MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Texas Tech coach Chris Beard was just happy to walk out with a victory.

“We were pleased to win another Big 12 game today.” Beard said.

Keenan Evans scored 19 points and No. 7 Texas Tech beat Kansas State 66-47 on Saturday night to take sole possession of the Big 12 lead.

“These games are so hard to win with all the preparation and you have to play well to win especially on the road in this league,” Beard said. “I am happy for our guys. Defensively we dialed in. I think we played our fullest 40 minutes of the year defensively.”

Texas Tech (21-4, 9-3) relied on strong second-half defense. After a 27-27 deadlock in the first half, the Red Raiders turned up the pressure.

“They were denying return passes so we had to adjust from running a couple of days.” Cartier Diarra said. “I still feel like we adjusted pretty well. I feel like we got shots that we wanted, but they just did not fall.”

In the second half, Kansas State (17-8, 6-6) had more turnovers (11) than made baskets (5) and ended up shooting just 29 percent on the night.

Dean Wade led the Wildcats with 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting.

At the end of the night, the Red Raiders are atop the Big 12 and guard Keenan Evans isn’t worried about outside opinions. They are just trying to shock the world.

“We are Texas Tech in Lubbock.” Evans said.

“Nobody really talks about us that much. That was not really a factor for us. We knew what we were working for and game by game we are just trying to shock the world.”

BIG PICTURE

Kansas State: Kansas State’s loss keeps the Wildcats on the NCAA Tournament Bubble for now.

Texas Tech: The Red Raiders have now won six in a row.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Texas Tech has a good chance of moving into the top five after an upset-filled week.

THEY SAID IT

“When they get that eight-point lead, it’s like playing a team that runs the Wishbone in football. They do a good job protecting their lead, they tough, they’re physical. They’re one of the best defensive teams in the nation.” — Kansas State coach Bruce Weber on Texas Tech’s defense.

STATS AND STREAKS

During the current six-game winning streak, Texas Tech has held opponents to 63.3 points per game.

UP NEXT

Texas Tech: Hosts Oklahoma on Tuesday night.

Kansas State: At Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — As Wichita State senior Rashard Kelly stood with the ball in the opening minutes, the result of a second offensive rebound on the possession, a sold-out crowd rose to its feet and thundered applause.

The fans appreciated the effort, and both coaches pointed to that situation and ones like it after No. 22 Wichita State cruised past UConn 95-74 on Saturday.

“That set the tone, the energy you bring out on the floor,” Shockers coach Gregg Marshall said. “You know, it’s all rah rah in the locker room, but it’s about the intensity you actually bring out on the court. Rashard did that.”

The Shockers (19-5, 9-3 American Athletic Conference) had 17 assists and just two turnovers while building a 55-33 halftime lead. UConn (12-13, 5-7 American) never threatened after that and was outrebounded 40-24.

“Wichita State played with grit and toughness,” UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. “They took it to us from the first possession, when they got two offensive rebounds. We have to show more toughness.”

Landry Shamet scored 16 points in just 23 minutes, the only Shocker to play that many. Conner Frankamp scored 14 points for Wichita State, Shaquille Morris had 12 and Darral Willis added 10 as the Shockers shot 52.4 percent from the floor.

Kelly said his game-high 10 rebounds were the result of trying to show leadership by example.

“You can’t rebound if you don’t go after them,” Kelly said. “I told the guys that. It’s just an effort thing.”

Jalen Adams and Christian Vital each had 22 points in 35 minutes for UConn, which allowed just 67.9 points per game in its first 11 conference contests.

“Our defense was just horrible today,” Ollie said. “We didn’t get out on shooters, allowed wide-open cuts, gave up offensive rebounds.”

Marshall was not thrilled with the way his team “muddled through the second half,” but even he had to admit the first half was impressive.

Wichita State built a 21-7 lead in less than seven minutes, helped by two Austin Reaves 3-pointers.

The Huskies were never closer than 10 points after that. A 16-4 run pushed the Shockers’ lead to 49-27 with 3:31 remaining in the half.

“I’m not into pretty basketball, but it really was pretty at times,” Marshall said. “It is a thing to marvel at sometimes they way our guys move it.”

FINDING FRANKAMP

Frankamp had been mired in quite a slump. A senior, Frankamp went a combined 1 of 12 from the 3-point line in the previous three games. That included snapping a school-record streak of 40 straight games with at least one 3-pointer.

Frankamp went from a starting role to playing less than 15 minutes in any of those three games.

