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#10 Kansas St. Wildcats (17-4 | 4-3) AT Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-8 | 1-5)

Devaney Sports Center — Lincoln, Neb.
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 — 7:05 PM CST

Big 12 Network | ESPN Full Court | ESPN360

 

Cue another bounce-back game. So far this season, K-State is 3-0 in games following a loss. And those wins have been some of the Wildcats' spectacular — Dayton, Texas A&M and Baylor.

Let's hope the pattern continues tonight. It will butt heads directly with another, less inspiring trend: K-State has a four-game losing streak in Lincoln. Neither Bob Huggins nor Frank Martin have won there.

Blame Doc Sadler's defensive voodoo and propensity for backdoor cuts, or blame K-State for always finding a way to carry a lack of focus into the Devaney Center.

It matters not. We are expected to win this game, and it's time to start proving this is a true Top 10 team.

It begins tonight. Frank already collected his first win against Baylor. Compared to that, this is nothing.

If I might make a personal request: I will miss at least the first half of the game because I have to cover a meeting. I'll check in here periodically, so if someone could try to keep me updated on the score and major plays, I'd appreciate it greatly.

Hopefully, I'll get free by 8 p.m. and can catch the ending. I am DVRing it, but it's never quite the same when you know the outcome.

For my previous analysis of the Huskers, click here. To see K-State's game notes, follow the jump.

Star-divide

From the K-State Sports Information Department:

Kansas State (17-4, 4-3 Big 12) begins a stretch of four road games in a six-game stretch Tuesday, when the Wildcats head to north to face Nebraska (13-8, 1-5 Big 12) at the Devaney Sports Center, at 7 p.m.

It will be the first of back-to-back road games for the squad, because it ventures even further north to Ames, Iowa, on Saturday for a 1 p.m. matchup with Iowa State (13-8, 2-4 Big 12) at Hilton Coliseum.

Tuesday's game will be a contrast of styles, with the Wildcats averaging 81.3 points per game, which ranks fourth in the Big 12, while the Cornhuskers are holding foes to a Big 12-best 60.2 points per game.

It will be the 217th meeting between K-State and Nebraska, including the 95th in Lincoln.

The Wildcats own a 123-93 edge in the series, which dates back to 1906.

However, the Cornhuskers are 60-34 all-time at home in the series, including wins in 16 of the last 20 meetings.

K-State has not won at the Devaney Sports Center since posting a 66-64 win over the Huskers on March 1, 2006.

The contest will be televised regionally on the Big 12 Network and nationally on ESPN Full Court, with Mitch Holthus (play-by-play) and Rich Zvosec (analyst) on the call.

K-State returned to the Top 10 for the third time this season Monday, when the Wildcats advanced one spot to a tie for 10th with Duke in the Associated Press poll.

The squad moved two spots to No. 11 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll.

It marks the first time that the program ranked among the AP Top 15 for five consecutive weeks since the 1961-62 squad was ranked among the AP Top 10 for 14 consecutive weeks, from Dec. 19, 1961 to March 13, 1962.

On a day highlighted by a College Gameday-record crowd of 8,159 fans at Bramlage Coliseum, K-State dropped an 81-79 overtime to archrival No. 2 Kansas on Saturday night before a sold-out crowd.

The Wildcats couldn't convert on a steal at the end of regulation and the Jayhawks claimed their 21st win in the last 22 meetings in Manhattan.

It was just the 12th meeting between the two teams when both were ranked in the Top 25 and just the ninth when both squads were ranked in the Top 15.

It also was the first overtime game in the series since the teams first met in Bramlage Coliseum in 1989.

Despite the loss, the Wildcats still have their best record under head coach Frank Martin with their current 17-4 overall record, including their best mark since the 1961-62 squad opened the year with a 19-2 overall mark.

It marks just the seventh time that the team has won 17 of its first 21 games.

Junior Jacob Pullen led five players in double figures with a game-high 22 points on 8-of-18 shooting, including 4-of-11 from 3-point range, to go with a game-best five assists.

Backcourt mate Denis Clemente posted 13 points, while super sub Jamar Samuels added 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting.

Rookie Wally Judge had his best game of the Big 12 season with a near double-double against the Jayhawks, with 10 points and a team-high nine rebounds.

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K-State
44 votes
Nebraska
4 votes

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BC - I'll try

As long as my spastic net holds on, I’ll do my best.

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 6:37 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Aren't we a pair

I’m using an Alltel USB stick.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 6:54 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Well hell, I can't find the game

Damned. Sorry BC. I need nutty to do his thing.

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 7:03 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I'm actually going to be around some tonight...

