No. 12 Kansas State vs Oklahoma | Big 12 | 1.10.24

MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State vs Oklahoma
(12/12) K-State used a team effort to bully its way past Oklahoma at Bramlage Coliseum on Wednesday night for its 10th straight victory, a 74-57 decision. The Wildcats win streak of 10 is K-State's longest since the 2008-09 team won 14 consecutive games to begin the season.
K-State improved its record to 16-1 for the first time under the direction of head coach Jeff Mittie. This is the best start for K-State since opening the 2008-09 season with a 16-1 mark. In its history, K-State has opened a season 16-1 four times.
K-State upped its Big 12 record to 4-0, the first time since the 2011-12 season the Wildcats have opened Big 12 action with a 4-0 record.
The Wildcats had a season-high five players reach double figures on Wednesday and were led by senior center Ayoka Lee with a game-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting and added six rebounds, five blocks, two steals and an assist. The Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List member closed to within four points of becoming the fourth player in program history with 2,000 or more blocked shots. She approached the K-State career blocked shots record, needing just three blocks after Wednesday night's effort to pass current record holder Breanna Lewis (282; 2014-17).
Junior guard Serena Sundell notched 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting including 2-of-5 from 3-point range, seven assists, five rebounds, two blocks and a steal.
Senior Gabby Gregory tallied 13 points including 3-of-5 from long range and added a career-high four blocked shots and three assists.
Junior Jaelyn Glenn tallied 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting and seven rebounds.
Redshirt freshman Zyanna Walker came of the bench to register 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting, four rebounds and two assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- K-State (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) used a 13-0 run spanning the end of the first quarter and the start of the second quarter to build a 22-15 lead with 8:05 in the second quarter. Lee opened the run with a layup with 1:15 to play in the first quarter. Jaelyn Glenn added a driving layup with 27 seconds before Zyanna Walker grabbed a steal and raced to the other end and finished with a runner before the first quarter buzzer to tie the game at 15.
- The Wildcats went in front, as Gabby Gregory connected on her second 3-pointer of the night to begin the second quarter. Walker added a layup, while Serena Sundell hit a jumper with 8:05 to play in the second quarter.
- Oklahoma (9-6, 3-1) closed to within three points, 25-22, with 6:34 remaining before K-State ended the first half with a 12-3 run to hold a 37-25 halftime lead. Gregory hit her third 3-pointer of the half, while Sundell and Jaelyn Glenn added three-pointers of their own to end the half.
- The Wildcats blocked eight shots in the opening half, as Lee tallied five with Gregory adding three. K-State shot 44.1 percent (15-of-34) from the field, bolstered by the 22-point second quarter effort of 47.1 percent (8-of-17).
- Both teams found offense difficult in the third quarter, as Oklahoma scored 11 points (3-of-17) while K-State tallied 10 (5-of-16). The Wildcats would hold a 13-point advantage, 43-30, with 3:57 remaining in the third quarter after a Gisela Sanchez layup. K-State would enter the fourth quarter with a 47-36 advantage.
- In the final frame, K-State built its lead to 16, 58-42, on a Sundell layup with 5:35 to play. A 9-0 run from the Sooners closed the margin to seven, 58-51, with 3:17 remaining, but Lee would score 10 or her 12 fourth quarter points in the final 2:30 of the contest to end the Oklahoma comeback attempt.
- The Wildcats would shoot 52.9 percent (9-of-17) in the fourth quarter and went 8-of-11 from the charity stripe, including 6-of-8 in the final five minutes.
- For the night, K-State shot 43.3 percent (29-of-67) from the field and dished out 21 assists.
- The Wildcats held the Sooners to a 27.1 percent (19-of-70) effort from the field including a 7-of-28 (.250) performance from 3-point range. After Oklahoma shot 50.0 percent (5-of-10) from long range in the first half, K-State held the Sooners to 11.1 percent (2-of-18) in the second half.
- Contributing to Oklahoma's poor shooting night was K-State's 12 blocked shots. The 12 blocks matched K-State's season-high originally set against McNeese State on Dec. 6. The 12 blocks are tied for the third-most in a single-game in program history and set the school record for blocks in a conference game.
QUICK FACTS
- Oklahoma leads the series, 45-31. K-State has won seven of the last 14 meetings. The Wildcats are 18-18 against the Sooners in Manhattan. Head coach Jeff Mittie is 11-20 in his career against Oklahoma.
- The Wildcats are 223-237 (.485) in Big 12 games.
- Mittie owns a career record of 634-363 (.636) and is 180-128 (.584) during his 10-seasons at K-State.
- K-State owns a record of 389-154 (.716) during its 36-seasons in Bramlage Coliseum. Mittie is 119-46 (.721) in home games with the Wildcats.

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