Pittman dominates again as Texas beats Kansas St.

By MURRAY EVANS, Associated Press Writer Mar 12, 5:35 pm EDT

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—Dexter Pittman dominated inside for a second straight game, finishing with 19 points and a career-high 20 rebounds as Texas beat Kansas State 61-58 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament.

Pittman’s three-point play with 1:14 left put Texas ahead for good at 60-58, and in the final seconds, he grabbed a critical rebound after a Kansas State miss, then hit 1-of-2 free throws with 12.1 seconds left to make it 61-58.

Denis Clemente missed a deep 3-point attempt on Kansas State’s final possession and Gary Johnson rebounded for the Longhorns.

Texas (22-10) avenged a regular-season defeat at the hands of Kansas State (21-11) and solidified its NCAA tournament status, while the Wildcats—one of a handful of bubble teams from the Big 12—must wait until Sunday to find out if they’ll be in the NCAA tournament or receive a National Invitation Tournament berth.

Jacob Pullen led Kansas State with 21 points.

Updated Mar 12, 5:35 pm EDT
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  1. ztitans1
    8. Posted by ztitans1 Fri Mar 13 9:48am EDT

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    Wow I guess Kansas and OU are not interested in a Big 12 title. Texas can hopefully take this tourney to solidify a decent seed in the big dance. Go HORNS!
  2. <i>moparmanjames</i>
    7. Posted by moparmanjames Fri Mar 13 12:38am EDT

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    Oklahoma Sucks!
  3. <i>jedint2002</i>
    6. Posted by jedint2002 Thu Mar 12 7:09pm EDT

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    Hookem Horns!!!


    Longhorns for Life!!
  4. Sean P
    5. Posted by Sean P Thu Mar 12 6:41pm EDT

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    nice win. next victim please!
  5. <i>iustinbell</i>
    4. Posted by iustinbell Thu Mar 12 6:37pm EDT

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    lets go horns bring on them sooners
  6. RichardD
    3. Posted by RichardD Thu Mar 12 6:22pm EDT

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    We want Texas! We are exorcising the demons of the regular season.....SIC EM!
  7. Ryan R
    2. Posted by Ryan R Thu Mar 12 5:56pm EDT

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    Next up...Baylor!!
  8. the reverend dj
    1. Posted by the reverend dj Thu Mar 12 5:50pm EDT

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    Hook em!
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Dexter Pittman Dexter Pittman
8-12,  19 Pts
20 Rebs, 1 Assists
 Kansas St.
Jacob Pullen Jacob Pullen
6-15,  21 Pts
2 Rebs, 1 Assists

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