For the second straight outing Kansas State (8-3, 0-0 Big 12) got off to a slow start, only to post an 18-2 run to close the first half with a lead. The Wildcats would go on to post a 74-59 win over the visiting McNeese Cowboys (3-9, 0-0 Southland).
K-State got three-point makes from Ismael Massoud and Mark Smith to lead 6-2 early, but McNeese, behind aggressive extended defense that forced K-State in to turnovers and poor shot selection, would stage a 15-4 run to take a seven-point lead just past the midway mark of the first half.