Kansas State Demands Respect with Sweeping 82-59 Thrashing of Purdue!
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Jaden Harris and Amir Taylor combined to score 35 points and No. 6 seed Kennesaw State defeated No.
4 seed Louisiana Tech to win their first Conference USA championship and clinch a berth to the NCAA Tournament. Harris posted 18 on 4 of 6 from behind the arc. Taylor had 17, going 9 for 11 from the free-throw line, while tallying six rebounds and two steals.
RJ Johnson added 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals. The Owls (21-13) led 35-32 at the half, and used a 10-2 run starting with 8:42 left in the game to build up an 11-point lead inside the final four minutes. This is the Owls’ second 20-win season in school history, and their first title game in the second year in the conference.
They were the third-lowest seed to win the Conference USA tournament. It's their second trip ever to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs (20-14) were led by Avery Thomas II's 10-point, 10-rebound performance.
Scooter Williams Jr. had 10 points. Kaden Cooper had 10 rebounds.