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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas St. 73, Savannah State 53
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 14, 2014
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials: # Terry Davis, # Mitchell Ervin, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 12266

Kansas State 73, Savannah State 53: Nino Williams tied his career high with 20 points and also grabbed seven rebounds to lead the host Wildcats.

Marcus Foster scored 13 points and dished out a game-high seven assists for Kansas State (6-4), which won for the third time in four games. Thomas Gipson overcame early foul problems to finish with 10 points for the Wildcats, who shot a blistering 70 percent (14-of-20) in the second half and finished with a 34-20 rebounding advantage.

Terel Hall scored 17 points and had four steals while Alante Fenner added 10 points for Savannah State (3-8). The Tigers, who finished with more steals (11) than assists (seven), fell to 0-8 on the road this season.

Kansas State, which managed just three field goals and a school record-tying 18 points in the first half in its previous outing, a 50-47 victory over Bradley on Tuesday, needed a little over two minutes to make three baskets and led 18-11 after two free throws by Willliams. But Savannah State, which was coming off back-to-back blowout losses at Miami (70-39) and Indiana (95-49), trailed by only seven at halftime as Hall scored on a driving layup that just beat the buzzer.

The Wildcats extended their lead to 14 points early in the second half on a 3-pointer by Nigel Johnson, but the Tigers cut the deficit to 47-41 with an 8-0 run capped by Brian Pearson's layup with a little over 10 minutes remaining. Kansas State broke open the game with a 10-0 burst of its own over the next four minutes that increased its lead to 57-41, and the Tigers never got closer than 13 points the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas State has won 38 consecutive December home games dating back to a 76-66 loss to Rutgers on Dec. 28, 2004. ... Wildcat F Stephen Hurt missed his second straight game with a groin injury. ... Junior G Brian Rohleder took three charges in the span of three minutes in the first half for Kansas State.
Top Game Performances
 
Savannah State   Kansas St.
Terel Hall 17 Scoring Nino Williams 20
Alante Fenner 2 Assists Marcus Foster 7
Alante Fenner 3 Rebounds Nino Williams 7
Terel Hall 5 Free Throws Made Nino Williams 8
Terel Hall 4 Steals Marcus Foster 2
Terel Hall 1 Blocks Brandon Bolden 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Savannah State 53 43.8 2-9 9-17 7 18 1 11 15
Kansas St. 73 58.5 5-11 20-28 19 31 5 7 17