National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas St. 67, Iowa St. 55
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials: # Rick Crawford, # Darron George, # Roland Simmons
Attendance: 12528

Jacob Pullen scored 17 points, and Curtis Kelly and Will Spradling added 13 apiece, leading Kansas State to a 67-55 home victory against Iowa State on Saturday. It was the sixth consecutive win for the Wildcats, who locked up a first-round bye in next week's Big 12 Tournament.

Kansas State (22-9, 10-6 Big 12) opened the game on a 9-0 run and didn't trail until Iowa State took a 39-38 lead with 15:23 left. The Cyclones' advantage didn't last long, as Pullen pulled the Wildcats back in front less than two minutes later, and Kansas State didn't trail again.

The Wildcats held Iowa State (16-15, 3-13 Big 12) to 37.1 percent shooting, including 4 of 23 (17.4 percent) from 3-point range. Meanwhile, Kansas State hit 7 of 17 (41.2 percent) from beyond the arc.

Dionte Garrett scored 18 points to lead Iowa State, which has lost 11 of 13 to end the regular season.

Kansas State earned the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, which begins Wednesday in Kansas City. The Wildcats will face the winner of a first-round game between the No. 12 seed Cyclones and the No. 5 Colorado in Thursday's quarterfinals.
Top Game Performances
 
Iowa St.   Kansas St.
Diante Garrett 18 Scoring Jacob Pullen 17
Diante Garrett 5 Assists Jacob Pullen 4
Darion Anderson 9 Rebounds Curtis Kelly 8
Scott Christopherson 2 Free Throws Made Jacob Pullen 7
Diante Garrett 4 Steals Jordan Henriquez-Roberts 3
Diante Garrett 1 Blocks Jordan Henriquez-Roberts 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Iowa St. 55 37.1 4-23 5-10 10 28 3 8
Kansas St. 67 46.8 7-17 16-22 16 35 8 7