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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Christian 67, Kansas St. 65
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Officials: # Doug Sirmons, # Mike Stuart, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 18972

TCU 67, Kansas State 65: Kyan Anderson had 16 points and six assists while Chris Washburn added 16 points and eight rebounds as the ninth-seeded Horned Frogs knocked off the eighth-seeded Wildcats in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City.

Trey Zeigler scored 15 points for TCU (18-14), which faces top-seeded Kansas in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Anderson made all four of the Horned Frogs’ 3-pointers while Karviar Shepherd contributed nine points and nine rebounds.

Thomas Gipson had 16 points and seven rebounds for Kansas State (15-17), which finished with a losing record for the first time since the 2002-03 campaign. Nino Williams had 13 points and 10 rebounds while Malek Harris and Wesley Iwundu scored 10 points apiece.

The Horned Frogs saw a double-digit lead trimmed to two early in the second half and Kansas State was within 47-44 just past the midway point before Anderson scored five points during a 7-0 run to make it a 10-point margin and Ziegler’s basket made it 58-46 with 6:36 to go. The Wildcats answered with a 12-3 burst to move within three with three minutes left and Williams’ three-point play moved them within 64-62 before two free throws by Zeigler made it a two-possession game with 32 seconds left and TCU prevailed.

Kansas State led 16-12 eight-plus minutes into the game before the Horned Frogs rolled off the next 10 points for a six-point lead. TCU’s advantage reached 10 on Shepherd’s jumper with 5:42 remaining and later was 33-21 on Ziegler’s dunk before the Wildcats scored the final six of the half to trail by six at the break.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wildcats were 18-of-24 from the free-throw line while TCU was 9-of-19. … The victory was the first in the Big 12 tourney for the Horned Frogs in three seasons in the conference. … Kansas State leading scorer Marcus Foster went scoreless and missed all five of his field-goal attempts.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas Christian   Kansas St.
Kyan Anderson 16 Scoring Thomas Gipson 16
Kyan Anderson 6 Assists Jevon Thomas 4
Karviar Shepherd 9 Rebounds Nino Williams 10
Trey Zeigler 3 Free Throws Made Nigel Johnson 5
Brandon Parrish 2 Steals Wesley Iwundu 3
Kenrich Williams 3 Blocks Thomas Gipson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas Christian 67 47.4 4-10 9-19 13 29 5 8 12
Kansas St. 65 39.7 1-6 18-24 11 38 4 7 13