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Tomlin scores 26, K-State holds off Radford 73-65

AP
Dec 21, 2022

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Nae'Qwan Tomlin scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Keyontae Johnson added 16 points and seven rebounds and Kansas State held off Radford 73-65 on Wednesday for its fifth straight win.

Tomlin scored six points during an 11-0 run as Kansas State took the first double-digit lead of the game at 45-35 with 14:22 remaining. Johnson's highlight was an alley-oop dunk, off Markquis Nowell's lob from midcourt, to made it 69-52.

Kansas State was ahead by 17 points with 4:04 left before Radford scored 13 of the next 15 to get within 71-65. Johnson sealed it with two free throws at 20.4.

Nowell finished with 10 points and 11 assists and Desi Sills also scored 10 for Kansas State (11-1), which has won 11 non-conference games for the first time since 2017-18. K-State is off its best start since opening the 2016-17 season with a 12-1 record.

Tomlin, who entered averaging 10.4 points per game, was 11 of 18 from the field and Johnson, a Florida transfer, reached 1,000 career points.

Kenyon Giles scored 20 points and DaQuan Smith added 12 for Radford (6-7).

Kansas State opens Big 12 play against West Virginia on Dec. 31.

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1st Half
RAD
Highlanders
28
KSU
Wildcats
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Madiaw Niang vs. Nae'Qwan Tomlin (Highlanders gains possession)
19:43	+2	Bryan Antoine makes two point layup (Madiaw Niang assists)	2-0
19:23		David N'Guessan offensive foul
19:23		David N'Guessan turnover (offensive foul)
18:55		Josiah Jeffers misses two point layup
18:53		Markquis Nowell defensive rebound
18:44	+3	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes three point jump shot (Cam Carter assists)	2-3
18:18	+2	Josiah Jeffers makes two point jump shot (DaQuan Smith assists)	4-3
18:08		Cam Carter misses two point layup
18:06		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
17:57		Josiah Jeffers misses two point layup
17:55		Justin Archer offensive rebound
17:52	+2	Justin Archer makes two point layup	6-3
17:42		David N'Guessan misses two point layup
17:40		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
17:29		Justin Archer misses two point hook shot
17:27		Wildcats defensive rebound
17:14		Desi Sills turnover (DaQuan Smith steals)
17:09	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point layup	8-3
16:45		Abayomi Iyiola misses two point layup
16:43		Keyontae Johnson offensive rebound
16:43		Justin Archer shooting foul
16:43		Keyontae Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:43	+1	Keyontae Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-4
16:13		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
16:11		Abayomi Iyiola defensive rebound
16:01		Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses three point jump shot
15:59		Abayomi Iyiola offensive rebound
15:55		Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
15:53		Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound
15:45		Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses two point layup
15:43		Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound
15:41	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup	8-6
15:15		Bryan Antoine misses three point jump shot
15:13		Markquis Nowell defensive rebound
15:09		Markquis Nowell turnover (bad pass)
15:09		TV timeout
14:46	+3	Josiah Jeffers makes three point jump shot (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo assists)	11-6
14:36		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo personal foul
14:26	+2	Keyontae Johnson makes two point alley-oop layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	11-8
14:06		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses three point jump shot
14:04		Desi Sills defensive rebound
13:54		Abayomi Iyiola misses two point layup
13:52		Madiaw Niang defensive rebound
13:47		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo turnover (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals)
13:39	+2	Keyontae Johnson makes two point layup (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists)	11-10
13:14		Josiah Jeffers turnover (Markquis Nowell steals)
13:09	+2	Desi Sills makes two point layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	11-12
13:06		Highlanders 30 second timeout
12:48		Abayomi Iyiola blocks Josiah Jeffers's two point layup
12:46		Highlanders offensive rebound
