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Haggerty scores 34, go-ahead basket in final minute as Kansas State holds off Utah 81-78

AP
Jan 20, 2026

MANHATTAN, Kansas (AP) PJ Haggerty poured in 34 points and gave Kansas State Wildcats the lead in the final minute in an 81-78 win over Utah Utes on Tuesday.

Haggerty’s jump shot with 39 seconds left gave the Wildcats (10-9, 1-5 Big 12) a two-point lead that they held onto for their first Big 12 win of the season. He was 15 of 29 to go with eight rebounds and two steals. David Castillo had 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Nate Johnson added 17 points, five rebounds and six assists.

Haggerty entered the game fourth in the country with 22.8 points per game, and as the first Wildcat to score in double figures over the first 18 games since Jacob Pullen in 2009-10. It’s his 14th game this season with 21 points or more. He scored 28 in the second half.

Terrence Brown had 33 points for the Utes (9-10, 1-5), shooting 14 of 24 with four steals. Seydou Traore scored 15 to go with six rebounds. Don McHenry added 15 points and six rebounds, but the career 80% free throw shooter went 2 of 5 at the stripe, costing the Utes in the final seconds.

Starting from the 5:32 mark, Haggerty and Brown each scored eight points, and were the only players to score until McHenry drew a foul with 11 seconds remaining. With a chance to tie the game at the line, he made 1 of 2 attempts.

Johnson made a pair of free throws on the other end, and Brown's game-tying 3-point attempt caromed off the rim as the buzzer sounded.

The Wildcats entered with a five-game losing streak, including two to top-10 opponents in No. 1 Arizona and then-No. 10 BYU.

The Utes will travel to Provo to face No. 13 BYU on Saturday.

The Wildcats host in-state rival, No. 19 Kansas on Saturday.

