MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Marcus Foster scored 17 points, Nino Williams made two free throws with 5.7 seconds left and Kansas State held off No. 6 Oklahoma State 74-71 on Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams. Williams finished with 15 points, none bigger than his two free throws that gave the Wildcats (11-3, 1-0) a three-point lead. Marcus Smart of the Cowboys raced up court and threw up a running 3-point try as the final buzzer sounded, but it clanked harmlessly off the rim and fell to the court. Thomas Gipson added 10 points and 11 rebounds for Kansas State, which has won nine straight after losing to the likes of Northern Colorado and Charlotte earlier in the season. LeBryan Nash scored 20 points, Markel Brown finished with 16 and Smart added 15 for the Cowboys (12-2, 0-1), who were plagued by foul trouble after already missing two of their key players. Michael Cobbins, their best big man, sustained a season-ending Achilles injury on Monday, and freshman guard Stevie Clark -- their second-leading scorer off the bench -- did not play after he was arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession on Wednesday. It was a crippling start to the Big 12 season for Oklahoma State, which is hoping to challenge perennial favourite Kansas for the conference title. But it couldnt have been a much better beginning for the Wildcats, who tied the Jayhawks for the regular-season championship a year ago. The Wildcats, whove made a habit of pummeling opponents during their win streak, tried to wear down the short-handed Cowboys in the first half. They pawed and pressed and got physical with Smart and Nash as much as possible, and both of them were clearly frustrated. Both of them also picked up two fouls late in the first half. Kansas State was unable to take advantage of the brief stretch in which both sat on the bench, though. Foster scored in the waning seconds of the half to put the Wildcats in front, but the Cowboys raced up court and Brown managed to curl in a layup at the buzzer for a 38-37 lead. The senior dished a bit of attitude at the Kansas State student section as he left the floor. Oklahoma State tried to extend the lead early in the second half, and Smarts dunk and foul with about 13 1/2 minutes left provided a cushion. But Smart decided to do a chin-up on the rim and slap the backboard after his slam, and he was hit with a technical -- his fourth foul of the game. While he took a seat, the Wildcats started to gather momentum. Shane Southwell hit a 3 from in front of his own bench to knot the game 52-all with just over 9 minutes left, his first points of the game. A few minutes later, Nash picked up his fourth foul, and Cowboys coach Travis Ford put Smart back in the game. The Wildcats went right at him, and Smart wisely backed down on a couple of occasions to avoid picking up his fifth foul. 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The suddenly hot Blue Jackets have a nine-game point streak (8-0-1).Bobrovsky gave all the credit to his teammates.The last nine games, they block shots, they sacrifice and they help out a lot, he said. It doesnt seem like it, that they had (41) shots on goal.Columbus had not beaten the Blackhawks since Feb. 18, 2011, going 0-11-2 during that span.Jack Skille and Kevin Connauton scored goals in regulation for injury-riddled Columbus, which bounced back from the announcement Saturday morning that it wouldnt have star centre Boone Jenner for one to two months due to a stress fracture in his back. The club continues to battle a mountain of injuries to several top players.Big picture, it was a huge two points for us, Richards said. Its been a good December. Well enjoy tonight, definitely because of all the adversity weve faced so far.Patrick Sharp and Ben Smith scored for the Blackhawks, and Corey Crawford made 17 saves in his first game back after miissing the last eight with an ankle injury.ddddddddddddI thought we did everything but win that game tonight, coach Joel Quenneville said. We played well in all areas of the game and did a lot of good things. Ill give their goalie credit. In the shootout, it just didnt happen.With the score tied at 1 heading into the third, the Blue Jackets scored on a holdover power play. Connautons hard, rising shot through traffic beat Crawford for a 2-1 lead.The Blackhawks pulled even after a long review in Toronto.Bobrovsky made the initial save before Chicagos Marcus Kruger — without a stick — dove skates first into the net and kicked the puck. But it went off Connautons stick briefly before Smith, almost behind the cage, reached around to tap it across the goal line at the 8:49 mark.Not initially ruled a goal, it was overturned and Smith had his fifth of the season.Columbus killed two penalties before regulation ended.There was an extra point there for us, Crawford said. That could be a big point at the end of the year. But we missed it tonight.Jeremy Morin, acquired in a trade with the Blackhawks on Sunday, scored the first goal of the shootout in the fifth round. But Andrew Shaw came right back to extend it until the ninth round when Johnson and Bobrovsky came up big.We had some opportunities on power plays late in the game and more chances in the shootout to put it away, Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said. We just couldnt quite find the back of the net.NOTES: Chicago returns home to host Toronto on Sunday and Winnipeg on Tuesday. ... Columbus was playing the second of a five-game homestand. ... Sharps goal was his 27th and the point his 46th in 47 career games against the Blue Jackets.___Follow Rusty Miller on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RustyMillerAP ' ' '