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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas St. 59, Oklahoma 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 14, 2015
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials: # Keith Kimble, # Gary Maxwell, # Kelly Self
Attendance: 12528

Kansas State 59, No. 17 Oklahoma 56: Marcus Foster returned from a three-game suspension to hit the game-winning 3-pointer for the second time in two meetings with the Sooners and scored 14 points as the host Wildcats swept the regular-season series.

Foster, who connected on a trey late in overtime Jan. 10 to give Kansas State a 66-63 road win, hit a deep 3 with 3.4 seconds left for the Wildcats (13-13, 6-7 Big 12), who snapped a five-game losing streak. Kansas State, which also received 13 points and a game-high eight rebounds from Nino Williams, shot a season-low 26.5 percent from the field but made full use of advantages at the free-throw line (28-13) and on the glass (36-27).

Buddy Hield scored 14, Jordan Woodard added 13 and TaShawn Thomas had 10 points for Oklahoma (17-8, 8-5), which had its five-game win streak snapped. The Sooners, who saw second-leading scorer and top rebounder Ryan Spangler foul out with six points and a team-most seven rebounds with 8:17 to play, were outrebounded 14-7 on the offensive glass and finished 3-of-17 from 3-point range.

Oklahoma took its largest lead at 35-29 two minutes into the second half, but Justin Edwards drilled a 3-pointer to cap a 13-2 run for Kansas State, giving the hosts a 42-37 advantage with 12:04 left. The Wildcats remained in front until Woodard’s steal and two free throws capped a 7-0 run and tied the contest at 56 with 1:31 left, but Wesley Iwundu’s offensive rebound in traffic set up Foster’s long 3-pointer in the waning seconds and the Sooners' Isaiah Cousins missed both free throws after getting fouled with 1.4 to play.

Kansas State’s only first-half lead came at 4-3 and wound up hitting only 6-of-26 shots from the field in the first 20 minutes, but trailed 28-27 at the break thanks largely to a 13-1 advantage at the free-throw line. Oklahoma’s biggest lead in the opening half was five points, but the Sooners didn’t score in the final 2:45 of the period.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas State improved to 3-6 against ranked teams this season, with two of the wins coming against Oklahoma. … The Sooners have held 21 of their 25 opponents below their season scoring average with the Wildcats finishing below their 64.2-point clip. … Kansas State reserve F Brandon Bolden left the court with his left arm in a splint after crashing hard to the floor with 45.4 seconds remaining in the first half and didn't return.

Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma   Kansas St.
Buddy Hield 14 Scoring Marcus Foster 14
Buddy Hield 4 Assists Wesley Iwundu 2
Ryan Spangler 7 Rebounds Nino Williams 8
Jordan Woodard 5 Free Throws Made Nino Williams 9
Buddy Hield 3 Steals Wesley Iwundu 2
TaShawn Thomas 3 Blocks Stephen Hurt 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma 56 37.7 3-17 13-17 9 26 8 8 13
Kansas St. 59 26.5 5-15 28-36 8 34 1 6 13