WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Landry Shamet and Darral Willis Jr. each scored 15 points to lead Wichita State to a 100-66 thrashing of Bradley on Sunday in a game where 16 Shockers got playing time.
The game was never in doubt as Wichita State (12-3, 2-0) grabbed a 13-0 lead capped by back-to-back 3s by Markis McDuffie and Shamet.
A pair of Callum Barker free throws for Bradley made it 18-11 marking the last time the Braves would face a single-digit deficit. Austin Reaves’ 3 with 12:50 left before halftime made it 21-11 and the rout was on.
The Shockers proceeded to outscore Bradley 30-18 before halftime and led 51-29 at intermission.
Reaves finished with 14 points, shooting 4 for 4 from 3-point range. McDuffie scored 13 points and Rauno Nurger 10.
Darrell Brown led Bradley (6-9, 1-1) with 12 points and Nate Kennell had 10.
HAYS, Kan. – Rob Davis led four Tigers in double-figures with 17 points as Fort Hays State closed out 2016 with a 96-52 victory over Kansas Christian at Gross Coliseum.
Fort Hays State (8-4) hit eight first half 3-pionters and led 52-21 at the half. They used a 12-0 run early in the second half to push the lead to 38.
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Game Highlights
Brady Werth scored 11 points with Grant Holmes and Emir Sabic both adding 10.
The Tigers shot 50-percent from the floor and finished 10-for-24 from beyond the arc but struggled from the free throw line where they went 14-fo-25.
HAYS, Kan. – Kacey Kennett led six Fort Hays State players in the double-figures with 16 points as the Tiger women rolled to a 118-35 victory over Kansas Christian College Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum.
Emma Stroyan, Jill Faxon and Taylor Rolfs all scored 12 with Madison Mittie and Tatyana Legette adding 10.
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Game Highlights
Fort Hays State (11-2) never trailed in the game, building a 30-14 lead after one quarter and 60-21 at the half.
FHSU shot 51-percent from the floor including 9-of-33 from beyond the arc after missing their first nine from 3-point range.
The Lady Falcons (5-10), who suited up only five players, were led by Dajanea Wilson who scored 18 and Cieara Carter who added 11.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Frank Mason III scored 22 points and No. 3 Kansas won its 12th consecutive game and 26th straight conference opener, beating TCU 86-80 to start Big 12 play Friday night.
Senior Landen Lucas had 15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to help the Jayhawks (12-1, 1-0) hold off the Horned Frogs, who led by 10 points in the first half and stayed close after winning 11 of their first 12 under first-year coach Jamie Dixon, a former TCU guard.
Kansas improved to 13-1 against TCU, almost four years after the Jayhawks’ only loss in the series on the same court. But it wasn’t easy improving to 21-0 in Big 12 openers.
Vladimir Brodziansky had a career-high 28 points and nine rebounds for TCU (11-2, 0-1), and Kenrich Williams had his fifth double-double this season with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Dean Wade scored 18 points on Friday night to help Kansas State hold off Texas 65-62 in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
Wade was 7 for 10 from the field including two 3s. Wesley Iwundu and Kamau Stokes finished with 16 points each and Stokes helped out with nine assists.
Kansas State (12-1) used a 15-0 first-half run to lead 19-11. Texas (6-7) missed 11 straight field-goal attempts during that stretch and missed another two shots from the field after Shaquille Cleare’s free throws ended the run at the 8:25 mark.
Texas made a final run late in the second half as they shrunk an 11-point margin down to 63-60 with 7 seconds left, but Stokes made both free throws to push the lead back to five and ice it for the Wildcats.
Jarrett Allen scored 14 for Texas on 6-for-8 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds.
HOUSTON (AP) — Jesse Ertz threw for 195 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more scores in Kansas State’s 33-28 victory over Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday night.
Ertz had a 79-yard touchdown pass and scoring runs of 1 and 5 yards to help give Kansas State its fourth straight win and first bowl victory since the 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.
The Wildcats (9-4) led by five when Ertz bulled into the end zone on a 1-yard run that made it 33-21 with nine minutes left. Ertz set up the score with a 20-yard run two plays earlier.
The Aggies (8-5) cut it to 33-28 on Josh Reynolds’ 15-yard TD reception about a minute later.
Texas A&M attempted to convert a fourth-and-8 with about two minutes left, but Trevor Knight’s pass was short, to give Kansas State the ball back and allow the Wildcats to run out the clock.
Reynolds had a Texas A&M bowl-record 12 receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns and Knight threw for 310 yards with three touchdowns and one interception as A&M dropped its second straight bowl game.
Kansas State did a good job of neutralizing Texas A&M star defensive end Myles Garrett. The junior, who is expected to declare for the draft and many believe could be the top overall pick in April, blocked an extra point in the second quarter. But he was unable to do much else while facing near-constant double teams and he finished with one tackle.
Texas A&M got to 23-21 when Reynolds made a 4-yard touchdown catch with about seven minutes left in the third quarter. A 25-yard field goal by Ian Patterson extended Kansas State’s lead to 26-21 with about three minutes remaining in the quarter. A highlight of that drive came on a 36-yard run John Silmon.
The Aggies took a 7-0 lead when Keith Ford scored on a 7-yard run on their first possession.
Kansas State tied it when Ertz connected with Byron Pringle and he dashed down the field for a 79-yard touchdown run later in the first quarter.
The Wildcats took the lead when Ertz stiff-armed Justin Evans on a 5-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. But Garrett blocked the extra point to make it 13-7.
A 3-yard reception by Ricky Seals-Jones put A&M back on top 14-13 soon after that. But Kansas State regained the lead with a 40-yard field goal before pushing the lead to 23-14 on a 52-yard run by Dominique Heath just before halftime.
THAT’S A NO NO: Kansas State’s cornerback Donnie Starks received a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty at the end of the first half when he threw Reynolds to the ground and then squatted over him and pressed his crotch to the receiver’s chest. Reynolds then punched at the crotch of Starks, but he was not penalized. The penalty was enforced on the opening kickoff of the second half.
Reynolds got a bit of revenge for the play when he caught his touchdown pass in the third quarter over Starks and stared him down after making the grab.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Darrall Willis, Jr. and Markis McDuffie combined to score 47 in Wichita State’s 80-72 win over Indiana State to secure the Shockers’ seventh consecutive Missouri Valley Conference opening win.
Willis Jr. recorded his second double-double of the season with a season-high 25 points and 10 rebounds. The junior finished 9-for-19 from the field and 7-for-9 from the free throw line, while also adding three assists. His 25 points also set a new WSU record for most points by a newcomer in an MVC debut.
McDuffie tallied a new career-best 22 points on an efficient 9-of-11 shooting from the field to go with seven rebounds. Landry Shamet added 14 points – 12 before halftime – and four assists.
Wichita State (11-3, 1-0 MVC) has now won 18 of the last 20 meetings with Indiana State and six straight true road games dating back to last season.
The Shockers converted on 48 percent of their field goal attempts, but were just 4-of-18 from long range. WSU dominated the rebound battle, outrebounding the Sycamores, 47-30.
Indiana State (6-7, 0-1 MVC) knocked down 10 three-pointers on the night, but shot only 39 percent from the field overall.
Brenton Scott led three Sycamores in double-figures with 14 points despite shooting 3-for-14. Matt Van Scyoc and Jordan Barnes added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Each team held a six-point lead in the opening 20 minutes, only to see the opponent respond. At the break, Wichita State and Indiana State played an evenly-matched half, as the squads entered the locker room tied at 38.
Willis Jr. and Shamet combined for 27 of Wichita State’s 38 first half points, led by Willis’ 15 and seven rebounds. Shamet scored 12 on 5-of-7 shooting.
As a team, the Shockers shot 44 percent compared to Indiana State’s 43 percent.
Near the midway point of the second half, WSU used a 10-1 run to take its first double-digit lead of the game, 58-47. Rauno Nurger was an integral figure during the run. Nurger had a big offensive rebound and putback and two blocked shots to help the Shockers extend the lead.
The Shockers were able to hold off a late Indiana State charge that saw the Sycamores whittle the lead down to two late in the game. A McDuffie three-pointer all but sealed the win for WSU with 1:25 remaining.
Up Next
WSU plays its Missouri Valley Conference home opener on New Year’s Day against Bradley in a 1 p.m. CT tip. The Shockers have won 13 straight vs. the Braves since 2010.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — With their postseason spot secured, the Kansas City Chiefs turned to Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill to roll past the Denver Broncos 33-10 on Sunday night and keep their AFC West title hopes alive.
