Overview
- Kansas State earned its first Big 12 win, edging Utah 81-78 as PJ Haggerty hit the go-ahead jumper with 39 seconds left to snap a five-game slide.
- Haggerty scored 34 points (28 after halftime) while David Castillo added 20 and Nate Johnson had 17 with six assists, and Utah’s Terrence Brown finished with 33 but missed a tying 3 at the buzzer.
- The Wildcats played just seven players; Abdi Bashir Jr. missed the game after foot surgery earlier Tuesday and is expected to be out for weeks, and Khamari McGriff was also unavailable.
- Kentucky outlasted Texas 85-80 for its fourth straight win, led by Denzel Aberdeen’s 19 points with Collin Chandler and Otega Oweh adding 18 each as the Wildcats went 30-for-35 at the foul line.
- Coach Mark Pope said guard Kam Williams sustained a broken foot and is out indefinitely, a blow as Kentucky moves to 13-6 overall and 4-2 in the SEC.