Jason Carter hit a jumper as time expired to give Texas Southern a 58-56 win over Kansas State on Sunday.
A three-point play by Thomas Gipson and a layup by Marcus Foster gave Kansas State (8-4) a 54-48 lead with 1:45 remaining.
Chris Thomas made a layup to pull Texas Southern (3-9) within four. After Gipson made a free throw, a layup by Madarious Gibbs made it 55-52 with 16 seconds left.
A free throw by Nino Williams pushed the Kansas State lead back to four. Tonnie Collier made the first two of three free throws and Thomas putback the third to tie the game at 56 with .9 seconds to play.
After Jevon Thomas threw the inbounds pass away, Texas Southern got the ball out of bounds, setting up Carter's winner.
Kansas State made 2 of 8 free throws in the final 69 seconds.
Thomas and Gibbs scored 15 apiece for Texas Southern.
Marcus Foster had 17 points and three assists, Nino Williams added 11 points and five rebounds for Kansas State, which darted out to a 9-0 lead in the first 4 minutes. For the majority of the first half it was all Wildcats, led by Foster and his trio of threes.
After making 2 of 9 shots to start the game, Texas Southern trailed by as many as 11 before closing the first half with an 8-3 run. The Tigers trailed 23-31 at halftime.
A three-point play by Thomas with 17:32 to play gave the Tigers their first lead of the game, 28-27.
A jumper by Gibbs gave Texas Southern its biggest lead of the game, 43-36, midway through the second half, but Kansas State scored 12 in a row and didn't trail again until Carter's buzzer-beater.
TIP-INS
Kansas State: The Wildcats are 71-4 at home during nonconference play since 2006-07.
Texas Southern: The Tigers are 1-1 on the season against Big 12 opponents. Texas Southern lost to Baylor back on Dec. 1.