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1st Half
UTAH
Utes
43
KSU
Wildcats
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Runnin' Utes gains possession)
19:31	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:08		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:06		Don McHenry defensive rebound
18:46		Terrence Brown turnover (lost ball) (Taj Manning steals)
18:41	+2	David Castillo makes two point layup (Taj Manning assists)	2-2
18:25		Dorin Buca personal foul
18:15		P.J. Haggerty personal foul
18:13	+3	Terrence Brown makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	5-2
17:56		Taj Manning turnover (bad pass)
17:42		Terrence Brown turnover (lost ball)
17:35		Seydou Traore blocks P.J. Haggerty's two point layup
17:33		Don McHenry defensive rebound
17:14		Dorin Buca blocks Terrence Brown's two point layup
17:12		Terrence Brown offensive rebound
17:10	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup	7-2
16:57		Terrence Brown personal foul
16:44	+3	David Castillo makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	7-5
16:32		Taj Manning blocks Terrence Brown's two point layup
16:30		Runnin' Utes offensive rebound
16:15		Kendyl Sanders misses three point jump shot
16:13		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
15:57	+3	David Castillo makes three point jump shot (C.J. Jones assists)	7-8
15:27		Josh Hayes misses two point layup
15:25		Seydou Traore offensive rebound
15:24	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point layup	9-8
15:10	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point layup	9-10
14:53		Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot
14:51		David Castillo defensive rebound
14:46	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point layup (David Castillo assists)	9-12
14:27		Kendyl Sanders misses two point layup
14:25		P.J. Haggerty defensive rebound
14:20	+3	David Castillo makes three point jump shot (P.J. Haggerty assists)	9-15
13:58	+2	Josh Hayes makes two point dunk (Obomate Abbey assists)	11-15
13:58		Taj Manning shooting foul (Josh Hayes draws the foul)
13:58		TV timeout
13:58	+1	Josh Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-15
13:50		Obomate Abbey personal foul
13:39	+3	David Castillo makes three point jump shot	12-18
13:13		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
13:11		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
12:51		Obomate Abbey misses two point layup
12:49		Josh Hayes offensive rebound
12:48	+2	Josh Hayes makes two point layup	14-18
12:33		P.J. Haggerty misses two point jump shot
12:31		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
12:20		Kendyl Sanders misses three point jump shot
12:18		P.J. Haggerty defensive rebound
11:59		P.J. Haggerty misses two point layup
11:57		P.J. Haggerty offensive rebound
11:55	+3	Nate Johnson makes three point jump shot (P.J. Haggerty assists)	14-21
11:28	+2	Obomate Abbey makes two point layup	16-21
11:16		David Castillo misses two point layup
11:14		Wildcats offensive rebound
11:13		Josh Hayes personal foul
11:14		TV timeout
11:06		Dorin Buca turnover (bad pass)
10:40	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	18-21
10:26	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point jump shot	18-23
10:04		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
10:02		C.J. Jones defensive rebound
9:55	+3	Nate Johnson makes three point jump shot (Andrej Kostic assists)	18-26
9:35		Terrence Brown turnover (lost ball) (P.J. Haggerty steals)
9:31	+2	C.J. Jones makes two point layup (P.J. Haggerty assists)	18-28
9:31		Runnin' Utes 30 second timeout
9:17		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
9:15		Andrej Kostic defensive rebound
9:07		C.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
9:05		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
8:56	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	20-28
8:45		Keanu Dawes blocks Nate Johnson's two point layup
8:43		Wildcats offensive rebound
8:42		P.J. Haggerty misses three point jump shot
8:40		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
8:18		Don McHenry misses two point layup
8:16		Dorin Buca defensive rebound
8:06		Dorin Buca turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Brown steals)
8:01	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point dunk	22-28
7:42		P.J. Haggerty misses two point jump shot
7:40		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
7:30	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point layup	24-28
7:03	+3	Andrej Kostic makes three point jump shot (P.J. Haggerty assists)	24-31
6:40	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point dunk (Seydou Traore assists)	26-31
6:26	+3	Andrej Kostic makes three point jump shot	26-34
6:09	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot	28-34
5:49		Dorin Buca misses three point jump shot
5:47		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
5:31	+3	Terrence Brown makes three point jump shot	31-34
5:13		P.J. Haggerty misses two point layup
5:11		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
5:08	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Terrence Brown assists)	34-34
5:05		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:05		TV timeout
4:49	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot	34-36
4:32		Seydou Traore misses two point dunk
4:30		Andrej Kostic defensive rebound
4:24		Andrej Kostic misses two point layup
4:22		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
4:16	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup	36-36
4:03		James Okonkwo blocks P.J. Haggerty's two point layup
4:01		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
3:59		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
3:57		P.J. Haggerty defensive rebound
3:45	+3	David Castillo makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	36-39
3:20		Don McHenry misses two point layup
3:18		David Castillo defensive rebound
3:03		David Castillo misses three point jump shot
3:01		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
2:42		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
2:40		Taj Manning defensive rebound
2:15		Andrej Kostic misses three point jump shot
2:13		Nate Johnson offensive rebound
2:08		David Castillo misses three point jump shot
2:06		Taj Manning offensive rebound
1:59	+3	Nate Johnson makes three point jump shot (Andrej Kostic assists)	36-42
1:39	+3	Seydou Traore makes three point jump shot (Keanu Dawes assists)	39-42
1:37		Seydou Traore technical foul
1:37		TV timeout
1:37	+1	Nate Johnson makes technical free throw 1 of 2	39-43
1:37	+1	Nate Johnson makes technical free throw 2 of 2	39-44
1:14	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point jump shot	39-46
0:54	+2	Josh Hayes makes two point layup (Seydou Traore assists)	41-46
0:44		P.J. Haggerty offensive foul
0:44		P.J. Haggerty turnover (offensive foul)
0:26	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point jump shot	43-46
0:03		Kendyl Sanders personal foul
0:01		P.J. Haggerty misses three point jump shot
0:00		Runnin' Utes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTAH
Utes
35
KSU
Wildcats
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		David Castillo turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Brown steals)
19:48		Terrence Brown misses two point layup
19:46		Seydou Traore offensive rebound
19:44	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point layup	45-46
19:37		Dorin Buca offensive foul
19:37		Dorin Buca turnover (offensive foul)
19:20	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point jump shot	47-46
18:50		P.J. Haggerty misses two point jump shot
18:48		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
18:35		James Okonkwo offensive foul
18:35		James Okonkwo turnover (offensive foul)
