National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas State 74, McNeese St. 59
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Where: Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials: # Bret Smith, # Kipp Kissinger, # Craig Murley
Attendance: 5223

Nijel Pack and Markquis Nowell each scored 18 points as Kansas State overcame a sluggish first half to defeat McNeese 74-59 Tuesday night in Manhattan, Kan.

K-State (8-3) closed the first half on a big run and then opened the second half in similar fashion to put away the Cowboys. Selton Miguel added a season-high 17 points for the Wildcats. Nowell also had 10 assists, his second double-double of the season. The Wildcats hit 10 3-point attempts.

McNeese (3-9) was led by Christian Shumate with 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Zach Scott added 11 points and Brendan Medley-Bacon had nine.

K-State outscored the Cowboys 15-4 to start the second half and led by at least 10 points the rest of the way.

For the second straight game, Kansas State finished the first half with an 18-2 run. After blitzing Nebraska late in the first half Sunday, the Wildcats did it to McNeese on Tuesday.

McNeese, which has lost six straight, used an 11-3 run to open a 21-13 lead with 7:36 left in the first half. After K-State hit two of its first three from long range, the Wildcats missed six of their next seven. They were just 5 of 17 (29.4 percent) and McNeese was 9 of 17 (52.9 percent) to that point.

The Cowboys led by as many as nine points before K-State went on a 12-0 spurt to take a 29-26 lead. McNeese went more than five minutes without scoring during that run. The Wildcats went into the locker room with a 35-28 lead.

Nowell led K-State with eight points in the first half. Scott led McNeese with eight points and Shumate and Medley-Bacon had seven each.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
McNeese St.   Kansas State
Christian Shumate 18 Scoring Markquis Nowell 18
Trae English 3 Assists Markquis Nowell 10
Christian Shumate 6 Rebounds Mark Smith 10
Brendan Medley-Bacon 1 Free Throws Made Markquis Nowell 7
Trae English 1 Steals Mark Smith 3
Brendan Medley-Bacon 3 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
McNeese St. 59 43.1 7-20 2-5 13 25 3 6 13
Kansas State 74 47.2 10-26 14-19 17 34 0 9 13