Jacob Pullen (left), Jamar Samuels (right), and the Wildcats are 25-6 this season.
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) -
Jamar Samuels scored a career-high 27 points, going 7-of-9 from the field, and pulled down 10 rebounds as ninth-ranked Kansas State blew out Oklahoma State, 83-64, in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.
Jacob Pullen tallied 19 points, while Denis Clemente ended with 12 points and 10 assists for the second-seeded Wildcats (25-6), who will take on 21st-ranked Baylor in the semifinals on Friday. The Bears beat Texas, 86-67, in Thursday's last quarterfinal.
Dominique Sutton ended with 11 points and seven rebounds, while Curtis Kelly had 10 rebounds for Kansas State, which bounced back after losing its previous two games, including a shocking overtime defeat at home to Iowa State last Saturday.
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Our version of awards night
By Meghan Arrell, Contributing College Basketball Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) -
Well, the votes are in. (Although they hardly took me any time to tally since I was the only one who voted.) With Oscars having been awarded on Sunday, I figured I might as well hand out some trophies too. I figured there would be enough coverage out there on those emotional senior day wins/losses, so I'm giving out awards instead. Before I do, I must add my fine print...
Note: All awards were determined by personal opinion and most likely, by what events are freshest in my mind. Most importantly, the only award that considered injury was the one I made up for a team adapting to the loss of a player. There is no "Best Injury Recovery" category in my awards program, but I have heard rumors that we will soon be replacing the National Player of the Year Award with that. Duke was not considered for any awards because I already knew it did not deserve any. I considered giving one to Jim Calhoun for best comedic performance, but I think his season has been punishment enough. While I'm on Jims, Boeheim is not getting an award from me either; another award would keep the Naismith Hall of Famer from playing his relished (and nonsensical) version of the underdog.
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