…let’s hope we play well in Lincoln for the first time in, oh, about forever.

We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats

by TB on Feb 2, 2010 7:05 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

What's the score?

Can anyone here even see the game?

If not, that’d be a real hoot.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 7:10 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Dammit dammit dammit!

Sounds good so far, but for their bull of a guard running into Denis and Jake.

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 7:12 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He is a freaking beast...

…but fortunately he has two fouls now.

We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats

by TB on Feb 2, 2010 7:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, he and Denis both have one...

…Holthus was clear was mud with that comment a little bit ago. Sounded like both Pullen and Clemente had two.

We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats

by TB on Feb 2, 2010 7:14 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I see Denis and CK already have missed a shot apiece

Cold shooting is the only thing can do us in tonight, IMO.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 7:15 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Over/Under on how many times Denis gets beat

on back cuts tonight? Already twice, luckily he didn’t finish.

by gw1754 on Feb 2, 2010 7:15 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

A gazillion

At some point, you have to think Frank will stop putting up with it.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 7:18 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I would hope so

But he is little Frank. If only he had some kind of Frank’s discipline.

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 7:20 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

We are lucky

NU can’t make layups….they are contested, but still.

by WillieWannabe on Feb 2, 2010 7:17 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

What tieup? WTF?

How is that not a reach around?

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 7:17 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I loves me some Rodney McGruder defensive rebounding

Sounds like Jamar is picking up where he left off in the first half against KU.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 7:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wow, we're flat blowing them out

Nice to see what happens when Dom, JamSam and the guards all come to play.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 7:33 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wow, that is a lot of inbreds

Errr… NU fans. I didn’t realize their area was so big.

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 7:39 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Jake just went cold as shit

C’mon, Cats, close the half out strong.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 7:41 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Clemente's little-lane-floater is

a sweet shot. I like it – a lot.

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 7:41 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I would love to see more

of those floaters after three-point-line ball fakes than fade away 3’s…

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 7:45 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish Frank would tell Denis...

…that he can shoot all the floaters he wants, so long as he never shoots another trey.

We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats

by TB on Feb 2, 2010 7:45 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Well, it looks like I will get out of here by halftime.

Crossing fingers. Thanks for the updates, guys.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 7:46 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

No probl, if they are too frequent/many

let us know to tone it down. ;-)

How many here cannot see the game as of now?

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 7:47 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Sweet JamSam

Great slam with a good pass

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 7:50 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Would it require a buy-out?

If so, does NU care enough about bball to fire a guy seemingly happy wallowing in that bball mud-hole?…

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 7:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Nah

He’ll get five years. They just don’t care, as long as they’re not embarrassing off the court.

McDermott is more likely, IMO.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 7:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The former

I’d say Rhoads is competing just fine.

But they love their Hilton Magic.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 7:50 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

JAMSAM

having a good game. 13 points so far

by WillieWannabe on Feb 2, 2010 7:51 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Samuels just jacking

up a 3-pter… >.<

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 7:52 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

:-o

Ah, must’ve been before i got the 360 going.

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 7:54 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm OK with him shooting threes...

…but only when he’s set. He was charging down the court at full speed and, predictably, missed it long.

Watch any big man who can knock down threes. They all have to be set to knock them down (see, e.g., Marcus Morris on Saturday).

We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats

by TB on Feb 2, 2010 8:01 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

WTF?

And whitey trying to just run right over the Cats isn’t? WTF?

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The commentators just described a play reset as

the point guard rebooting the computer… LMFAO.

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 7:55 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

lols

first timeout of the half for ksu with 34 sec left.

by WillieWannabe on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I'm watching for improvement in the

opening minutes of the 2nd half…. none of the 8 unanswered opponents points crap.

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 7:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Good point

Coaching growth there would be nice.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 7:59 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

You called it

Same shit, different game.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 8:19 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I usually hate being right...

due my naturally pessimistic viewpoint. x-(

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 8:20 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Good

That would be enjoyable after the gauntlet we’re just run.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 7:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Had a mini-special with Frank

on the half-time for the game (ESPN360)… it seemed familiar though – might have been a re-run of something earlier this year.

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 8:04 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I guess he should be...

since he figured out how to not foul out the last 15 minutes Saturday…

by goksucats on Feb 2, 2010 8:12 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey easy now!!!

That week is over. (not sure how to do the sarcastic font)

by WillieWannabe on Feb 2, 2010 8:12 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Be careful...

…the KU fans will be here soon to tell you not to think like that.

We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats

by TB on Feb 2, 2010 8:26 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

This is shit basketball

Just when I get the TV on, I get this.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 8:17 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

as of this moment, I cannot wait until Clemente and Colon graduate.

