Rodney McGruder had 20 points and Shane Southwell knocked down three threes as the No. 13 Kansas State Wildcats defeated the Texas Longhorns 81-69 Saturday night in Austin, Texas.
No. 13 Kansas State vs. Texas final score: Wildcats keep pace in Big 12 with 81-69 win
Kansas State pulled back into a tie with Kansas for first place in the Big 12 with an 81-69 win over Texas Saturday night in Austin.
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The win keeps Kansas State in a first-place tie with Kansas in the Big 12 as the Wildcats aim for the conference regular-season title.
The Wildcats shot a blistering 9-18 from three and controlled the game from the start, jumping out to an 11-4 lead and never looking back. Angel Rodriguez had 16 points and Thomas Gipson added ten off the bench for Kansas State.
Texas, which drops to an uncharacteristic 12-15 with the loss, got 24 points from Myck Kabongo to lead the way. Sheldon McClellan was also in double figures with 15 points.
This was the third win in a row for Kansas State and the Wildcats’ seventh in their last eight. Their only loss in that stretch was an 83-62 blowout at the hands of Kansas. Kansas State next hosts Texas Tech on Feb. 25 and the Longhorns will host Oklahoma on Feb. 27.
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