First half• Key play: Jamar Samuels made a layup that sparked a 19-7 run and gave K-State control.
• Key stat: Kansas State had five blocks in the half, which kept Missouri — particularly point guard Phil Pressey — from attacking the paint.Second half• Key play: Rodney McGruder hit a three-pointer that made it 66-60 moments after MU cut the lead to three.• Key stat: Missouri finished shooting only 38.3 percent, while K-State shot 53.8 percent.Block record setJunior forward Jordan Henriquez broke K-State’s career blocks record by swatting away a shot from Matt Pressey in the game’s first minute. Henriquez finished with four blocks, giving him a total of 125. He was tied with Manny Dies.“Protecting the rim is huge,” said Henriquez, who scored six points and grabbed four rebounds• Frank Martin’s plan was to run so the Wildcats could take advantage of its depth.“Keep running, keep running,” Martin said. “We would get it out of the net, boom, we’re up the floor right back at them. It was fun to watch • MU’s Kim English expressed regret at the technical foul he received with 3:30 left in the first half. But he insisted it was a mistake.English had just been called for an over-the-back foul when he bounced the ball hard on the court and it went high in the air. “It slipped out of my hand and bounced higher than he expected it,” English said. “He didn’t want to call it but it was a tech. They know I’m not a player like that.”• MU’s Matt Pressey started despite rolling his ankle Saturday. • With seven assists, Phil Pressey moved into second place on Missouri’s all-time single-season list with 167. He trails only Anthony Peeler, who had 179 in 1989-90.Read more Kansas State University
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| Terez A. Paylor and Kellis Robinett, The Star
