Darrion Williams scored 16 points, Elijah Hawkins added 14 with nine assists for Texas Tech and the Red Raiders held Kansas State scoreless for the final 5-plus minutes in their 61-57 win.

The Kansas State Wildcats dropped their fourth Big 12 game of the season against Texas Tech. Here are a few takeaways from Tuesday night: 1. David N'Guessan and

Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang talks often about a "five to grind" philosophy to finish games. This year's Wildcats keep falling short.

Kansas State's basketball team will try to snap a three-game losing streak Tuesday when it wraps up a two-game home stand with an 8 p.m. game against Texas Tech at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats (7-8,

Sputtering Kansas State will try to end a three-game losing skid on Tuesday when it welcomes to Manhattan, Kan., a Texas Tech team coming off a heartbreaking loss of its own.

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The Wildcats are in a tailspin. They have lost six of their past seven games and are coming off a 87-57 loss against Houston. That 30-point margin was the biggest loss of the Jerome Tang era. K-State has slumped hard on offense during that stretch. The Wildcats haven’t topped 71 points in a game since early December.

Iowa State’s NCAA record streak of 945 consecutive games with a 3-pointer ended January 14 in a 71-58 victory over Texas Tech.