K-State, UT smash Huge 12 record with 219 points

Kansas State not just left Austin, Texas, with a crucial win on Tuesday night, the program also orchestrated a record-breaking effort.The Wildcats’116-103 win at No. 6 Texas set a record for many points integrated(219)in guideline of a Huge 12 conference game, smashing the previous record of 199 points, set on Feb. 9, 2002, when Texas beat Colorado 104-95.

The 219 overall points are the third-most ever scored in a Big 12 conference game, the only games outranking it involving numerous overtime periods.It was likewise the most points an unranked group has scored over a top-10 challenger because Loyola Marymount lost to No. 10 LSU 122-114 in 1990 . Kansas State likewise set the mark for many points ever scored by an unranked group in a road win over a top-10 group in the Associated Press poll era, which started in the 1948-49 season.219 total points are the third-most ever in a Huge 12 conference game. The only games above it: Jan. 23, 2008– Baylor def. Texas A&M 116-110 in 5OT Jan. 13, 2001 -Iowa State def. Missouri 112-109 in 4OT

stunned when outlined the history his group had made, he stated he’s more concentrated on the Wildcats’protective effort.” We gave up 103 points,”Tang informed ESPN after the game.” That’s what I’m worried about.” Tang, a previous Baylor assistant who won a championship game with the Bears in 2021, earned a signature win for his program against the Longhorns. With a 13-1 record, he is just one win from matching last season’s 14-win total.” I’m extremely happy for our guys and our staff and our university,”Tang informed ESPN. “In this league, you need to watch it. We’ll commemorate tonight and after that proceed. It was a terrific game.”Markquis Nowell led all scorers with 36 points. Florida transfer Keyontae Johnson completed with 28 points, 9 rebounds and five assists.Tyrese Hunter and Marcus Carr integrated to finish with 56 points for Texas, but their group’s 103 points weren’t enough to fall a Kansas State squad that started and ended up hot. The Wildcats, who never ever tracked in the game, linked on 54% of their 3-point efforts and taped a 31-for-33 mark from the charity stripe.Kansas State likewise sent out the Longhorns to their first loss considering that head coach Chris Beard was suspended forever without pay following his Dec. 12 arrest on a felony household violence charge. Assistant coach Rodney Terry, a former head coach at UTEP and Fresno State, has been acting head coach since then and had led Texas to five straight wins, including a victory at Oklahoma in the Huge 12 opener.Tang called his next team’s game at Baylor on Saturday”a big game”even without his history with the Bears.He likewise stated he’s not amazed that a team that features 8 players who were not on in 2015’s lineup has actually had the ability to mix so rapidly.”All the men on our roster are winners, “Tang told ESPN.”We have players who have won 8 state champions in high school [combined] We have players who have won multiple NCAA competition games. They came here because they wanted to win. Credit goes to them. “ESPN Stats & Information and The Associated Press contributed to this report.