Fast start not enough for Wildcats on the road

Tuesday, December 6

Manhattan, Kan.

7 p.m. CT

Abilene Christian

5-5,0-0WAC

Kansas State

8-1,0-0Big 12

Abilene Christian

Kansas St.

Photo by: Cassie Kelley

Fast start not enough for Wildcats on the road

12/6/2022 10:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Abilene Christian faced off against their second purple-clad Wildcats team of the season on Tuesday night falling, 81-64, to Kansas State. ACU got out to a hot start and led by as many as 14 points in the first half before K-State slowly chipped away at the lead to take a 35-34 lead at halftime. K-State got their defense going in the second half and used a flurry of fastbreak opportunities to stretch their lead to double digits withing the first five minutes of the second half. Each time ACU had a chance to turn momentum in their favor K-State had an answer on their way to the 17-point win.

Key Plays

Immanuel Allen hit a three on the Wildcats' second possession of the game to put ACU up 3-2.
Ja'Sean Jackson hit ACU's third three of the night just over four minutes into the game to take an 11-6 lead.
ACU used a 10-0 run to turn an 11-10 lead into a 21-10 lead capped by a jumper from Allen to give him eight early points.
Airion Simmons converted a jumper in the paint at the 9:08 mark of the first half that put ACU up 28-14 for their largest lead of the game.
K-State responded with a 14-2 run to get within two points with 4:45 to play in the first half.
Tobias Cameron hit the Wildcats' lone three of the second half at the 18:12 mark to get ACU back within one, 40-39.
Kansas State missed a three at the 16-minute mark but got the offense rebound and connected on a three to push their lead to six points and shift the momentum fully in their favor.
A steal for K-State at the 8:31 mark led to a fastbreak dunk that put them up 13 points, tying their largest lead of the night.

Stat Pack

Cameron led the team with 14 points, grabbed five rebounds and matched a season and career-high four steals.
Allen came away with 11 points and has hit the double-digit mark in five-straight contests.
While scoring just three points on the night, Damien Daniels contributed in a myriad of other ways. He matched a season-high with seven assists, grabbed five boards and notched a steal.
K-State had the advantage inside outscoring ACU 52-30 in the paint.
After shooting 46 percent from three in the first half, the Wildcats went just 1-6 from deep in the second half.

Up Next
The Wildcats are back in Abilene on Saturday to host their annual Christmas Slam game when they host Texas A&M-Commerce at 2 p.m. Don't miss out on one of the marquee games of the season!

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