Kansas State wins 11th Wildcat Classic, beats Nebraska 71-56
AP
Dec 17, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Keyontae Johnson scored 23 points, snared 10 rebounds and had four steals as Kansas State Wildcats won the 11th Wildcat Classic showcase beating Nebraska Cornhuskers, 71-56 on Saturday night.
Kansas State improved to 10-1 under Jeremy Tang, who owns the best start by a first-year coach in school history. The Wildcats now are 9-2 in the classic and improved to 20-3 all-time against former conference foe Nebraska (6-6).
David N'Guessan dunked with a second left to send Kansas State into intermission with a 13-point advantage, 39-26 and pushed the lead to as much as 19 points after a Johnson layup with just under nine minutes left.
But the Wildcats' offense went silent for more than five minutes while Nebraska cut the deficit to nine, 59-50 before Nae'Qwan Tomlin drilled a 3 with 3:26 left. Jamarques Lawrence hit a 3 with 1:20 left to get the Cornhuskers within seven, 62-55, but they did not score again until Emmanuel Bandoumel hit the second of two free throws with 17 seconds left.
Johnson and Markquis Nowell came into the game averaging 31.4 points per game and is one of three duos to average more than 30 points per game in the Big 12. Nowell scored 11 points, delivered seven assists and had a pair of steals. The duo combined for 34 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and six steals. Tomlin finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and Cam Carter added 10 points.
Wilhelm Breidenbach scored 13 points off the bench and was the lone Cornhusker to reach double-figure scoring. Juwan Gary pulled down 11 rebounds to go with his eight points. Nebraska was just 18 of 55 shooting from the floor (32.7%) and was 4 of 20 from beyond the arc.
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1st Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
26
KSU
Wildcats
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Derrick Walker vs. Nae'Qwan Tomlin (Wildcats gains possession)
19:28
Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
19:17
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses two point layup
19:15
Juwan Gary offensive rebound
19:15
+2
Juwan Gary makes two point dunk
2-0
19:09
Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
19:07
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
18:53
Sam Griesel misses two point jump shot
18:51
Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
18:40
+3
Markquis Nowell makes three point jump shot (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists)
2-3
18:19
Juwan Gary misses two point layup
18:17
Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
18:13
Keyontae Johnson turnover
17:43
Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
17:43
Cornhuskers turnover
17:32
Juwan Gary blocks Keyontae Johnson's two point jump shot
17:30
Keyontae Johnson offensive rebound
17:19
Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
17:17
C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
17:08
C.J. Wilcher misses two point pullup jump shot
17:06
Wildcats defensive rebound
16:52
Markquis Nowell turnover (Juwan Gary steals)
16:50
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses two point layup
16:48
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
16:45
+2
Cam Carter makes two point jump shot (David N'Guessan assists)
2-5
16:07
Derrick Walker offensive foul
16:07
Derrick Walker turnover (offensive foul)
15:50
Keyontae Johnson turnover (Emmanuel Bandoumel steals)
15:31
Blaise Keita turnover
15:31
TV timeout
15:09
+3
Desi Sills makes three point jump shot (Markquis Nowell assists)
2-8
14:58
Desi Sills personal foul
14:44
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot
14:42
Juwan Gary offensive rebound
14:41
+2
Juwan Gary makes two point layup
4-8
14:31
David N'Guessan misses two point layup
14:29
Keyontae Johnson offensive rebound
14:31
Blaise Keita shooting foul (Keyontae Johnson draws the foul)
14:31
Keyontae Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:28
+1
Keyontae Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-9
14:11
Derrick Walker turnover (David N'Guessan steals)
14:06
+3
Markquis Nowell makes three point jump shot (Desi Sills assists)
4-12
13:48
+2
Sam Griesel makes two point driving layup
6-12
13:29
Juwan Gary personal foul
13:25
Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
13:23
Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
13:15
Derrick Walker misses two point pullup jump shot
13:13
Wilhelm Breidenbach offensive rebound
13:12
+2
Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup
8-12
12:46
Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
12:44
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
12:40
+3
Wilhelm Breidenbach makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)
11-12
12:09
+2
Tykei Greene makes two point layup (Desi Sills assists)
11-14
11:42
Derrick Walker misses two point driving layup
11:40
Tykei Greene defensive rebound
11:29