“I was just wondering when it was going to happen for him,” Marshall said. “He’s one of the best shooters I’ve ever been around.”

On Saturday, Frankamp hit his first shot — a 3-pointer off a skip pass from Morris — and kept going. He was 4 of 5 from the 3-point line, including a 25-footer to give him 14 points.

“I’ve been working an hour or two every day and shooting them probably better than I’ve ever shot them in work outs,” Frankamp said. “It was weird not making them in games. I knew they would start falling.”

FRUSTRATION LEVEL?

UConn is not used to a losing record this late in the season. Ollie was asked after the game if the Huskies are starting to get dispirited.

“I’m not getting dispirited,” he said. “I’m staying right here, right in it.”

BIG PICTURE

UConn: With games at Cincinnati and Houston still on the schedule, the Huskies have a legitimate chance to finish below .500.

Wichita State: The Shockers looked like a team with high preseason expectations and likely avoided falling out the Top 25.

UP NEXT

UConn: Hosts Tulsa on Thursday night.

Wichita State: Hosts Temple on Thursday night.

WACO, Texas (AP) — Manu Lecomte took a deep 3-pointer, and then slowly took a few steps backward toward the other goal while watching the ball go through the net. The point guard then made another long shot for Baylor’s next basket.

The consecutive 3s were part of eight straight points by Lecomte after No. 10 Kansas had pulled within a basket, and the Bears went on an 80-64 victory over the Jayhawks — a team they hadn’t beaten in five years.

“Everybody was playing really well, so I was kind of out there being a facilitator for everybody. And then when we needed a shot up, I took them,” said Lecomte, who finished with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting.

“Those two 3s he made were probably 27, 28 feet. He’s just a good player, and jumped up and made a couple of big-time shots,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “They were just clutch plays.”

The Jayhawks (19-6, 8-4 Big 12) trailed 30-20 at halftime after having more turnovers (nine) than made field goals (seven) before the break. They were down by as many as 13 points after that but closed to 58-56 with 7:14 left after consecutive jumpers by Lagerald Vick.

Lecomte then made a jumper before his only two made 3-pointers for Baylor (15-10, 5-7).

“They were doing a good job of running him off the baseline screens and stuff like that, and kind of lost sight of him,” Kansas guard Devonte Graham said.

Jo Lual-Acuil had 19 points for Baylor, which has won three in a row after a four-game losing streak. Nuni Omot scored 17 and Jake Lindsey 11. Mark Vital grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots .

“Each game is huge now because we had dug ourselves such a hole,” coach Scott Drew said. “The great thing, I’ve said this all along, in the Big 12 there is no bad loss and there’s only quality win opportunities.”

Graham had 14 of his 23 points after halftime, while reserve Malik Newman finished with 14 for Kansas.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas’ lowest-scoring half this season had been 28 points. This was its lowest-scoring game overall.

“We were obviously better three weeks ago than we’re playing right now,” Self said.

Baylor ended an 11-game losing streak in the series against the Jayhawks, including a 70-67 loss in Lawrence on Jan. 20. The Bears need to keep winning games to get back in position for a fifth straight NCAA Tournament berth that looked as if it was slipping out reach when they lost six of seven to end January.

BLACK EYE

Kansas’ Svi Mykhailiuk, who came in averaging 16.4 points a game, sustained a black eye when he was hit in the face by the hand of teammate Marcus Garrett while the two were shooting during pregame warmups. Mykhailiuk finished with two points on 1-of-8 shooting (0 of 6 on 3s). He came in a 46-percent shooter from long range.

“He was messed up. He was icing it the whole time,” Self said. “I think he made eight 3s in a row yesterday when we were scrimmaging, so I thought he may come out and be on fire, and he was never able to get on track.”

PROBLEMS INSIDE AND OUT

Kansas was only 6 of 31 (19 percent) on 3-pointers, with Graham and Newman a combined 6 of 20. Along with the issues deep, post players Udoka Azubuike and Mitch Lightfoot were both in foul trouble throughout the game. They played a combined 41 minutes.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Kansas is going to fall out of the top 10 when the new poll comes out Monday. The Jayhawks have already dropped out of a share of the Big 12 lead after No. 7 Texas Tech (21-4, 9-3) won 66-47 at Kansas State later Saturday night.

UP NEXT

Kansas is on the road again Tuesday night at Iowa State before consecutive home games against No. 19 West Virginia and No. 17 Oklahoma.

