Clemente and Kansas State rally to down Iowa State

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02/06/2010 - Ames, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denis Clemente led all scorers with 30 points, as 10th-ranked Kansas State held on to edge Iowa State, 79-75, in Big 12 action at Hilton Coliseum.

Curtis Kelly and Jacob Pullen each finished with 15 points for Kansas State (19-4, 6-3 Big 12), which has won two straight since dropping an 81-79 overtime decision to Kansas last Saturday. The Wildcats have won six of eight overall.

Craig Brackins had a team-best 29 points to go along with 12 rebounds for Iowa State (13-10, 2-7), which has dropped five of its last six. Marquis Gilstrap ended with 18 points and eight boards in defeat.

Diante Garrett's layup and two free throws by Gilstrap broke a 25-all tie and put Iowa State in front 29-25 with just over two minutes to play in the first half.

The Cyclones held the lead for the rest of the half, but Clemente made a pair from the stripe in the final seconds to get Kansas State within 35-31 heading into the locker room.

The Cyclones maintained the slim advantage in the early stages of the second half and held a 39-35 lead early, but Kansas State went ahead with a 13-0 run. Clemente got it started with a pair of three-pointers and Wally Judge finished it off with a dunk to put KSU up 48-39 with just over 15 minutes to play.

Justin Hamilton's jumper with nearly six minutes left got ISU within four, 60-56, but a Kelly jumper, three-point play and triple from Clemente made it a 68-56 contest in favor of the Wildcats with 4 1/2 minutes to go.

Iowa State never seriously threatened the outcome despite Garrett's three in the final seconds that accounted for the 79-75 margin.

Game Notes

Kansas State has now won the last eight meetings with Iowa State and four straight in Ames improved to 132-76 in the all-time series...Garrett finished with 10 points and five rebounds.

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Teams that should be in: Stanford

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Should be in:

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Work left to do:

Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney.

Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson.

Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable.

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