Cam Carter misses two point layup
11:27
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
11:12
Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
11:10
Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
10:50
Desi Sills misses three point jump shot
10:48
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
10:35
+2
Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)
13-14
10:24
+3
Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Markquis Nowell assists)
13-17
10:04
Derrick Walker misses two point layup
10:02
Desi Sills defensive rebound
9:55
TV timeout
9:42
Derrick Walker shooting foul (Keyontae Johnson draws the foul)
9:42
Keyontae Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:42
+1
Keyontae Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-18
9:30
Keisei Tominaga misses two point jump shot
9:28
Cam Carter defensive rebound
9:11
Desi Sills turnover (Juwan Gary steals)
9:03
+2
Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists)
15-18
8:45
Tykei Greene misses three point jump shot
8:43
Keyontae Johnson offensive rebound
8:33
+2
Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup (Keyontae Johnson assists)
15-20
8:17
Tykei Greene shooting foul (Emmanuel Bandoumel draws the foul)
8:17
+1
Emmanuel Bandoumel makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-20
8:17
+1
Emmanuel Bandoumel makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-20
7:57
+2
Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point dunk (Keyontae Johnson assists)
17-22
7:38
Juwan Gary misses two point layup
7:38
Juwan Gary offensive rebound
7:38
Nae'Qwan Tomlin blocks Juwan Gary's two point layup
7:36
Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
7:26
Keyontae Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:24
Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound
7:19
Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
7:17
Wilhelm Breidenbach offensive rebound
7:07
Keisei Tominaga misses two point jump shot
7:05
Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
6:51
Cam Carter turnover (bad pass)
6:51
TV timeout
6:35
+2
Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup
19-22
6:17
+3
Keyontae Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists)
19-25
5:58
+2
Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Sam Griesel assists)
21-25
5:49
David N'Guessan turnover (Sam Griesel steals)
5:24
Sam Griesel turnover (lost ball)
4:54
Wilhelm Breidenbach blocks Cam Carter's two point jump shot
4:52
Wildcats offensive rebound
4:54
Keyontae Johnson turnover (Juwan Gary steals)
4:52
Juwan Gary turnover (Keyontae Johnson steals)
4:51
+2
Keyontae Johnson makes two point jump shot
21-27
4:32
C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
4:30
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
4:20
+3
Markquis Nowell makes three point jump shot (David N'Guessan assists)
21-30
4:19
Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
4:19
TV timeout
4:05
C.J. Wilcher turnover (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals)
3:58
+2
Keyontae Johnson makes two point dunk (Markquis Nowell assists)
21-32
3:37
David N'Guessan shooting foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul)
3:37
+1
Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 1 of 3
22-32
3:37
+1
Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 2 of 3
23-32
3:37
+1
Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 3 of 3
24-32
3:21
Markquis Nowell misses two point pullup jump shot
3:19
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
3:09
Keisei Tominaga turnover (Keyontae Johnson steals)
3:01
+2
Keyontae Johnson makes two point driving dunk
24-34
2:50
Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
2:48
Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
2:29
Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses three point jump shot
2:27
David N'Guessan offensive rebound
2:26
Emmanuel Bandoumel personal foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
2:23
Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
2:21
C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
2:04
Keisei Tominaga misses two point pullup jump shot
2:02
Desi Sills defensive rebound
1:54
Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
1:52
David N'Guessan offensive rebound
1:51
Wilhelm Breidenbach shooting foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
1:51
+1
David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-35
1:51
David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:51
Juwan Gary defensive rebound
1:47
Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul
1:35
Nae'Qwan Tomlin blocks C.J. Wilcher's two point driving layup
1:33
Cornhuskers offensive rebound
1:28
Sam Griesel turnover (Markquis Nowell steals)
1:21
Cam Carter misses two point layup
1:19
C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
1:00
Wilhelm Breidenbach misses three point jump shot
0:58
Cam Carter defensive rebound
0:43
+2
Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point driving dunk (Cam Carter assists)
