National Basketball Association
Kansas State 52, Long Beach St. 38
When: 11:30 AM ET, Sunday, November 24, 2013
Where: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan
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Kansas State 52, Long Beach State 36: Thomas Gipson had 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Wildcats salvaged a victory in the seventh-place game at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Marcus Foster contributed 10 points and seven rebounds for Kansas State, which limited the 49ers to 19.6 percent shooting from the field. Shane Southwell bounced back from a 5-of-19 shooting performance in the first two games to shoot 3-for-5 and score six points for Kansas State (3-3).
Mike Caffey led the way for Long Beach State (1-6) with 13 points but shot 4-for-16. The 49ers combined to shoot 11-for-56 from the floor and were 11-for-24 at the free-throw line.
The Wildcats used an 11-1 run to take a 21-11 lead with 6:30 left in the first half. The 49ers went the final 12:43 of the first half without making a field goal en route to a 25-13 deficit at the break.
Long Beach State then went scoreless for the first 7:22 of the second half as Kansas State extended its lead to 37-13. The starters for Long Beach combined to shoot 6-for-38 from the field.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas State has a week off before resuming play next Sunday against visiting Central Arkansas. … The 49ers are heading home after a 10-day road trip that began with a 71-58 loss at Kansas State on Nov. 17. … Long Beach freshman G Branford Jones shot 12-for-19 in the first two games of the tournament but missed all five of his field-goal attempts and went scoreless against Kansas State.
Top Game Performances
| Kansas State |
|
Long Beach St. |
|
Thomas Gipson 18 |
Scoring |
Mike Caffey 13 |
|
Omari Lawrence 4 |
Assists |
Branford Jones 1 |
|
Thomas Gipson 10 |
Rebounds |
Mike Caffey 5 |
|
Marcus Foster 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Christian Griggs-Williams 3 |
|
Nigel Johnson 2 |
Steals |
Mike Caffey 2 |
|
Thomas Gipson 2 |
Blocks |
Christian Griggs-Williams 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Kansas State
|
52 |
47.6 |
5-16 |
7-10 |
14 |
39 |
3 |
5 |
23 |
| Long Beach St.
|
38 |
19.6 |
5-23 |
11-24 |
3 |
31 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
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