Wesemann rallies No. 24 Kansas St women past TCU 68-65

Feb 18, 2017, 06:34 pm

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Kindred Wesemann scored 12 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to rally No. 24 Kansas State to a 68-65 win over TCU on Saturday.

The Wildcats never led until Wesemann hit a 3-pointer to make it 65-64 with 1:56 to play. The Horned Frogs quickly regained the lead with a pair of free throws, but after a K-State miss, Wesemann had a steal and a layup to make it 66-65.

After a TCU miss with 39 seconds left, the Horned Frogs had to foul four times in the last 15 seconds to get the Wildcats to the line, where Wesemann made 1 of 2 with 4.8 seconds to go. And after another turnover, Karyla Middlebrook made 1 of 2 with a second remaining.

Kaylee Page added 15 points for the Wildcats (19-8, 9-6 Big 12), nine in the third quarter to cut a 42-34 deficit to four.

Amy Okonkwo had a career-high 24 on 9-of-14 shooting with 10 rebounds for the Horned Frogs (12-14, 4-11), who made just 1 of 8 shots in the final six minutes.