24-37
0:29
Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover (Keyontae Johnson steals)
0:23
Markquis Nowell turnover (Juwan Gary steals)
0:19
Cam Carter shooting foul (Wilhelm Breidenbach draws the foul)
0:19
+1
Wilhelm Breidenbach makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-37
0:19
+1
Wilhelm Breidenbach makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-37
0:02
+2
David N'Guessan makes two point dunk (Markquis Nowell assists)
26-39
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
30
KSU
Wildcats
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:45
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point layup
28-39
19:24
Sam Griesel shooting foul (Keyontae Johnson draws the foul)
19:24
Keyontae Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:24
+1
Keyontae Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-40
19:06
Juwan Gary turnover (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals)
18:56
+2
Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup (Markquis Nowell assists)
28-42
18:46
+2
Sam Griesel makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)
30-42
18:46
Nae'Qwan Tomlin shooting foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
18:46
Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:46
Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
18:17
+2
Keyontae Johnson makes two point driving layup
30-44
18:09
David N'Guessan shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
18:09
+1
Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-44
18:09
+1
Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-44
17:43
+3
Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Markquis Nowell assists)
32-47
17:27
+2
Emmanuel Bandoumel makes two point dunk (C.J. Wilcher assists)
34-47
17:10
Markquis Nowell misses three point pullup jump shot
17:08
Juwan Gary defensive rebound
17:00
C.J. Wilcher misses two point pullup jump shot
16:58
Markquis Nowell defensive rebound
16:43
+2
Keyontae Johnson makes two point jump shot (Cam Carter assists)
34-49
16:43
Derrick Walker offensive foul
16:43
Derrick Walker turnover (offensive foul)
16:05
Keyontae Johnson turnover (Cornhuskers steals)
15:44
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses two point driving layup
15:42
Wilhelm Breidenbach offensive rebound
15:40
+2
Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup
36-49
15:26
+3
Keyontae Johnson makes three point jump shot (Desi Sills assists)
36-52
15:08
Emmanuel Bandoumel turnover (bad pass)
15:08
TV timeout
14:42
Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul
14:36
Desi Sills misses two point stepback jump shot
14:34
Juwan Gary defensive rebound
14:13
Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
14:11
Desi Sills defensive rebound
14:03
Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
14:01
Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
13:40
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses two point jump shot
13:38
Juwan Gary offensive rebound
13:31
Cam Carter personal foul
13:21
+2
Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup
38-52
12:47
Cam Carter misses two point jump shot
12:45
Tykei Greene offensive rebound
12:44
Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession)
12:39
Markquis Nowell misses two point stepback jump shot
12:37
Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
12:26
Wilhelm Breidenbach misses three point jump shot
12:24
Wildcats defensive rebound
12:08
Tykei Greene turnover (Jamarques Lawrence steals)
12:03
Desi Sills shooting foul (Jamarques Lawrence draws the foul)
12:03
Jamarques Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:03
+1
Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-52
11:51
Derrick Walker blocks Tykei Greene's two point driving layup
11:51
Wildcats offensive rebound
11:51
TV timeout
11:33
Emmanuel Bandoumel blocks Markquis Nowell's three point jump shot
11:32
Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
11:18
Derrick Walker turnover (Markquis Nowell steals)
11:14
Keisei Tominaga personal foul
11:10
Desi Sills misses three point jump shot
11:08
David N'Guessan offensive rebound
10:49
+3
Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes three point jump shot (Desi Sills assists)
39-55
10:27
Jump ball. (Cornhuskers gains possession)
10:17
Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)
9:55
Desi Sills misses two point reverse layup
9:53
Keyontae Johnson offensive rebound
9:51
Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession)
9:44
+2
Keyontae Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot (David N'Guessan assists)
39-57
9:26
Nae'Qwan Tomlin shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
9:26
+1
Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-57
9:26
Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:26
Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
9:03
Derrick Walker blocks Markquis Nowell's two point driving layup
9:01
Keyontae Johnson offensive rebound
9:00
+2
Keyontae Johnson makes two point putback layup
