Texas A&M
KANSAS STATE
Aggies Drop Big 12 Opener to K-State, 53-48
Jan 06, 2001 | Men's Basketball
January 06, 2001
Kansas State took advantage of 29 percent shooting by Texas A&M to notch just its second road win of the season, 53-48, on Saturday.
The two teams entered the Big 12 Conference opener on a hot streak. Kansas State (7-5, 1-0 Big 12) had won four of its last five games, while the Aggies were riding their first three-game win streak since 1998.
Quentin Buchanan scored 19 points for the Wildcats, while Travis Reynolds added 12 off the bench and center Kelvin Howell grabbed 15 rebounds. Despite out-shooting the Aggies by nearly 20 percentage points and getting 10 more rebounds, Kansas State's win was in jeopardy until the buzzer.
A&M (6-7, 0-1) trailed by just four at the half, thanks to a last-second shot by A&M freshman Nolan Butterfras.
The Aggies captured some momentum late in the second half when Bernard King, the Big 12's Freshman of the Year in 2000, hit two straight shots after previously shooting just one-for-nine from the field.
With 17 points, King was A&M's only scorer in double figures and only starter to score more than five points.