Kelce had 11 catches for 160 yards and a touchdown, and Hill took a handoff 70 yards for another score, as the Chiefs (11-4) beat the Broncos (8-7) for the third straight time and eliminated the Super Bowl champions from postseason contention.
Kansas City punctuated the win in style when 346-pound defensive tackle Dontari Poe, lined up at quarterback, threw a jump pass to Demetrius Harris with just under two minutes left.
The Chiefs were already assured of a wild card when Pittsburgh beat Baltimore earlier in the day. But a win next weekend in San Diego coupled with an Oakland loss in Denver would give the Chiefs their first division title since 2010, not to mention a first-round bye and home playoff game.
Meanwhile, the Broncos trudged through another inept offensive performance.
Trevor Siemian was 17 of 43 for 183 yards and a game-ending interception, and the only TD drive he led came after a pick gave him the ball at the Kansas City 6. Justin Forsett scored two plays later.
The lackluster performance came one week after a dismal showing in a 16-3 loss to New England led to a locker room shouting match between the Denver offense and defense. The Broncos downplayed any kind of disharmony this week, but their performance on a sloppy, soggy Christmas night at Arrowhead Stadium only seemed to underscore the rift during a most frustrating of seasons.
Kansas City took control of the prime-time matchup from the opening bell.
Alex Smith capped a 77-yard touchdown march with a 10-yard keeper in the first quarter, and Hill out-ran the banged-up Broncos a few minutes later to give the Chiefs a 14-0 lead.
It was the fourth TD scored by Hill against the Broncos this season.
Forsett’s touchdown gave the Broncos fleeting hope, but it was dashed moments later. Kelce took a screen pass and followed perfectly executed blocking for an 80-yard touchdown and a 21-7 lead.
The Chiefs’ defense took care of the rest to make it a festive night for their fans.
CLOSING SPEED
The biggest hit of the night came when a security guard tackled a fan that had run onto the field. Of course, it came after the fan already had run untouched about 90 yards, so in that respect the security force wasn’t a whole lot better than the Broncos’ first-half defense.
SCARY MOMENT
Broncos cornerback Kayvon Webster was taken from the field on a cart after getting hit high by Chiefs linebacker Terrance Smith while covering a touchback in the second quarter. Webster’s head was snapped back by the block and he was being evaluated for a concussion. He did not return.
OTHER INJURIES
Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe left in the first half with a neck injury and did not return. Denver was already without leading tackler T.J. Ward and tight ends Virgil Green and A.J. Derby because of concussions and linebacker Brandon Marshall because of a hamstring.
UP NEXT
Denver wraps up its disappointing season Sunday against Oakland.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Josh Jackson scored 21 points, Svi Mykhailiuk had 20 and Frank Mason III added 13, as No. 3 Kansas beat UNLV 71-53 on Thursday night, extending its winning streak to 11 games.
Kansas got 12 rebounds and four points from Landen Lucas.
The Jayhawks (11-1) haven’t lost since a season-opening 103-99 overtime setback to Indiana, in Honolulu.
UNLV (7-6) was led by Tyrell Green’s 12 points, with Jalen Poyser and Uche Ofoegbu adding 10 points each. It was the Runnin’ Rebels’ third loss to a Top 25 team in their last five games.
UNLV tried making things interesting by opening the second half on a 15-7 run, cutting into Kansas’ lead, making it 49-35 at the 14:30 mark. In that span, the Jayhawks shot just 30 percent, while the Rebels hit 6 of 7 (85.7 percent).
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Landry Shamet made six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 21 points to lead Wichita State over South Dakota State 89-67 on Thursday night.
Markis McDuffie added 17 points and a career-best five steals for the Shockers (10-3), who bounced back from their only home loss, 93-76 against Oklahoma State on Saturday. Zach Brown added 10 points and a career-high five assists.
Mike Daum scored 20 points to lead South Dakota State (7-8). A.J. Hess had 15 points.
The Shockers had a double-digit lead with five minutes left in the first half and led 44-32 at the break. Wichita State opened the second half on a 15-7 spurt to stretch its lead to 59-39 with 13 minutes left and cruised from there.
The Shockers improved to 7-1 at home. South Dakota State had its three-game win streak snapped.
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