Brendan Hausen was 5 of 5 from 3-point range en route to a team-high 18 points to lead Kansas State past Oklahoma State 85-57 on Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kan.
The Wildcats shot 52.2 (12 of 23) percent from 3-point range for the game.
Kansas State (9-11, 3-6 Big 12) has won back-to-back games by double digits after snapping a six-game losing streak. They had four players in double figures and nine different players scored. They got 15 points and nine rebounds from Coleman Hawkins, 14 from Max Jones and 10 from Dug McDaniel.
Oklahoma State (10-10, 2-7) lost for the fifth time in the last six games. The Cowboys have lost three straight, all by double digits. They were led by Marchelus Avery with 22 points. Bryce Thompson added 11 points.
Kansas State started the second half with a 12-2 run to open a 32-point lead, 57-25, and erase any thought of an OSU comeback. Oklahoma State never got closer than 20 points in the second half.
The Cowboys committed 21 turnovers, leading to 28 points for the Wildcats.
Much as they did in their last game against West Virginia, the Wildcats streaked out of the gate with a 10-0 run. OSU trimmed it to 18-11 before Hawkins hit a turnaround 3-pointer falling out of bounds midway through the first half to stretch the advantage back to 10 points.
The lead grew to 14 points at 25-11 when Hausen hit a corner 3-pointer and the accompanying free throw. Kansas State responded to a 7-0 Oklahoma State run with an 11-0 run of its own. The Wildcats closed the half on another 9-0 run to lead 45-23 at halftime.
Turnovers hurt the Cowboys, who committed 10 in the first 12 minutes. They finished the first half with 16, leading to 22 K-State points. They were led by Thompson with eight points.
Max Jones and McDaniel led K-State with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
–Field Level Media