12:36		Highlanders turnover (shot clock violation)
12:23		Markquis Nowell turnover (Kenyon Giles steals)
12:08		Bryan Antoine misses two point jump shot
12:06		Desi Sills defensive rebound
11:56		Keyontae Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:54		Justin Archer defensive rebound
11:37	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot (Josiah Jeffers assists)	13-12
11:14	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup (David N'Guessan assists)	13-14
10:52		Josiah Jeffers misses two point jump shot
10:50		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
10:43	+3	Desi Sills makes three point jump shot (David N'Guessan assists)	13-17
10:14	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot (Ibu Yamazaki assists)	15-17
9:47	+3	Desi Sills makes three point jump shot (Markquis Nowell assists)	15-20
9:21		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
9:19		Justin Archer offensive rebound
9:10		Ibu Yamazaki misses three point jump shot
9:08		Wildcats defensive rebound
9:08		Justin Archer personal foul
9:08		TV timeout
8:57		Keyontae Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:55		Shaquan Jules defensive rebound
8:30	+3	DaQuan Smith makes three point jump shot	18-20
8:05		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
8:03		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
7:49		DaQuan Smith misses two point jump shot
7:47		Shaquan Jules offensive rebound
7:42		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses three point jump shot
7:40		Cam Carter defensive rebound
7:35	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Keyontae Johnson assists)	18-22
7:16		David N'Guessan blocks Souleymane Koureissi's two point jump shot
7:14		Shaquan Jules offensive rebound
7:10	+2	Shaquan Jules makes two point layup	20-22
7:10		Ismael Massoud shooting foul
7:10		TV timeout
7:13		Shaquan Jules misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:13		Cam Carter defensive rebound
6:55		Markquis Nowell turnover (bad pass)
6:31	+3	Bryan Antoine makes three point jump shot (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo assists)	23-22
6:13		Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses three point jump shot
6:11		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
5:52		Nae'Qwan Tomlin blocks Onyebuchi Ezeakudo's two point jump shot
5:50		Cam Carter defensive rebound
5:43		Cam Carter misses two point jump shot
5:41		Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound
5:29	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point dunk (Ismael Massoud assists)	23-24
4:56		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses two point jump shot
4:54		Wildcats defensive rebound
4:28		Markquis Nowell misses three point jump shot
4:26		Keyontae Johnson offensive rebound
4:21		Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses two point layup
4:19		Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound
4:15	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup	23-26
4:05		DaQuan Smith offensive foul
4:05		DaQuan Smith turnover (offensive foul)
3:43		Desi Sills misses three point jump shot
3:41		Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound
3:27		Keyontae Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:25		Madiaw Niang defensive rebound
3:03		Nae'Qwan Tomlin blocks Souleymane Koureissi's two point jump shot
3:01		Desi Sills defensive rebound
2:50	+3	Markquis Nowell makes three point jump shot (Cam Carter assists)	23-29
2:27		Kenyon Giles turnover (Markquis Nowell steals)
2:26		TV timeout
2:14		Keyontae Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:12		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
2:04		D'Auntray Pierce misses two point hook shot
2:02		Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
1:46	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	23-31
1:17		David N'Guessan shooting foul
1:17	+1	Ibu Yamazaki makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-31
1:17	+1	Ibu Yamazaki makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-31
0:56		Markquis Nowell misses two point layup
0:54		Highlanders defensive rebound
0:54		Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul
0:30	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot (D'Auntray Pierce assists)	28-31
0:17		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:02		D'Auntray Pierce blocks Keyontae Johnson's two point layup
0:00		Keyontae Johnson offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RAD
Highlanders
37
KSU
Wildcats
42

