SB Nation Kansas City - Kansas State Rebounds With 69-61 Victory Over Baylorhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48935/kc-fave.png2011-01-25T06:22:42-06:00http://kansascity.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17168212011-01-25T06:22:42-06:002011-01-25T06:22:42-06:00Jacob Pullen Leads Kansas State To 69-61 Victory Over Baylor
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<p>One week after the Kansas Jayhawks beat the Baylor Bears, the Kansas State Wildcats came in and did the same. K-State did the same against Baylor, 69-61, on ESPN's Big Monday at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats get a much needed victory after they had lost four of their last five games.</p>
<p>Jacob Pullen finished with 17 points on 4-of-13 shooting along with 7 of 9 from the free throw line. Will Spradling hit all nine free throws he attempted en route to a 17-point night as well. Curtis Kelly had 13 points and seven boards while Rodney McGruder added 12 points and seven rebounds.</p>
<p>Baylor's main man is LaceDarius Dunn and Pullen held him in check much of the night but what really helped K-State was how they started -- a 16-4 run to tip off the game. That lead to a 25-18 advantage at halftime but Baylor had a quick second half push in them and took an early lead in the half before Kansas State responded and pulled away.</p>
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<p>"We needed to line up and win, and win against a good team," <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2011/01/24/2607440/k-state-gets-a-much-needed-victory.html">K-State coach Frank Martin said</a>. "We just needed to line up and figure out a way to win and make us feel good again. To make us understand if we do things the right way, good things will happen. I was real proud of our kids."</p>
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<p>Indeed they needed this victory because Kansas State didn't have a respectable win in the Big 12 yet. Since Conference play had started, they beat up on Texas Tech but had lost four other league games to Oklahoma State, Colorado, Missouri and Texas A&M.</p>
<p>Kansas State now moves to 14-7 on the season and 2-4 in the Big 12. The schedule doesn't get any easier later this week when they travel to Lawrence, Kan., to take on the Jayhawks.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2011/1/25/1954866/jacob-pullen-kansas-state-baylorJoel Thorman2011-01-24T06:30:28-06:002011-01-24T06:30:28-06:00Jacob Pullen, Kansas State Look To Turn It Around Against Baylor On ESPN's Big Monday
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<p>Jacob Pullen and the Kansas State Wildcats are 13-7 on the season and 1-4 in the Big 12 after a lot of folks picked them to win the conference. Their two best players have been suspended at one point this season and they've lost four of their last five games. </p>
<p>They need some good news and they'll see if they can get it against the Baylor Bears on Monday night. As part of ESPN's Big Monday schedule, Kansas State will host Baylor at Bramlage Coliseum at 8:00 p.m. (CT) this evening. Baylor is 3-2 in the Big 12 and 13-5 overall as they look to move up in the conference standings. </p>
<p>The good news for K-State is that they're favored to win by five points. After losing four of their last five, that's a bit of a surprise. Those four losses came against teams like Missouri and Texas A&M as well as Colorado and Oklahoma State.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2011/01/23/2604699/despite-slump-k-state-still-has.html">Via KC Star</a>:</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px;">"We just need a win," senior guard Jacob Pullen said. "Big Monday, Big Tuesday, Big Saturday, it doesn't matter anymore. We've just got to find a way to get a win."</p>
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<p>I'll be picking Kansas State in this game because at some point I think they need to turn this thing around. We know what talent K-State has on their roster and you would think it's only a matter of time before they go on a roll. Kansas State needs to win games like this because they still have a tough conference schedule ahead with two games against Kansas, one against Missouri and against Texas.</p>
<p>It'll be Kansas State and Baylor on ESPN tonight at Bramlage Coliseum. Check out <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bringonthecats.com">Bring On The Cats</a> for more on the game. </p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2011/1/24/2328552/jacob-pullen-kansas-state-look-to-turn-it-around-against-baylor-onJoel Thorman