National Basketball Association
Kansas St. 82, Howard 46
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 31, 2011
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials:
# Warren Evans, # Ted Hillary, # Jeff Malham
Attendance:
12528
By SportsDirect Inc.
Rodney McGruder had a team-high 14 points and four teammates finished in double figures as Kansas State throttled Howard 82-46 Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum.
Will Spradling finished with 13 points, Jamar Samuels had 12 and Angel Rodriguez added 11 for the Wildcats (11-1), who led 50-18 at halftime.
Howard (4-11, 1-1 MEAC), which got blown out in an 89-34 loss at 18th-ranked Kansas on Thursday, trailed by as many as 47 points in the second half against Kansas State, which won its sixth straight game and improved to 6-0 at home.
The Bison shot just 20.7 percent in the first half on 6-of-29 shooting. Kansas State, meanwhile, shot 51.8 percent and finished with a 40-30 edge in rebounds. The Wildcats finally eased up about midway through the second half, leading 68-22.
Glenn Andrews had a game-high 25 points for Howard, which has lost six of its last seven. Andrews was the lone Bison who had more than two first-half points.
McGruder and four 3-pointers, and Spradling and Rodriguez each had three for the Wildcats, who will open their Big 12 Conference season on Jan. 4 at Kansas. Samuels had a game-high nine rebounds, and Jeremy Jones came off the bench to score 10.
Top Game Performances
Howard |
|
Kansas St. |
Glenn Andrews 25 |
Scoring |
Rodney McGruder 14 |
Simuel Frazier 5 |
Assists |
Shane Southwell 6 |
Alphonso Leary 6 |
Rebounds |
Jamar Samuels 8 |
Alphonso Leary 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jamar Samuels 6 |
Glenn Andrews 3 |
Steals |
Rodney McGruder 5 |
Theodore Boyomo 1 |
Blocks |
Thomas Gipson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Howard
|
46 |
29.2 |
6-22 |
12-23 |
7 |
31 |
2 |
6 |
19 |
Kansas St.
|
82 |
50.9 |
13-27 |
11-26 |
20 |
42 |
2 |
6 |
11 |