GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Kansas State 82, West Virginia 76
(AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
By AVERY OSEN
Associated Press
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Markquis Nowell had a game-high 23 points and 10 assists, Keyontae Johnson scored 18, and Abayomi Iyiola added a career-best 14 points as Kansas State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat No. 24 West Virginia 82-76 in overtime in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
The Wildcats (12-1) scored the first six points in overtime after West Virginia forced the extra period on a tying 3-pointer by Keadrian Johnson with one second left in regulation. It West Virginia's third 3-pointer in the game.
Nowell took over in the extra period, scoring five points and helping Kansas State hold off the Mountaineers.
West Virginia (10-3, 0-1) had 20 turnovers and the Wildcats scored 22 points off those miscues.
The Wildcats shot 29 of 69 (42%) from the field, while West Virginia was 26 of 63 (41%).
Kansas State took its first lead eight minutes into the second half at 44-42 after going nearly six minutes without a basket at the start of the game.
BIG PICTURE
West Virginia: The Mountaineers went cold in the second half and lost a double-digit halftime lead. They will need to work on not turning the ball over after having 20 in the loss.
Kansas State: Despite the slow start, the Wildcats found a way to win. The 21-point first half was the team's lowest scoring half this season.
December 31, 2022
| West Virginia | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| T. Mitchell | F | 41 | 5-12 | 4-4 | 2-4 | 3-13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| E. Matthews Jr. | F | 39 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 0-4 | 0-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| J. Bell Jr. | F | 17 | 3-3 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| K. Johnson | G | 37 | 1-10 | 5-6 | 1-4 | 3-9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| E. Stevenson | G | 22 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| M. Wague | 27 | 3-4 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| J. Toussaint | 17 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| K. Johnson | 13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| S. Wilson | 11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Totals | 224 | 26-63 (.413) |
20-38 (.526) |
4-18 (.222) |
21-50 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 76 | |
| Kansas State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| N. Tomlin | F | 36 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| K. Johnson | F | 34 | 6-13 | 6-9 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| A. Iyiola | C | 22 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| M. Nowell | G | 43 | 6-14 | 10-13 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| C. Carter | G | 22 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| D. Sills | 33 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| I. Massoud | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| T. Greene | 13 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 224 | 29-69 (.420) |
21-34 (.618) |
3-16 (.188) |
14-36 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 82 | |
