The battle for Big 12 supremacy between the league’s top two scoring teams was a defensive slugfest before Serena Sundell took over.

Sundell led K-State to an important 59-50 victory over TCU which gave the No. 10 Wildcats sole possession of first place in the conference standings. She guided her team past the No. 9 Horned Frogs by scoring 27 points, grabbing six rebounds and dishing out four assists.

Serena Sundell scored a season-high 27 points, Jaelyn Glenn had 14 and No. 12 Kansas State outlasted No. 9 TCU 59-50 on Wednesday night to take sole possession of first place in the Big 12 in a matchup of the conference leaders.

With the victory, the Wildcats (22-2, 10-1 Big 12) took sole possession of the conference lead, breaking a tie with TCU (21-3, 9-2) in their only regular-season meeting. K-State, playing its fourth game without school career scoring and rebounding leader Ayoka Lee,

The Wildcats (22-2, 10-1) took sole possession of first place in the Big 12 and also took the tiebreaker over TCU (21-3, 9-2) with the win. TCU was unable to take advantage of Kansas State being without its best player, Ayoka Lee, who has missed the last four games with an ankle injury.

Behind a season second-best 7,477 in attendance, All-Big 12 standout Serena Sundell, the nation’s leader in assists, proved why she is one of the best overall players in the country with 27 points, six rebounds and four assists. 23 of her 27 points came in the second half which she made 9-13 field goals, dominating in the paint.

On Wednesday, No. 12 Kansas State was able to overcome an abysmal first-half performance with a 59-50 win over No. 9 TCU. WILDCATS GET THE TOP 10 WIN ‼️ No. 12 Kansas State secures the home win against No. 9 TCU, 59-50. #NCAAWBB x @KStateWBB pic.twitter.com/u8zBPYvt82