National Basketball Association
Kansas St. 89, Alcorn St. 55
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, December 6, 2010
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials:
# John Higgins, # Tom O'Neill, # Roland Simmons
Attendance:
12528
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 5 Kansas State took a break from its tough non-conference slate to stomp Alcorn State 89-55 Monday in Manhattan.
The Wildcats (8-1) cruised to their fourth straight win since their pre-Thanksgiving loss to No. 1 Duke. Jacob Pullen, who had been struggling with his shot, hit 9-of-15 field goals and led Kansas State with 24 points. Jamar Samuels came off the bench to add 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Frank Martin's Wildcats are the highest-ranked one-loss team in the polls, one spot ahead of Michigan State. Both teams' only loss came against the top-ranked Blue Devils.
Alcorn State (0-8) is one of nine remaining winless Division-I teams.
The Braves, who shot 27 percent from the field, were led by Marquis
Baker's 17 points.
Kansas State returns to action against Loyola-Illinois Saturday, before revving up the competition level with back-to-back games against No. 18 Florida and No. 23 UNLV.
Top Game Performances
| Alcorn St. |
|
Kansas St. |
|
Marquis Baker 17 |
Scoring |
Jacob Pullen 24 |
|
Michael Martin 1 |
Assists |
Will Spradling 4 |
|
Marquis Baker 7 |
Rebounds |
Jamar Samuels 14 |
|
Kendrick McDonald 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Curtis Kelly 7 |
|
Marquis Baker 1 |
Steals |
Will Spradling 3 |
|
Michael Martin 3 |
Blocks |
Freddy Asprilla 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Alcorn St.
|
55 |
26.6 |
1-8 |
20-29 |
1 |
40 |
6 |
6 |
|
| Kansas St.
|
89 |
41.7 |
6-19 |
23-40 |
21 |
55 |
9 |
7 |
|