Kansas State basketball vs Iowa recap: Hawkeyes end Wildcats' season, 91-82, in NIT
Kansas State basketball and Iowa will meet for the ninth time in a series that dates back to 1946, but the teams have not met since the Hawkeyes claimed a 65-63 victory in Las Vegas on Nov. 29, 2008.
Iowa has won the last two meetings, but the all-time series is tied at 4-4. It will be the first-ever postseason meetings between the teams.
Iowa (18-14) went 10-10 in the Big Ten but has lost its last two games. Payton Sandfort leads the Hawkeyes with 16.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, followed by guard Tony Perkins with 14.5 points and 4.6 assists, and Ben Krikke with 13.5.
For K-State, Tylor Perry averages 15.5 points and 4.4 assists, Arthur Kaluma 14.7 points and 7.1 rebounds, and Cam Carter 14.6 points.
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FINAL SCORE: Iowa 91, Kansas State 82
And that's the season for K-State. Iowa wins it 91-82 and will advance to the second round of the NIT. Wildcats finish season 19-15. pic.twitter.com/Y9kmGTpN4Y
— Arne Green (@arnegreen) March 20, 2024
Kansas State's season ends with a 91-82 loss to Iowa in the first round of the NIT at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
With the loss, K-State finishes at 19-15. Iowa improves to 19-14.
Payton Sandfort had a career-high 30 points for Iowa, and Ben Krikke had 24. Dai Dai Ames had 16 points, Will McNair 15 in his final game and Cam Carter 12 for K-State.
K-State shot just 8-for-16 from the free-throw line and Iowa State was 22 of 30.
Iowa leads by eight inside under-four media timeout
Kansas State is shooting 62.5% in the half, but Iowa keeps coming up with answers and leads the Wildcats 84-76 with 3:30 left.
Dai Dai Ames has 16 points and Cam Carter and Will McNair 13 each for K-State, with David N'Guessan adding 12. Payton Sandfort has 27 and Ben Krikke 24 for Iowa.
K-State run trims Iowa lead to 72-67
K-State has run off seven straight points to cut Iowa's 12-point lead to 72-67 with 7:40 left. The Wildcats have gone inside to David N'Guessan and Will McNair with great success.
It could be closer, but N'Guessan and McNair have combined to miss three of their last four free throws.
K-State, Dai Dai Ames with a fast start to second half
Dai Dai Ames has eight points and K-State is shooting 63.6% to start the second half, cutting Iowa's lead to 60-56 with 14:18 left.
Arthur Kalumpa picked up his fourth foul. Ames now has 13 points and Will McNair 10 for K-State. Iowa has not shot a 3 yet in the second half after making seven in the first half.
HALFTIME: Iowa 50, K-State 39
Iowa lighting it up at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and leads K-State at the half, 50-39. pic.twitter.com/MvnoRaN1pB
— Arne Green (@arnegreen) March 20, 2024
Iowa shot 50% in the first half with seven 3-pointers and outscored K-State from the free-throw line, 15-3. The Wildcats shot 43.2% but made just 4 of 18 3-point tries.
Payton Sandfort has 22 points to lead all scorers on 6 of 8 shooting with 5 of 6 3-pointers, plus seven rebounds.
For K-State, freshman Macaleab Rich had a big half off the bench, scoring a team-high seven points with five rebounds in 11 minutes. The Wildcats have a 24-10 advantage in paint points.
Wildcats continue to trail, 39-28
Iowa continues its strong shooting and leads 39-28 with 3:30 left in the half. The Hawkeyes are 12 of 22 for 54% and have made 6 of 13 3s. K-State shooting 35.5% but is just 3 of 16 from 3. Each team has seven turnovers.
Iowa's Payton Sandfort off to blazing start
Iowa's Payton Sandfort has scored 17 points already and Iowa leads K-State, 34-23, with 7:09 left in the half. Hawkeyes are shooting 57.9% and has made five threes.
Here are your starters for K-State and Iowa
Kansas State's starters tonight are Tylor Perry, Dai Dai Ames, Cam Carter, Jerell Colbert and Arthur Kaluma.
Starters for Iowa State Josh Dix, Tony Perkins, Payton Sandfort, Ben Krikke and Owen Freeman.
What channel is Kansas State vs. Iowa on tonight? How to watch, stream live
TV channel: ESPN
Stream: ESPN+
Kansas State vs. Iowa start time, TV info, location
Start time: 8 p.m. CT
TV info: ESPN
Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be reached at agreen@gannett.com or on Twitter at @arnegreen.
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Kansas state vs Iowa live score, updates: 2024 NIT