Total liability when they’re out of control and chucking turnovers like this.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 8:18 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

You know why we always come out like shit after halftime?

Because we go back to the no offense lineup with Dom and Lu, and the other team goes with its best offensive five.

We could match it with Jamar, but Frank just refuses to do so. That would work, IF WE PROTECTED THE BALL AND DEFENDED. But we never do.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 8:19 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Need more floaters from Clemente

and solid screens from Lu. More than that = negative results… :-/

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 8:19 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

A softer pass by Lu there

gets us an easy shot…

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 8:17 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Let's not worry quite yet.

We’ve seen this before (but it does have to stop).

by goksucats on Feb 2, 2010 8:18 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wide open!

Hell, even Denis can make that.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 8:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Here we go...

nice to see – but just adds fuel to his “jack-it-up” fire mentality :(

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 8:26 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

See, another goddamn block!

Big 12 refs don’t know what the hell charging is anymore.

by BracketCat on Feb 2, 2010 8:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

We're in big trouble if they keep calling it like that

That’s the only way you can stop those guys who just bull their way to the hoop. They’re either going to get us into massive foul trouble, or we’re going to give up a ton of layups.

We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats

by TB on Feb 2, 2010 8:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

N

U.

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 8:31 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah yes...

The whole state doesn’t play any other sport (except for womens sports, but nobody cares)

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 8:33 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Nebraska...

…the only Big 12 state that may care less about basketball than Texas.

We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats

by TB on Feb 2, 2010 8:35 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Where does Colorado

come in on that comparison rankings list??

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 8:36 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Glad we came back after that rough start

KSU can’t keep doin that every game.

by WillieWannabe on Feb 2, 2010 8:35 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

But why does it keep happening?

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 8:37 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Quick peek ahead...

next year’s lineup?

Pullen
’Gruder
Kelly
Sutton
JHR

??

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 8:45 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Holy crap, it is amazing how much better the O is with a PG

Instead of Clemente playing SG and forgetting PG

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 8:47 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

45 - 23 on rebounds

Damned. That helps to explain the score.

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 8:52 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

unrelated tangent (thereby not a tangent??)

I really like that new ESPN commercial with Matt Ryan and Josh Elliot – having the new network password be the ridiculous play name… :-D

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 8:57 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Nice to hear the

K-S-U Wildcat chant in THEIR building!

by gwp on Feb 2, 2010 9:01 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

Was Mitch Holthus (spelling?) really calling the game? Was he any good?

Dude’s an alumnus of my fraternity chapter at K-State.

by AMS on Feb 2, 2010 9:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Well...

he had his moments…

Resetting the play = PG rebooting the computer.
We were ‘dobermans’ on loose balls/rebounds.
Winning stride = ‘sizz’.

I didn’t pay close attention to which of the two uttered each of those, but overall it was good.

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 9:04 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Damned right

Good to hear. Thank you travelling fans.

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 9:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Now to turn that into fighting through

adversity to avoid tough losses…

Those are the ones that end all but one teams’ season in March. :-|

The overall improvement is nice, just hoping we figure out that 1st 4 minutes of the 2nd half swoon thing soon!

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 2, 2010 9:09 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, late to the party...

….had to get the kids to bed and it’s always a chore here at my house. It’s nice to see we’re at a point where we blow out a pedestrian team like NU with an uninspired effort. Not that we lacked focus or intensity, but this game just seemed routine.

by Catfan33 on Feb 2, 2010 9:18 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Yup

Sure, it wasn’t always pretty, but it is a good smoking of a respectable, if bottom-rung squad. Now to ISU and do the same thing.

by Sean T on Feb 2, 2010 10:40 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't see the game until about the 2:00 mark in the second half

But it looks like CK had a heckuva game. 12-5-5? Yes, please. Jamar came up a reb short of a double-double, and McGruder did his rebounding thing.

I think next year we may be even better.

by AMS on Feb 2, 2010 9:18 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I am so disapointed in this thread.

No gifs? What gives? Just because Pan isn’t here or I can’t make it, doesn’t mean you guys have to go all text. Very disappointed…

Surgeon General's Warning: K-State-Mizzou basketball may increase the risk of high blood pressure. Please consult your doctor prior to watching any of these games.

by mystman995 on Feb 3, 2010 4:52 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I'm going to blame my .gif deficiency on

my home PC being as slow as Lu in the open court (or any court for that matter). I was lagging just with BOTC’s thread and ESPN360 going :-/

--VegasCat07

by VegasCat07 on Feb 3, 2010 5:09 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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