1st Pace PPP eFG% TO% OR% FTR
KSU 31 1.22 42.4% 9.6% 45.0% 33.3%
Opp 31 0.61 26.1% 38.4% 38.9% 39.1%
2nd Pace PPP eFG% TO% OR% FTR
KSU 33 1.38 63.3% 9.2% 33.3% 33.3%
Opp 33 1.16 60.9% 18.3% 18.2% 60.9%
Total Pace PPP eFG% TO% OR% FTR
KSU 64 1.29 52.4% 9.3% 40.0% 33.3%
Opp 64 0.88 43.5% 27.9% 31.0% 50.0%
My life as a K-State fan has been spent watching guard play at its best come from combo guards; Anthony Beane, Elliot Hatcher, Larry Reid, Denis Clemente, and Jacob Pullen. I thoroughly enjoyed all of them. But I've always really enjoyed true creators, ARTists with the basketball in their hands. That's not to say that the aforementioned guards didn't have moments, nor does it mean that Angel can't score, but in many ways he's more of a creator point than any of those other guys. Now that we're seeing him really come into his own in that role, I'm thoroughly enjoying it. In many ways McGruder is still the leader and main option on this team, but Angel has quickly become 1b to Rod's 1a and is making a legitimate run to be an all league player.
On both ends of the night the Cats just made Texas look silly. On a night when McGruder goes out of the game with 18 minutes left in the first half, K-State rolled anyway, led not only by Angel's excellent PG play, but also finally a big game from Gip and a surprise night from Omari. It was sparked on both ends; 52.4% shooting against UT is no small feat and the 2nd best against UT all year. But the Cats also turned UT over on nearly 40% of their possessions in the first half, destroyed UT on the boards with a refreshing 40% OR%, and held UT under 44% shooting.
A much needed dominating win for this team. Very enjoyable.