18:20		Nate Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Terrence Brown steals)
18:16	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point dunk	49-46
18:02	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point jump shot	49-48
17:48	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup (Seydou Traore assists)	51-48
17:29		P.J. Haggerty turnover (lost ball) (Seydou Traore steals)
17:21		James Okonkwo misses two point jump shot
17:19		David Castillo defensive rebound
17:17	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point layup (David Castillo assists)	51-50
17:17		Terrence Brown shooting foul (P.J. Haggerty draws the foul)
17:17		P.J. Haggerty misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:17		Don McHenry defensive rebound
16:59		Terrence Brown turnover (lost ball) (Taj Manning steals)
16:53	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	51-52
16:27		Seydou Traore misses two point jump shot
16:25		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
16:13	+2	Taj Manning makes two point layup (Nate Johnson assists)	51-54
15:50		C.J. Jones shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
15:50		TV timeout
15:50		Don McHenry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:50	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-54
15:38		Obomate Abbey shooting foul (P.J. Haggerty draws the foul)
15:38		P.J. Haggerty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:38	+1	P.J. Haggerty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-55
15:19		James Okonkwo misses two point jump shot
15:17		Wildcats defensive rebound
15:17		James Okonkwo personal foul
15:02		P.J. Haggerty misses three point jump shot
15:00		Runnin' Utes defensive rebound
14:34	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point jump shot	54-55
14:14		Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:12		Taj Manning offensive rebound
14:10		David Castillo misses three point jump shot
14:08		Kendyl Sanders defensive rebound
13:39		Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot
13:37		Runnin' Utes offensive rebound
13:35		Runnin' Utes turnover (shot clock violation)
13:07		Taj Manning misses two point layup
13:05		C.J. Jones offensive rebound
12:56		Josh Hayes personal foul
12:44		C.J. Jones misses two point jump shot
12:42		Runnin' Utes defensive rebound
12:18	+3	Terrence Brown makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	57-55
11:53		Josh Hayes blocks Nate Johnson's two point jump shot
11:51		Kendyl Sanders defensive rebound
11:45		Andrej Kostic personal foul
11:45		TV timeout
11:44		C.J. Jones personal foul
11:30	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Terrence Brown assists)	60-55
11:30		David Castillo shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
11:30		Don McHenry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:30		Taj Manning defensive rebound
11:09	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point jump shot	60-57
11:02		Terrence Brown turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Haggerty steals)
10:56		C.J. Jones misses two point jump shot
10:54		Wildcats offensive rebound
10:47		P.J. Haggerty misses two point jump shot
10:45		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
10:31		Keanu Dawes misses two point layup
10:29		Josh Hayes offensive rebound
10:26	+2	Josh Hayes makes two point layup	62-57
10:14		Terrence Brown shooting foul (P.J. Haggerty draws the foul)
10:14	+1	P.J. Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-58
10:14		P.J. Haggerty misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:14		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
9:44		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
9:42		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
9:37	+3	P.J. Haggerty makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	62-61
9:12	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot	65-61
8:53	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point jump shot	65-63
8:30		Obomate Abbey misses two point jump shot
8:28		C.J. Jones defensive rebound
8:16	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point jump shot	65-65
7:45		Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot
7:43		P.J. Haggerty defensive rebound
7:35		Dorin Buca misses two point layup
7:33		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
7:28	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot	67-65
7:23		P.J. Haggerty misses two point jump shot
7:21		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
7:21		Dorin Buca personal foul
7:21		TV timeout
6:54		Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot
6:52		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
6:46	+3	David Castillo makes three point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)	67-68
6:25		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
6:23		P.J. Haggerty defensive rebound
6:14	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point jump shot	67-70
5:50		David Castillo shooting foul (Obomate Abbey draws the foul)
5:50	+1	Obomate Abbey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-70
5:50	+1	Obomate Abbey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-70
5:32	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point jump shot	69-72
5:08		Obomate Abbey turnover
4:52		P.J. Haggerty misses two point jump shot
4:50		Kendyl Sanders defensive rebound
4:25		Terrence Brown offensive foul
4:25		Terrence Brown turnover (offensive foul)
4:09	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point jump shot	69-74
3:47	+3	Terrence Brown makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	72-74
3:31		P.J. Haggerty misses two point layup
3:29		Don McHenry defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup	74-74
2:52		Nate Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Brown steals)
2:51		P.J. Haggerty personal foul
2:51		TV timeout
2:51	+1	Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-74
2:51		Terrence Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:51		P.J. Haggerty defensive rebound
2:26		David Castillo misses two point jump shot
2:24		Don McHenry defensive rebound
2:03		Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot
2:01		Josh Hayes offensive rebound
1:59		Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot
1:57		David Castillo defensive rebound
1:45	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point jump shot	75-76
1:45		Keanu Dawes shooting foul (P.J. Haggerty draws the foul)
1:45	+1	P.J. Haggerty makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-77
1:45		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:45		TV timeout
1:28		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
1:26		Don McHenry offensive rebound
1:22		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
1:20		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
1:18		Runnin' Utes 30 second timeout
1:00	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup	77-77
0:38	+2	P.J. Haggerty makes two point jump shot (C.J. Jones assists)	77-79
0:38		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:24		Terrence Brown misses two point layup
0:22		P.J. Haggerty defensive rebound
0:18		P.J. Haggerty turnover (bad pass)
0:18		Runnin' Utes 60 second timeout
0:11		Taj Manning shooting foul
0:11		Don McHenry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:11	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-79
0:11		Runnin' Utes 30 second timeout
0:06		Seydou Traore personal foul
0:06	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-80
0:06	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-81
0:02		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
0:00		Wildcats defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Wildcats defensive rebound