National Basketball Association
Kansas State 72, Tulane 41
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 28, 2013
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials:
# Joe DeRosa, # Steve Olson, # Bret Smith
Attendance:
7203
By SportsDirect Inc.
Kansas State 72, Tulane 41: Shane Southwell matched his career high of 19 points and made five 3-pointers as the Wildcats routed the Green Wave in the Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival at the Barclays Center.
Nigel Johnson added 13 points off the bench for Kansas State (9-3), which has won seven consecutive games. The Wildcats held Tulane to 10 first-half points while cruising to the easy victory.
Jonathan Stark scored all 10 of his points in the second half for the Green Wave (7-7). Tulane shot just 28.6 percent from the field and committed 16 turnovers.
Jay Hook hit a 3-pointer for the game’s first points before Tulane missed its next 11 shots to go 1-for-15 over the first 13-plus minutes. Kansas State rolled off 19 straight points – the last five baskets all being 3-pointers – and led by as many as 20 before taking a 28-10 lead into the break.
The Green Wave scored 18 points over the first seven-plus minutes of the second half and were within 43-28 after Louis Dabney’s basket. The Wildcats re-established control with a 12-1 burst as Nino Williams’ hoop made it 55-29 just past the midway point.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wildcats were 12-of-27 from 3-point range. … The Green Wave were 3-of-23 from the field in the first half. … Kansas State racked up 13 steals while Tulane had none.
Top Game Performances
Tulane |
|
Kansas State |
Jonathan Stark 10 |
Scoring |
Shane Southwell 19 |
Jonathan Stark 3 |
Assists |
Jevon Thomas 4 |
Kevin Thomas 6 |
Rebounds |
Thomas Gipson 7 |
Louis Dabney 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Wes Iwundu 3 |
N/A |
Steals |
Will Spradling 3 |
Kevin Thomas 4 |
Blocks |
Marcus Foster 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Tulane
|
41 |
28.6 |
5-12 |
12-20 |
6 |
28 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
Kansas State
|
72 |
40.3 |
12-27 |
6-8 |
19 |
36 |
4 |
13 |
6 |