Kansas State 71, Oral Roberts 63: Freshman Marcus Foster had 25 points to help rally the Wildcats past the visiting Golden Eagles.
Foster went 9-of-12 from the floor and 4-of-5 from beyond the 3-point line to lead Kansas State (1-1). D.J. Johnson added 12 points and seven rebounds and Will Spradling chipped in 10 points.
Obi Emegano had 24 points for Oral Roberts (1-1) and Shawn Glover added 21 points and a game-high nine rebounds. The Golden Eagles had nine steals but made just 1-of-10 3-pointers.
The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 16-4 lead before Foster scored the first 10 points of an 14-1 run, which gave Kansas State the lead on Wesley Iwundu's layup with 7:21 left. It was back-and-forth the rest of the half but a Foster layup and a Johnson dunk gave the Wildcats a 30-27 lead at the break.
Emegano's dunk got Oral Roberts within 39-37, but Foster and Shane Southwell hit 3's during an 15-6 run that pushed the Wildcat lead to double digits with 11:35 left. The Golden Eagles got within 62-57 on Korey Billbury's 3-pointer with 3:20 left, but a pair of Spradling free throws and Foster's monster dunk put an end to the run.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas State improves to 11-3 all-time against Southland Conference teams. ... Foster's 25 points are the most by a Kansas State freshman since Michael Beasley also had 25 against Texas A&M in 2008. ... Kansas State, outrebounded by 12 in its loss to Northern Colorado, only won the battle on the boards 32-30.
Oral Roberts | Kansas St. | |
Obi Emegano 24 | Scoring | Marcus Foster 25 |
D.J. Jackson 4 | Assists | Nigel Johnson 5 |
Shawn Glover 9 | Rebounds | D.J. Johnson 7 |
Obi Emegano 12 | Free Throws Made | Will Spradling 8 |
Korey Billbury 3 | Steals | Shane Southwell 1 |
Brandon Conley 1 | Blocks | D.J. Johnson 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Oral Roberts | 63 | 37.3 | 1-10 | 24-30 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Kansas St. | 71 | 50.0 | 5-11 | 20-30 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 12 |