Kansas State basketball score updates: K-State wins in overtime, 73-70
Kansas State basketball faces Providence on Friday in the opening round of the four-team Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.
The Wildcats (2-1) have won two straight games at home, beating Bellarmine and South Dakota State, after hopening with a loss to Southern California in Las Vegas. Tylor Perry leads K-State in scoring with 20.7 points and 5.3 assists per game, while Cam Carter adds 19 points and 3.3 assists.
For Providence (3-0), guard Devin Carter averages 15.7 points and 6.7 rebounds, with Bryce Hopkins at 13.3 points and a team-high 7.3 rebounds.
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Kansas State game time, TV channel, betting odds today vs. Providence
TIPOFF: 5 p.m.
TV: CBS Sports Network
BETTING ODDS: Providence by 1.5
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HALFTIME: Kansas State 29, Providence 26
Will McNair has a big first half with nine points and K-State leads Providence at halftime, 29-26. Tylor Perry adds six points for the Wildcats, who shot 34.5% overall.
Providence went cold late in the half and shot 30.8%. Devin Carter leads the Friars with nine points.
K-State leads at halftime, 29-26. Here are the stats: pic.twitter.com/nwKsbja2eo
— Arne Green (@arnegreen) November 18, 2023
Officials sorting out scuffle for loose ball
Kansas State and Providence had to be separated after a scuffle for a loose ball under the basket.
Providence's Bryce Hopkins gets a technical and Tylor Perry hits the free throws for a 24-20 K-State lead with 2:22 left in the half.
Arthur Kaluma back in K-State lineup
Arthur Kaluma, who missed the South Dakota State game with a sore knee, is back in K-State's lineup tonight.
Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be reached at agreen@gannett.com or on Twitter at @arnegreen.
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Kansas State basketball vs. Providence live score updates