40-59
8:52
Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
8:52
TV timeout
8:43
Derrick Walker misses two point running layup
8:41
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
8:21
Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
8:19
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
8:07
+3
C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)
43-59
7:45
Keyontae Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:43
Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
7:32
C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
7:30
Wildcats defensive rebound
7:32
TV timeout
7:02
Keyontae Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:00
Juwan Gary defensive rebound
6:43
Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
6:41
Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
6:20
David N'Guessan misses two point layup
6:18
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
6:18
Derrick Walker turnover
6:04
Desi Sills turnover (bad pass)
5:57
Keyontae Johnson shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
5:57
+1
Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-59
5:57
+1
Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-59
5:50
Cam Carter turnover
5:40
Cam Carter personal foul
5:40
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:40
Emmanuel Bandoumel offensive rebound
5:23
C.J. Wilcher turnover (traveling)
5:01
David N'Guessan misses two point dunk
4:59
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
4:52
Juwan Gary misses two point layup
4:50
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
4:44
Desi Sills misses two point jump shot
4:42
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
4:38
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot
4:36
Juwan Gary offensive rebound
4:30
+3
Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists)
48-59
4:06
Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses three point jump shot
4:04
Juwan Gary defensive rebound
3:54
+2
Emmanuel Bandoumel makes two point driving layup
50-59
3:43
Wildcats 30 second timeout
3:43
TV timeout
3:30
+3
Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes three point jump shot (Markquis Nowell assists)
50-62
3:13
David N'Guessan shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
3:13
+1
Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
51-62
3:13
+1
Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
52-62
2:43
Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
2:41
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
2:31
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses two point driving layup
2:29
Emmanuel Bandoumel offensive rebound
2:22
Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
2:20
Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
1:58
Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses three point jump shot
1:56
Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
1:50
David N'Guessan blocks Keisei Tominaga's three point jump shot
1:48
Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
1:40
Juwan Gary personal foul
1:36
Jamarques Lawrence personal foul
1:27
Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses two point jump shot
1:25
Juwan Gary defensive rebound
1:21
+3
Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists)
55-62
1:19
Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
1:18
Juwan Gary personal foul (Nae'Qwan Tomlin draws the foul)
1:18
+1
Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
55-63
1:18
Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:18
C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
1:02
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot
1:00
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
0:58
Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
0:58
David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:58
Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound
0:57
Jamarques Lawrence personal foul
0:57
+1
Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
55-64
0:57
+1
Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
55-65
0:42
Wilhelm Breidenbach misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:40
Cornhuskers offensive rebound
0:41
Emmanuel Bandoumel turnover (bad pass) (Keyontae Johnson steals)
0:39
C.J. Wilcher personal foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
0:39
+1
Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
55-66
0:39
+1
Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
55-67
0:32
Markquis Nowell personal foul
0:32
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:32
Derrick Walker offensive rebound
0:28
C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
0:26
Desi Sills defensive rebound
0:26
Derrick Walker personal foul
0:26
+1
Desi Sills makes regular free throw 1 of 2
55-68
0:26
+1
Desi Sills makes regular free throw 2 of 2
55-69
0:17
Desi Sills personal foul
0:17
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:17
+1
Emmanuel Bandoumel makes regular free throw 2 of 2
