BASKETBALL
K-State humbles Trae Young, No. 4 Oklahoma in blowout win
Turns out, Trae Young is human.
Fresh off winning the national Freshman of the Week award once again, the Oklahoma basketball phenom struggled despite scoring 20 points in a 87-69 loss to unranked Kansas State in Bramlage Coliseum. He had scored 25-plus in 14 straight games.
Earning their first win of the season against a ranked team, the Wildcats forced Young into a season-high 12 turnovers, a Big 12 record, and just two 3-pointers made as the No. 4 Sooners recorded their lowest point total in a game this season.
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Young entered Tuesday's game leading the nation in scoring (30.1) and assists (9.9), with the Sooners (14-3, 4-2) averaging 93.6 points per game.
Wildcats backup guard Cartier Diarra forced Young's hand most of the night. The K-State freshman earned the start with guard Kamau Stokes missing his third straight game with a foot injury.
Despite the poor game, Young did make history, reaching 500 career points in just his 17th collegiate game — the quickest to the milestone in Sooner history and the fastest in all of Division I hoops in the last 20 years.
The Wildcats saw four players in double-figures, led by Barry Brown's 24.
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