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K-State Fans Excited as Women's Team Advances to Big 12 Semifinals

On Friday, Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team defeated Oklahoma State 74-73 at the T-Mobile Center to reach the Big 12 semifinals.
Coming off a 21-0 run, Kansas State Wildcats scored the final 21 points to beat Texas Tech 58-51, entering tournament history.
Freshman Jordan Speiser scored 18 of her career-high 21 in the second half, hitting a 3-pointer with 15.5 seconds left, while Haleigh Timmer tied the game at 73-all with 4.5 seconds remaining before Tess Heal made the go-ahead free throw with 1.3 seconds left.
Kansas State advances to the Big 12 semifinals as the first No. 12 seed to do so and will play the winner of top-seeded TCU and BYU.
Meanwhile, Kansas State players delivered standout performances during the earlier comeback, with Claessens, Sides, and Foy among key contributors, as Oklahoma State awaits NCAA Tournament decisions after the one-point loss.

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