TCU-KANSAS ST
Foster scores 23 as K-State holds off TCU, 58-53
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) _ Marcus Foster scored 23 points off the bench and Kansas State took advantage of some cold shooting by TCU for a 58-53 victory Wednesday night that snapped a three-game losing streak.
Kansas State led most of the way, but TCU was still within 48-44 with 1:14 left when Nino Williams was fouled near midcourt. The senior forward was hurt on the play, and Foster was picked to shoot the free throws, calmly draining both to extend the Wildcats’ lead.
Kyan Anderson missed a jumper at the other end, and the ball wound up in the hands of Foster, who had been benched the past two games. He made two more foul shots to put the game away.
Williams finished with eight points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (8-7, 1-1 Big 12), who appeared to have put a horrendous nonconference season behind them. Their seven wins before the start of league play was their fewest since 2001-02.
Trey Zeigler had 19 points to lead the Horned Frogs, who started 13-0 but have dropped their first two Big 12 games. Anderson, their top scorer, had eight points on 2-for-7 shooting.
T25-KANSAS-BAYLOR
Selden sends No. 12 Kansas to 56-55 win over No. 21 Baylor
WACO, Texas (AP) _ Wayne Selden made three consecutive baskets when No. 12 Kansas needed them most, and the Jayhawks held on for a 56-55 victory over No. 21 Baylor on Wednesday night to win their 24th consecutive conference opener.
Selden was 1-for-6 shooting before scoring seven points in a row, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:17 left that put the Jayhawks (12-2, 1-0 Big 12) ahead to stay.
A jumper by Selden with 2:59 left tied the game, and he added a layup with 1:19 to go.
Jamari Traylor had 13 points for Kansas before fouling out with more than five minutes left. Brannen Greene scored 12, including two free throws with 6.3 seconds remaining.
Kenny Chery led Baylor (11-3, 0-2) with 25 points.
Kansas hasn’t lost a conference opener since January 1991, when the Jayhawks were still in the Big Eight.
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE-TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN
UT-Pan American beats Our Lady of the Lake 87-78
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) _ Shaquille Boga scored 29 points and led three other Texas Pan American players in double figures as the Broncs held off NAIA school Our Lady of the Lake 87-78 on Wednesday night.
Janari Joesaar had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Dan Kimasa finished with 13 points and Shaquille Hines added 10 for the Broncs (6-9).
The Saints led by as many as nine points in the first half, but UT-Pan American scored five-straight before the break to trail by just one.
The Broncs carved out a nine-point lead with 6:50 left to play. Three-straight 3’s by Lady of the Lake tied up the score with 4:23 to go. Boga made seven of the Broncs final 17 points, and the team went 8 of 10 from the line to end it.
De’Quentin Greer led the Saints with 20 points, Daniel Skinner chipped in 19 and Darion Brown finished with 10 assists.
T25-WEST VIRGINIA-TEXAS
Enemkpali leads No. 3 Texas women over West Virginia 61-55
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Nneka Enemkpali had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 3 Texas stayed unbeaten with a tough 61-55 win over West Virginia on Wednesday night.
The Longhorns (13-0, 2-0 Big 12) are off to their best start since the 1985-86 team went undefeated and won the school’s lone national championship.
Four other players scored at least eight points for the Longhorns, who had a 14-point lead cut to four and had to withstand a second-half burst from Bria Holmes, the preseason Big 12 player of the year.
Holmes scored 22 for West Virginia (10-4, 0-2), which won a share of the Big 12 title last season but is off to a rough start, with No. 5 Baylor up next.
Enemkpali had her seventh consecutive double-double, breaking her school record of six.
T25-TEXAS TECH-OKLAHOMA ST
No. 16 Oklahoma State wallops Texas Tech 66-35 in Big 12
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) _ Brittney Martin scored 18 points with 11 rebounds and Roshunda Johnson added 14 points with four steals as No. 16 Oklahoma State lowered the boom on Texas Tech 66-35 in the Big 12 opener for both teams on Wednesday night.
The Cowgirls (11-2, 1-1) led 36-14 at halftime and outscored Texas Tech 14-2 in the paint, 8-0 on fast breaks, and scored 21 points off 18 Lady Raiders turnovers. Liz Donohoe added 10 points for the Cowgirls.
The loss was Texas Tech’s first since falling to North Carolina State in the Junkanoo Jam tournament in the Bahamas Nov. 29. The Lady Raiders had since put together a seven-game win streak. Oklahoma State improved to 9-0 at home.
Amber Battle scored 14 points to lead the Lady Raiders (11-3, 1-1), who shot 10 of 43 and were outrebounded 46-17.