Johnson, Nowell lead K-State to 63-54 victory over Cal
BERKELEY, Calif. -- — Keyontae Johnson scored 16 points and Marquis Nowell added 13 with a momentum-changing four-point play late in the game to help Kansas State turn back California 63-54 on Friday night.
Johnson had nine points by halftime to help Kansas State (2-0) take a commanding 36-21 lead.
Cal (0-2) whittled away at its deficit behind Devin Askew and Kuany Kuany. Askew had 11 points after intermission, Kuany scored 10 and the Golden Bears closed to within 47-46 on a layup by Sam Alajiki with 5:37 remaining in the game.
Nowell answered with a four-point play and a layup in a 6-0 run and the Wildcats stayed in front from there.
Nae'Qwan Tomlin scored 11 for the Wildcats and Johnson had a game-high nine rebounds.
Askew finished with 17 points to lead Cal, but he also had six of the Golden Bears' 22 turnovers. Kuany scored 13.
K-State improved to 7-1 all-time versus Cal. The two schools last played each other in 2007.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Tony Padilla
- Rodrick Dixon
- Amy Bonner
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Arizona | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Baylor | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
BYU | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Colorado | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Houston | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Kansas | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
TCU | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
UCF | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Utah | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Boston College | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
California | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Clemson | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Duke | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Florida State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Louisville | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Miami | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
NC State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
SMU | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Stanford | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Virginia | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |