Perry scores 17 as K-State bounces back from loss to beat Wichita State, 69-60
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Tylor Perry scored 17 points, including a pair of clinching free throws in the final minute, and Kansas State held on to beat in-state rival Wichita State 69-60 on Thursday night at the T-Mobile Center.
Cam Carter added 15 points, David N'Guessan had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Arthur Kaluma scored 11 for the Wildcats (9-3), who bounced back from a lousy shooting night in a loss to Nebraska to beat the Shockers for the fifth consecutive time.
“These games are always tough for a lot of different reasons,” Kansas State coach Jerome Tang said. “The game before Christmas, you're always concerned - Did your guys go home and not tell you? Some are flying out tomorrow morning and you wonder if they're already home for Christmas or not. But I just thought our guys were locked in.”
Quincy Ballard scored 12 points to lead Wichita State (8-4). Colby Rogers and Xavier Bell added 12 apiece.
The game, played just across the state line in Missouri, was a reunion for Tang and Wichita State counterpart Paul Mills. The duo were part of Scott Drew's original staff at Baylor, helping to turn one of the worst programs in the Big 12 into a perennial power.
“I really wanted to win,” Mills said with a smile. “You may have a friend on the other side but your loyalty is to your players.”
Kansas State was relentless getting to the rim in the first half, and the result was a bunch of fouls and a parade of free throws.
Mills was forced to juggle some atypical lineups in the closing minutes to protect five Shockers with two fouls apiece, and the Wildcats went 13 of 18 from the foul line over the first 20 minutes to take a 33-29 halftime lead.
“We shot a ton of free throws, and we shot it well from the free-throw line,” Carter said, “so why not keep doing it?”
Kansas State eventually established breathing room early in the second half on a five-point trip down floor. Carter was fouled and converted a three-point play, and Perry made both free throws after a technical foul on Wichita State's bench.
"It was about just staying together for 40 minutes. It’s a long game,” Perry said. “We knew it would be game of runs.”
Perry added a couple of 3s a few minutes later as the Wildcats pushed their lead to 58-47 with 7 1/2 minutes to go. And despite Ballard's best effort in the paint, the Shockers never could cut far enough into their deficit to give Kansas State a scare.
“We just have to be more disciplined," Mills said. “You can't foul, obviously, and give yourself a chance. You can't have a lot of turnovers and give yourself a chance.”
UP NEXT
Wichita State plays No. 2 Kansas on Dec. 30 at the T-Mobile Center.
Kansas State returns home to play Chicago State on Jan. 2.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession) | ||
| 19:50 |  | Kenny Pohto turnover | ||
| 19:22 | | Tylor Perry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:20 | | Quincy Ballard defensive rebound | ||
| 18:57 | | +2 | Quincy Ballard makes two point layup (Harlond Beverly assists) | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | | Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:37 | | Kenny Pohto defensive rebound | ||
| 18:29 | | Harlond Beverly turnover (bad pass) (Tylor Perry steals) | ||
| 18:18 | | Arthur Kaluma misses two point layup | ||
| 18:16 | | Colby Rogers defensive rebound | ||
| 17:56 | | Harlond Beverly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:54 | | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | ||
| 17:48 | | Xavier Bell shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul) | ||
| 17:48 | | +1 | Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-1 |
| 17:48 | | +1 | Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | | +2 | Harlond Beverly makes two point driving layup | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | | Cam Carter turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 16:51 | | David N'Guessan blocks Xavier Bell's two point layup | ||
| 16:49 | | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 16:43 | | Kenny Pohto shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | ||
| 16:43 | | Arthur Kaluma misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 16:43 | | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | | +2 | Harlond Beverly makes two point layup | 6-3 |
| 16:01 | | +2 | Tylor Perry makes two point jump shot | 6-5 |
| 15:43 | | +2 | Xavier Bell makes two point layup | 8-5 |
| 15:34 | | +3 | Arthur Kaluma makes three point jump shot (Tylor Perry assists) | 8-8 |
| 15:06 | | Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:04 | | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | ||
| 14:57 | | +2 | David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Cam Carter assists) | 8-10 |
| 14:36 | | Kenny Pohto misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:34 | | Shockers offensive rebound | ||
| 14:34 | | Cam Carter personal foul | ||
| 14:34 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:32 | | +3 | Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bell assists) | 11-10 |
| 14:10 | | Xavier Bell personal foul (R.J. Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 13:59 | | Tylor Perry turnover (lost ball) (Bijan Cortes steals) | ||
| 13:29 | | +2 | Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Bijan Cortes assists) | 13-10 |
| 13:08 | | Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:06 | | David N'Guessan offensive rebound | ||
| 12:58 | | Kenny Pohto shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | ||
| 12:58 | | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-11 |
| 12:58 | | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-12 |
| 12:40 | | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:38 | | Shockers offensive rebound | ||
| 12:33 | | +2 | Quincy Ballard makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bijan Cortes assists) | 15-12 |
| 12:17 | | +2 | Will McNair Jr. makes two point jump shot | 15-14 |
| 12:02 | | Isaac Abidde misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:00 | | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:48 | | +2 | Macaleab Rich makes two point jump shot (Cam Carter assists) | 15-16 |