Baylor has a quick turnaround and a short trip, about 100 miles down I-35, to play at Texas on Monday night.

Girls
Western Athletic Conference
Hays  38   Liberal 46
Garden City 48  Great Bend 38
Nickerson 45  Dodge City 35

Mid-Continent League
TMP 53  Phillipsburg 36
Smith Center  55  Ellis  39
Oakley  13   Hill City  41

Central Prairie League
Otis-Bison  37   Ness City  28
Victoria   19  St. John  51
Central Plains  74  LaCrosse  17
Ellinwood  28  Kinsley  39

Northern Plains
*Stockton  66  Osborne  25
Wilson  51  Sylvan Lucas  21
Pike Valley  60  Natoma  48
Chase  29  St. Johns-Tipton  49

Western Kansas Liberty League
Triplains/Brewster  48   Northern Valley   79
Cheylin  22  Golden Plains  50
Palco  26  Wheatland-Grinnell  62

 

Central Kansas League
Larned  22  Hesston  54
Hoisington  29  Halstead  42
*Lyons  26   Haven  55

Great Western Kansas League
Hugoton  40  Colby  31
Ulysses  41  Scott  38
Goodland  39   Holcomb  51

Boys

Western Athletic Conference
Hays  68   Liberal  57
*Nickerson  66   Dodge City  84

Mid-Continent League
TMP  61   Phillipsburg  79
Oakley  33  Hill City   36

Central Prairie League
Victoria  30  St. John  66
Central Plains  62  LaCrosse  46

Northern Plains
*Stockton  40  Osborne  62
Tescott  25  Thunder Ridge  41
Pike Valley  58  Natoma  32

Western Kansas Liberty League
Triplains/Brewster  6  Northern Valley  77
Cheylin  50  Golden Plains  58

Central Kansas League
Smokey Valley   60  Pratt  36

Great Western Kansas League
Ulysses  59  Scott  69
Goodland   47  Holcomb  63

*Non-league

 

Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 64, Wamego 57
Andale 71, Wellington 33
Anderson County 71, Iola 57
Andover Central 63, Valley Center 35
Arkansas City 74, Andover 53
Ashland 71, Satanta 49
Augusta 59, Winfield 41
Axtell 57, Linn 53
Basehor-Linwood 61, KC Turner 43
Baxter Springs 54, Galena 51
Belle Plaine 55, Chaparral 46
Bishop Miege 65, St. James Academy 44
Blue Valley 56, BV Southwest 33
Bonner Springs 91, KC Piper 74
Buhler 55, Circle 38
Burlingame 59, Lebo 37
Burlington 79, Prairie View 36
Burrton 66, Stafford 55
BV Northwest 60, BV West 32
BV Randolph 88, Wetmore 84
Caldwell 50, Flinthills 6
Cedar Vale/Dexter 54, Argonia 38
Central Heights 52, KC Christian 47
Central Plains 62, La Crosse 46
Centralia 47, Valley Heights 41
Centre 57, Wakefield 49
Chapman 60, Concordia 54
Cheney 65, Medicine Lodge 26
Clifton-Clyde 51, Frankfort 41
Conway Springs 58, Garden Plain 46
Crest 68, Oswego 30
Dodge City 84, Nickerson 66
Douglass 62, Wichita Independent 61
Ellinwood 52, Kinsley 51, OT
Ellsworth 49, Republic County 34
Eureka 72, Bluestem 51
Garden City 51, Great Bend 38
Gardner-Edgerton 62, SM North 49
Girard 57, Independence 50
Goddard-Eisenhower 77, Goddard 50
Goessel 40, Peabody-Burns 27
Golden Plains 58, Cheylin 50
Halstead 59, Hoisington 43
Hays 68, Liberal 57
Hesston 53, Larned 39
Hiawatha 42, Atchison County 37
Hill City 36, Oakley 33
Hillsboro 50, Kingman 38
Hodgeman County 52, Kiowa County 47
Holcomb 63, Goodland 47
Hoxie 64, Dighton 63, OT
Hugoton 55, Colby 41
Humboldt 66, Fredonia 38
Hutchinson Central Christian 55, South Barber 45
Hutchinson Trinity 72, Marion 67
Inman 49, Moundridge 47
Jackson Heights 63, Oskaloosa 39
Jefferson West 48, Holton 46
Junction City 62, Shawnee Heights 55
Kapaun Mount Carmel 59, Wichita Southeast 49
KC Sumner 35, Atchison 24
KC Wyandotte 85, KC Harmon 72
Labette County 66, Fort Scott 61
Lakin 76, Elkhart 46
Lansing 62, Tonganoxie 48
Lawrence 70, SM West 48
Lawrence Free State 74, SM South 56
Lee’s Summit Community Christian, Mo. 66, Heritage Christian 27
Lyndon 81, Hartford 56
Maize 53, Hutchinson 38
Manhattan 62, Emporia 61
McPherson 71, El Dorado 32
Meade 73, Minneola 26
Mill Valley 72, St. Thomas Aquinas 60
Nemaha Central 67, Royal Valley 42
Ness City 81, Otis-Bison 50
Newton 68, Derby 65
Northern Valley 77, Triplains-Brewster 6
Nowata, Okla. 62, Caney Valley 58
Olathe East 71, SM East 60
Olathe North 56, Olathe West 52
Olathe Northwest 50, Olathe South 27
Olpe 49, Osage City 40
Osborne 62, Stockton 40
Ottawa 49, Louisburg 39
Paola 55, DeSoto 41
Parsons 69, Coffeyville 53
Perry-Lecompton 61, Riverside 12
Phillipsburg 79, Hays-TMP-Marian 61
Pike Valley 58, Natoma 32
Pittsburg 75, Chanute 59
Pittsburg Colgan 48, Frontenac 45
Pleasant Ridge 39, McLouth 35
Pleasanton 58, Uniontown 46
Pretty Prairie 69, Fairfield 42
Remington 58, Ell-Saline 46
Riley County 50, Wabaunsee 45
Riverton 57, Southeast 50
Rock Hills 58, Lincoln 33
Rose Hill 86, Mulvane 71
Salina Sacred Heart 75, Council Grove 45
Salina South 44, Wichita Campus 42
Santa Fe Trail 76, Osawatomie 59
Scott City 69, Ulysses 59
Sedan 67, Udall 43
Sedgwick 67, Bennington 43
Silver Lake 63, Rossville 58
SM Northwest 56, Leavenworth 55, OT
Smoky Valley 60, Pratt 36
Solomon 57, Elyria Christian 45
South Central 63, Pawnee Heights 40
South Gray 58, Southwestern Hts. 31
Southeast Saline 54, Minneapolis 51
Spring Hill 40, Eudora 33
St. John 66, Victoria 30
St. John’s Military 52, Flint Hills Christian 46
St. Paul 69, Altoona-Midway 28
Sterling 65, Berean Academy 51
Syracuse 60, Sublette 27
Thunder Ridge 41, Tescott 25
Topeka 67, Topeka Seaman 63
Topeka Hayden 69, Washburn Rural 58
Topeka West 59, Highland Park 52
Veritas Christian 44, Bishop Seabury Academy 8
Wellsville 66, West Franklin 39
Wichita Bishop Carroll 53, Wichita South 41
Wichita East 68, Wichita West 43
Wichita Heights 78, Wichita North 57
Yates Center 79, Erie 57
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Weskan vs. Logan, ccd.
Norton vs. Plainville, ppd.
Beloit vs. Russell, ppd. to Feb 19.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 46, Wamego 35
Andale 55, Wellington 42
Andover 58, Arkansas City 48
Andover Central 44, Valley Center 33
Atchison County 42, Hiawatha 26
Augusta 38, Winfield 32
Axtell 65, Linn 27
Bishop Miege 52, St. James Academy 31
Blue Valley 54, BV Southwest 52
BV Randolph 47, Wetmore 44
Caldwell 44, Flinthills 33
Central Plains 74, La Crosse 17
Centralia 78, Valley Heights 56
Chapman 50, Concordia 34
Cheney 54, Medicine Lodge 31
Cimarron 56, Stanton County 26
Circle 64, Buhler 36
Clay Center 44, Marysville 42, OT
Clifton-Clyde 50, Frankfort 46
Conway Springs 42, Garden Plain 38
Council Grove 54, Salina Sacred Heart 47
Crest 44, Oswego 31
Cunningham 42, Pratt Skyline 24
Derby 35, Newton 32
Elkhart 54, Lakin 38
Elyria Christian 36, Solomon 24
Eureka 68, Bluestem 63
Fairfield 50, Pretty Prairie 28
Fort Scott 49, Labette County 46, OT
Fredonia 46, Humboldt 40
Frontenac 67, Pittsburg Colgan 56
Galena 57, Baxter Springs 44
Garden City 48, Great Bend 38
Gardner-Edgerton 42, SM North 40
Goddard 48, Goddard-Eisenhower 40
Goessel 84, Peabody-Burns 13
Golden Plains 50, Cheylin 22
Greeley County 61, Deerfield 42
Halstead 42, Hoisington 29
Hartford 61, Lyndon 51
Haven 55, Lyons 26
Hays-TMP-Marian 53, Phillipsburg 36
Hesston 54, Larned 22
Highland Park 38, Topeka West 27
Hill City 41, Oakley 13
Holcomb 51, Goodland 39
Hoxie 45, Dighton 23
Hugoton 40, Colby 31
Independence 45, Girard 42
Iola 48, Anderson County 31
Jackson Heights 61, Oskaloosa 50
Jefferson West 37, Holton 28
Junction City 63, Shawnee Heights 52
Kapaun Mount Carmel 50, Wichita Southeast 36
KC Piper 62, Bonner Springs 28
KC Schlagle 73, KC Washington 33
KC Sumner 63, Atchison 43
Kingman 55, Hillsboro 30
Kinsley 39, Ellinwood 28
Kiowa County 61, Hodgeman County 36
Lansing 43, Tonganoxie 27
Lebo 58, Burlingame 42
Lee’s Summit Community Christian, Mo. 52, Heritage Christian 40
Liberal 46, Hays 38
Lincoln 40, Rock Hills 34
Little River 43, Rural Vista 37
Louisburg 48, Ottawa 44
Maize 51, Hutchinson 29
Manhattan 57, Emporia 43
Marion 58, Hutchinson Trinity 50
McPherson 81, El Dorado 18
Meade 43, Minneola 36
Moundridge 49, Inman 41
Nemaha Central 54, Royal Valley 43
Neodesha 58, Northeast-Arma 43
Nickerson 45, Dodge City 35
Northern Valley 79, Triplains-Brewster 48
Olathe East 60, SM East 22
Olathe North 49, Olathe West 46
Olathe South 54, Olathe Northwest 51, OT
Olpe 72, Osage City 34
Otis-Bison 37, Ness City 28
Paola 42, DeSoto 39
Parsons 64, Coffeyville 35
Perry-Lecompton 41, Riverside 38
Pike Valley 60, Natoma 48
Pittsburg 46, Chanute 39
Pleasant Ridge 49, McLouth 40
Pleasanton 39, Uniontown 29
Pratt 47, Smoky Valley 36
Quinter 34, Rawlins County 28
Remington 59, Ell-Saline 44
Rose Hill 48, Mulvane 23
Salina South 57, Wichita Campus 34
Santa Fe Trail 66, Osawatomie 42
Satanta 58, Ashland 56
Sedan 39, Udall 35
Sedgwick 42, Bennington 29
Shawnee Mission Christian 52, Topeka Heritage Christian 40
Silver Lake 58, Rossville 50
SM Northwest 40, Leavenworth 39
SM South 51, Lawrence Free State 41
SM West 46, Lawrence 44, OT
Smith Center 55, Ellis 39
South Barber 36, Hutchinson Central Christian 34
South Central 64, Pawnee Heights 30
Southeast 47, Riverton 39
Southeast Saline 36, Minneapolis 23
Spring Hill 51, Eudora 32
St. John 51, Victoria 19
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 49, Chase 29
St. Mary’s 50, Rock Creek 40, OT
St. Paul 61, Altoona-Midway 6
St. Thomas Aquinas 47, Mill Valley 36
Stafford 45, Burrton 29
Sterling 54, Berean Academy 29
Stockton 66, Osborne 25
Sublette 41, Syracuse 39
Thunder Ridge 50, Tescott 14
Topeka Seaman 43, Topeka 42
Ulysses 41, Scott City 38
Valley Falls 36, Jefferson North 28
Washburn Rural 47, Topeka Hayden 24
Wellsville 72, West Franklin 32
West Elk 46, Oxford 16
Wheatland-Grinnell 62, Palco 26
Wichita Collegiate 55, Clearwater 24
Wichita East 50, Wichita West 18
Wichita Heights 62, Wichita North 21
Wichita Independent 38, Douglass 25
Wichita South 57, Wichita Bishop Carroll 46
Wilson 51, Sylvan-Lucas 21
Yates Center 52, Erie 42
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Beloit vs. Russell, ppd. to Feb 19.
Logan vs. Weskan, ccd.