Men's Hoops Edged Out By Kansas St. In OT, 74-73
March 7, 2002
By STEVE BRISENDINE KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Matt Seibrandt drew two critical fouls late in overtime, including one that led to the game-winning free throw with 1.4 seconds left, as Kansas State beat Baylor 74-73 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament. Larry Reid led the seventh-seeded Wildcats' second-half comeback, scoring all 21 of his points after the 11-minute mark in regulation. He had eight points, including two 3-pointers, in overtime. Ninth-seeded Baylor (14-16) had the ball with 33 seconds left and the score
tied at 73 when Wendell Greenleaf was called for charging Seibrandt.
Tony Atchison missed a layup for Kansas State (13-15) with three seconds left, and Seibrandt was fouled by R.T. Guinn as he tried to put back the rebound. After deliberately missing his second shot - but also missing the rim, giving the ball to Baylor out of bounds - Seibrandt stole the inbounds pass. Nick Williams added four 3-pointers and 16 points for Kansas State, and Pervis Pasco had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Lawrence Roberts led Baylor with 23 points and 10 rebounds. John Lucas added 16 points, Guinn had 12 and Greenleaf finished with 11 points and seven assists. Five of Lucas' points came in overtime, he gave Baylor its last lead, 73-71, on a layup with 1:12 left. Roberts scored from the lane with 23.8 seconds left in regulation, giving Baylor a 60-58 lead, but Reid hit a driving layup with six seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. Reid's last points in overtime, a layup with 1:01 left, tied the game at 73. The two teams played to a 30-all halftime tie, as streaky shooting in the first half kept either team from pulling away early. Baylor went 7-for-10 from the field in the first 7 1/2 minutes, while Kansas State missed six of its first seven shots. The Wildcats hit their next six attempts and nine of their next 11, though, while Baylor was just 4-for-16 (25 percent) for the rest of the half. A 15-5 run, capped by Williams' basket with 7:42 remaining, gave Kansas State its biggest lead of the half at 25-19. Baylor closed the half with a 9-2 surge and tied the game at 30 when Roberts put back his own miss with 1:05 left. |
