Chambers helps Kansas St beat No. 5 Texas A&M

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Brittany Chambers scored 35 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lift Kansas State to a 71-67 victory over No. 5 Texas A&M on Wednesday night.

Chambers made all the clutch plays down the stretch as the Wildcats (19-9, 9-6 Big 12) took a big step toward the No. 4 seed and a bye in the upcoming Big 12 tournament. Chambers eclipsed her season high of 32 against Nebraska on Feb. 19.

Sydney Colson had 21 points and Danielle Adams added 19 for the Aggies (24-4, 12-3). Texas A&M's other losses this season were against No. 3 Baylor (twice) and No. 8 Duke.

The Wildcats came out strong from 3-point range while bursting to a 20-5 lead with 12:24 left in the first half. During that span, Kansas State was 5 of 7 from behind the arc. Texas A&M's man-to-man defense seemed to dare the Wildcats to fire away from the deep perimeter and Kansas State was happy to oblige.

Almost all of that early offense came from Chambers and Taelor Karr. The duo combined for 19 of the the Wildcats' first 20 points.

Texas A&M steadied itself as Adams began to pick it up following a slow start offensively. But the Aggies still trailed 34-23 before the closing the half with a 7-0 run over the final 1:42. A putback by Adams resulted in a three-point play before Sydney Carter's fastbreak layup.

The Aggies managed to get Adams posted deep for a power move that brought Texas A&M within 34-30 at the break.

The Wildcats were 7 for 11 from 3-point range in the first half after entering the game shooting 32 percent from long range. Chambers had four 3s in the half and her third of the game gave her a season total of 77, the most ever for a Kansas State sophomore.

The Aggies took a 53-51 lead on Tyra White's jumper with 5:51 remaining. But the Wildcats got a transition layup from Karr and a 3 from Chambers to move back ahead 2 minutes later.