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K-State tops OSU, moves into Big 12 semis

Thu 11th, March 2010

Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Jamar Samuels scored a career-high 27 points, going 7-of-9 from the field, and pulled down 10 rebounds as ninth- ranked Kansas State blew out Oklahoma State, 83-64, in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.

Jacob Pullen tallied 19 points, while Denis Clemente ended with 12 points and 10 assists for the second-seeded Wildcats (25-6), who will take on 21st-ranked Baylor in the semifinals on Friday. The Bears beat Texas, 86-67, in Thursday's last quarterfinal.

Dominique Sutton ended with 11 points and seven rebounds, while Curtis Kelly had 10 rebounds for Kansas State, which bounced back after losing its previous two games, including a shocking overtime defeat at home to Iowa State last Saturday.

"We obviously played a very good Oklahoma State team that we have a tremendous amount of respect for," KSU coach Frank Martin said. "But it's a three-game journey in three days, and that's one down. And we can't get overly excited, because right away we got another hard game tomorrow night."

James Anderson scored 27 for the Cowboys (22-10), who will await to see if they'll receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Matt Pilgrim had 12 points, Obi Muonelo 11 and Keiton Page 10 for Oklahoma State, which won its previous two games coming into the conference tourney.

"We just got out-toughed," Pilgrim said. "We were a bit sluggish but that's not an excuse. The numbers speak for themselves."

The Wildcats scored 11 straight points to extend their lead to 23-8 with under 12 minutes left in the half.

Anderson's three-pointer pulled the Cowboys within 27-23 with 8:21 remaining in the half, but K-State responded with a dominating 24-3 burst to end the half, finishing it on a Samuel's three-ball in the closing seconds for the dominating 51-26 cushion.

Clemente's jumper expanded the lead to 63-31 with 13:36 left and the Wildcats cruised to the finish to get revenge for a 73-69 home loss to the Cowboys on January 23.

Game Notes

Kansas State is seeded second in the tournament for the first time since 1988. The Wildcats are 9-3 all-time as the tournament's No. 2 seed...Before Thursday, K-State had lost three straight games in the Big 12 event...The 25 wins is tied for the most in a single season in K-State history. The 1987-88 squad won 25 en route to the Elite Eight...Pullen has scored in double-digits in all 31 games this season.