| 11:48 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:30 | | Arthur Kaluma personal foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul) | ||
| 11:28 | | Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Tylor Perry steals) | ||
| 11:20 | | +3 | Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Tylor Perry assists) | 15-19 |
| 11:04 | | Bijan Cortes misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Quincy Ballard personal foul (Cam Carter draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | +1 | Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-20 |
| 10:52 | | Cam Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:52 | | Quincy Ballard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | +2 | Harlond Beverly makes two point driving layup | 17-20 |
| 10:20 | | Will McNair Jr. misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Shockers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Quincy Ballard turnover (Tylor Perry steals) | ||
| 10:02 | | Cam Carter misses two point layup | ||
| 10:00 | | David N'Guessan offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Isaac Abidde flagrant 1 (David N'Guessan draws the foul) | ||
| 10:00 | | +1 | David N'Guessan makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 17-21 |
| 10:00 | | David N'Guessan misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:46 | | Cam Carter turnover (Harlond Beverly steals) | ||
| 9:40 | | David N'Guessan blocks Harlond Beverly's two point layup | ||
| 9:38 | | Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | Ronnie DeGray III makes two point layup | 19-21 |
| 9:23 | | David N'Guessan misses two point layup | ||
| 9:21 | | Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Harlond Beverly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Tylor Perry personal foul | ||
| 8:42 | | Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Dorian Finister misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Harlond Beverly defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Isaac Abidde offensive foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul) | ||
| 8:03 | | Isaac Abidde turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | Dai Dai Ames misses two point layup | ||
| 7:52 | | Will McNair Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Will McNair Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | +2 | Will McNair Jr. makes two point tip layup | 19-23 |
| 7:22 | | Dai Dai Ames personal foul | ||
| 7:22 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:04 | | Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Ronnie DeGray III makes two point layup | 21-23 |
| 6:44 | | Cam Carter turnover (Bijan Cortes steals) | ||
| 6:39 | | Bijan Cortes misses two point layup | ||
| 6:37 | | Tylor Perry defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Cam Carter turnover (5-second violation) | ||
| 6:00 | | Tylor Perry personal foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | Quincy Ballard turnover (bad pass) (Cam Carter steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | Harlond Beverly shooting foul | ||
| 5:48 | | +1 | Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-24 |
| 5:48 | | +1 | Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-25 |
| 5:24 | | +2 | Xavier Bell makes two point layup | 23-25 |
| 5:07 | | Harlond Beverly personal foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | +1 | David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-26 |
| 5:07 | | +1 | David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-27 |
| 4:59 | | Harlond Beverly misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Cam Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | +2 | Cam Carter makes two point running layup | 23-29 |
| 4:32 | | Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Cam Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Cam Carter turnover (Ronnie DeGray III steals) | ||
| 4:20 | | +2 | Xavier Bell makes two point layup | 25-29 |
| 3:58 | | Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Dorian Finister offensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Colby Rogers blocks Arthur Kaluma's two point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Colby Rogers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +2 | Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot | 27-29 |
| 3:21 | | Wildcats 30 second timeout | ||
| 3:21 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:06 | | Tylor Perry turnover (Xavier Bell steals) | ||
| 3:00 | | Dai Dai Ames personal foul (Bijan Cortes draws the foul) | ||
| 2:45 | | Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Macaleab Rich steals) | ||
| 2:40 | | Bijan Cortes shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | Dai Dai Ames misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:40 | | Dai Dai Ames misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:40 | | Quincy Ballard defensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Cam Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Macaleab Rich draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | +1 | Macaleab Rich makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-30 |
| 2:18 | | +1 | Macaleab Rich makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-31 |
| 2:04 | | Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Macaleab Rich defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | David N'Guessan misses two point layup | ||
| 1:54 | | Macaleab Rich offensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | +2 | Macaleab Rich makes two point layup | 27-33 |
| 1:41 | | +2 | Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot | 29-33 |
| 1:30 | | Dai Dai Ames turnover (carrying) | ||
| 1:15 | | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Colby Rogers defensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | Bijan Cortes turnover (Arthur Kaluma steals) | ||
| 0:34 | | Cam Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Macaleab Rich offensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | Dai Dai Ames turnover (Colby Rogers steals) | ||
| 0:05 | | Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Shockers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Shockers 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:02 | | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Ronnie DeGray III misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |