FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Justin Edwards scored 17 points as Kansas State beat TCU 63-49 Tuesday night to snap a 13-game losing streak in Big 12 road games.
Kansas State (15-11, 4-9) last won a conference road game on Jan. 10, 2015 at Oklahoma.
The Wildcats improved their road record this season to 2-7. Their other win came at Georgia on Dec. 4.
Barry Brown added 16 points and Dean Wade 14 for the Wildcats.
Malique Trent led the Horned Frogs (11-15, 2-11) with 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
The 14-point win was Kansas State’s largest since it beat Oklahoma State 89-73 on Jan. 23.
The Wildcats won despite shooting only 38.8 percent, holding the Frogs to 32.7 percent. TCU, last in conference scoring at 60.5 points going into the game, failed to break 50 for the second straight game. The Frogs lost 73-42 at West Virginia on Saturday.
Brown was 4 for 6 from 3-point range. He hit all four of his field-goal attempts in the first nine minutes, including three 3s, and had 11 first-half points.
The Wildcats built a 26-11 lead nine minutes in, outshooting the Frogs 61.5 percent to 27.3. To that point, TCU had more field goals made from behind the arc (2 for 6) than inside it (1 for 6).
There were 17 total field goals hit during the first half compared to 19 turnovers as the Wildcats took a 35-24 lead.
The Frogs cut a 13-point deficit to nine points with 13:59 left in the second half but got no closer. Kansas State’s 17-point lead midway through the second half was its largest of the game.
Kansas State: Hosts Kansas on Saturday.
TIP-INS
Kansas State: The Wildcats got only seven bench points. . Wesley Iwundu went into the game leading K-State averaging 12.4 points but scored only five points, on 1-for-10 shooting.
TCU: Chris Washburn, the Frogs’ starting center, committed two fouls in the first 3:05 and didn’t play the rest of the half. He finished with no points, three blocks and two rebounds in 16 minutes.
KANSAS 63, TCU 49
KANSAS ST. (15-11)
Johnson 2-3 0-1 4, Iwundu 1-10 2-3 5, Wade 4-10 5-6 14, Brown 6-9 0-2 16, Edwards 5-10 6-7 17, Ervin II 0-2 0-0 0, Budke 0-3 3-6 3, Hurt 1-2 2-4 4. Totals 19-49 18-29 63.
TCU (11-15)
Abron 0-4 6-8 6, Washburn 0-1 0-2 0, Collins 3-13 2-2 9, Trent 4-8 2-7 11, Parrish 1-8 2-2 4, M. Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Brodziansky 4-4 0-0 8, Miller 3-7 2-2 9, Shepherd 1-4 0-1 2. Totals 16-49 14-24 49.
Halftime—Kansas St. 35-24. 3-Point Goals—Kansas St. 7-15 (Brown 4-6, Edwards 1-2, Wade 1-3, Iwundu 1-4), TCU 3-16 (Miller 1-3, Trent 1-3, Collins 1-7, Shepherd 0-1, Parrish 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Kansas St. 40 (Iwundu 6), TCU 31 (Abron 8). Assists—Kansas St. 13 (Edwards, Ervin II, Iwundu 3), TCU 7 (Parrish, Trent, M. Williams 2). Total Fouls—Kansas St. 19, TCU 23. A—4,999.
