All five starters scored in double figures, including a career-best 36 points from senior Markquis Nowell, as Kansas State broke the school record for points in a 116-103 victory at No. 6/6 Texas on Tuesday night to hand the Longhorns their first loss in the brand-new Moody Center.
The 116 points were the most scored in a game in school history, eclipsing the 115 scored against Delaware State in 1991 and Fresno State in 1994. It also was the most-ever in a Big 12 game in school history, surpassing the 111 scored against Missouri in 1998.
The victory was the second straight over a Top 25 opponent, including the first over a Top 10 team on the road since knocking off No. 2 Baylor, 56-54, in Waco, Texas on Feb. 4, 2017.
Nowell nearly became the first Wildcat with a 30-point, 10-assist game, as he dished out a game-high 9 assists to go with 3 steals in 38 minutes. His 36 points came on 9-of-14 field goals, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range, and a perfect 12-of-12 effort from the free throw line. It was the seventh-most points by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game and the most since Barry Brown, Jr., scored 38 points vs. Oklahoma State on Jan. 10, 2018.
Nowell was joined in double figures by senior Keyontae Johnson, who nearly had a double-double himself with a game-high 9 rebounds and 5 assists, tied his career-high with 28 points, along with a career-best 17 points from sophomore Cam Carter, as well as 11 and 10 points, respectively from junior Nae'Qwan Tomlin and senior Abayomi Iyiola. All eight players who saw action on the night scored at least 2 points.
K-State's winning streak is now 7 games, which is the longest since also winning 7 games from Nov. 30-Dec. 30, 2016. The Wildcats (13-1, 2-0 Big 12) continued their best start to a season since 2009-10, while they opened league play 2-0 for the first time since 2013-14.
The victory was the second consecutive in Austin, as K-State handed Texas its first loss in the last season of the Erwin Center and the first loss in the Moody Center.