Kansas State Is Upset

Kristal Tharp scored 26 points and Liberty took advantage of No. 19 Kansas State’s being without Kendra Wecker to upset the Wildcats, 77-56, in the championship game of the Wildcat Classic on Saturday at Manhattan, Kan.

It was Kansas State’s worst home loss since Feb. 18, 1998, and ended the Wildcats’ 35-game regular-season home winning streak.

Wecker, a preseason All-American and the Wildcats’ leading scorer, injured her left ankle against New Hampshire on Friday night. She had averaged a team-high 20.6 points and 7.6 rebounds.

Katie Feenstra, the tournament MVP, had 22 points for the Flames (3-2), who used a 21-2 run to take a 57-37 lead. Megan Mahoney led Kansas State (4-2) with 18 points.

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In other selected top 25 games: Angelina Williams made a three-point basket to force overtime, and Illinois (4-1) went on to upset No. 21 Louisiana Tech, 71-65, ending the Lady Techsters’ 30-game home winning streak. It was also the first home loss for the Lady Techsters (3-2) against an unranked opponent since a 69-54 defeat against New Orleans on Jan. 30, 1992 -- a span of 161 games.... No. 22 Maryland held on to beat Xavier, 74-72, at Cincinnati. After the Terrapins (5-1) blocked a shot by Kristy Wallner in the final seconds, Tara Boothe, who scored 23 points for the Musketeers (1-3), caught the loose ball but missed an eight-footer at the buzzer.