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
19:45		David N'Guessan offensive rebound
19:46		Josiah Jeffers personal foul
19:25		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
19:08	+3	DaQuan Smith makes three point jump shot (Josiah Jeffers assists)	31-31
18:52		DaQuan Smith shooting foul
18:52		David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:52	+1	David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-32
18:37		Jump ball. (Highlanders gains possession)
18:27		Bryan Antoine misses three point jump shot
18:25		Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
18:10		Keyontae Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:08		David N'Guessan offensive rebound
17:58		Markquis Nowell turnover (DaQuan Smith steals)
17:54	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point layup	33-32
17:49	+2	Desi Sills makes two point layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	33-34
17:46		Cam Carter shooting foul
17:46	+1	Bryan Antoine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-34
17:46	+1	Bryan Antoine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-34
17:26		Desi Sills turnover (D'Auntray Pierce steals)
17:15		Josiah Jeffers misses two point layup
17:13		Highlanders offensive rebound
16:55		DaQuan Smith misses two point jump shot
16:53		Markquis Nowell defensive rebound
16:45	+2	Markquis Nowell makes two point jump shot	35-36
16:29		Josiah Jeffers turnover (Desi Sills steals)
16:24		D'Auntray Pierce personal foul
16:24	+1	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-37
16:24	+1	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-38
16:12		Desi Sills personal foul
15:58		TV timeout
15:51		Abayomi Iyiola blocks Justin Archer's two point layup
15:49		Cam Carter defensive rebound
15:44	+2	Cam Carter makes two point layup	35-40
15:14		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
15:12		Madiaw Niang offensive rebound
15:11		Abayomi Iyiola shooting foul
15:11		Justin Archer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:11		Justin Archer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:11		Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
15:01	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	35-42
15:01		D'Auntray Pierce shooting foul
15:01	+1	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-43
14:33		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
14:31		Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound
14:25		Desi Sills misses two point layup
14:23		Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound
14:18	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point putback layup	35-45
14:15		Highlanders 30 second timeout
14:15		TV timeout
13:55		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo turnover (Cam Carter steals)
13:48		Madiaw Niang blocks Nae'Qwan Tomlin's two point layup
13:46		Shaquan Jules defensive rebound
13:45		Jerome Tang technical foul
13:45		Kenyon Giles misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:45	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-45
13:30		Bryan Antoine misses three point jump shot
13:28		Desi Sills defensive rebound
13:26		Shaquan Jules personal foul
13:01		Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession)
12:59		Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses three point jump shot
12:57		Cam Carter offensive rebound
12:53		Keyontae Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:51		Highlanders defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	38-45
12:28	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point dunk (Markquis Nowell assists)	38-47
12:13		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
12:11		Bryan Antoine offensive rebound
12:09		Keyontae Johnson personal foul
11:54		Nae'Qwan Tomlin shooting foul
11:54		TV timeout
11:54		Josiah Jeffers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:54		Josiah Jeffers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:54		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
11:35		Keyontae Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:33		Highlanders defensive rebound
11:11	+2	Bryan Antoine makes two point jump shot	40-47
10:56		Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses two point layup
10:54		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
10:43		Bryan Antoine misses two point jump shot
10:41		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
10:27	+2	Keyontae Johnson makes two point hook shot	40-49
10:07		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
10:05		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
9:55	+2	Keyontae Johnson makes two point layup	40-51
9:54		Justin Archer shooting foul
9:54		Keyontae Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:52		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
9:27		Josiah Jeffers misses three point jump shot
9:25		Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
9:10	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point dunk	40-53
9:02		Highlanders 30 second timeout
8:52		DaQuan Smith misses two point jump shot
8:50		Highlanders offensive rebound
8:50		Cam Carter personal foul
8:51		Madiaw Niang misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:51		Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
8:37	+2	Keyontae Johnson makes two point layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	40-55
8:29		Ibu Yamazaki misses three point jump shot
8:27		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
8:21		David N'Guessan misses two point dunk
8:19		Josiah Jeffers defensive rebound
8:03	+2	Ibu Yamazaki makes two point layup (Madiaw Niang assists)	42-55
7:47	+3	Markquis Nowell makes three point jump shot	42-58
7:19	+2	Josiah Jeffers makes two point layup (Kenyon Giles assists)	44-58
6:54		Madiaw Niang shooting foul
6:54		TV timeout
6:54	+1	Keyontae Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-59
6:54		Keyontae Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:54		Highlanders defensive rebound
6:53		Abayomi Iyiola personal foul
6:53	+1	Ibu Yamazaki makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-59
6:53	+1	Ibu Yamazaki makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-59
6:30	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Keyontae Johnson assists)	46-61
6:03		Ibu Yamazaki misses three point jump shot
6:01		Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
5:52	+2	Abayomi Iyiola makes two point layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	46-63
5:37	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point layup (Josiah Jeffers assists)	48-63
5:30		Abayomi Iyiola turnover
5:06	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point layup	50-63
4:43		Desi Sills misses two point layup
4:41		Kenyon Giles defensive rebound
4:38		Abayomi Iyiola personal foul
4:38		Ibu Yamazaki technical foul
4:38	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-63
4:38	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-63
4:38	+1	Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-64
4:38	+1	Markquis Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-65
4:36	+2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point layup (Keyontae Johnson assists)	52-67
4:13		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses three point jump shot
4:11		Abayomi Iyiola defensive rebound
4:05	+2	Keyontae Johnson makes two point dunk (Markquis Nowell assists)	52-69
3:35	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot	55-69
3:09		Keyontae Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:10		D'Auntray Pierce defensive rebound
3:05		Jump ball. (Highlanders gains possession)
3:10		TV timeout
2:48	+2	Shaquan Jules makes two point dunk (D'Auntray Pierce assists)	57-69
2:36		D'Auntray Pierce personal foul
2:36		David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:36		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
2:23		D'Auntray Pierce misses two point jump shot
2:21		Shaquan Jules offensive rebound
2:17	+2	Shaquan Jules makes two point layup	59-69
1:51	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	59-71
1:25	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot (DaQuan Smith assists)	62-71
1:22		Highlanders 30 second timeout
1:19		Desi Sills turnover (traveling)
1:04	+2	Josiah Jeffers makes two point jump shot	64-71
0:54		Markquis Nowell turnover (back court violation)
0:48		Cam Carter personal foul
0:48		Josiah Jeffers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:48	+1	Josiah Jeffers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-71
0:42		Markquis Nowell turnover (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo steals)
0:40		Jump ball. Onyebuchi Ezeakudo vs. Desi Sills (Wildcats gains possession)
0:31		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo turnover (lost ball) (Desi Sills steals)
0:31		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:21		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:20		DaQuan Smith personal foul
0:20	+1	Keyontae Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-72
0:20	+1	Keyontae Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-73
0:14		Josiah Jeffers misses two point jump shot
0:12		Markquis Nowell defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Markquis Nowell defensive rebound