-69 win over Kansas State on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,Ausar scored 15 points in the second half and went 7-for-7 from the free-throw line for the game, a performance that included a pair of clutch makes with five sec...

Utah hangs on to clip Kansas St.
Ezra Ausar scored 21 points and hauled in eight rebounds to lift Utah to a 74-69 win over Kansas State on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,Ausar scored 15 points in the second half and went 7-for-7 from the free-throw line for the game, a performance that included a pair of clutch makes with five sec...

'Humbled' Kansas State aims to get right vs. Utah
After being admittedly "humbled" on Saturday, Kansas State will try to get back on track Monday night when it visits Utah in Salt Lake City.,That appears even more challenging considering the Utes (14-11, 6-8 Big 12) just humbled another team from the Jayhawk State over the weekend in a surprising 7...