National Basketball Association
Kansas St. 71, Oral Roberts 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Kipp Kissinger, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
11638
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Kansas State 71, Oral Roberts 63: Freshman Marcus Foster had 25 points to help rally the Wildcats past the visiting Golden Eagles.
Foster went 9-of-12 from the floor and 4-of-5 from beyond the 3-point line to lead Kansas State (1-1). D.J. Johnson added 12 points and seven rebounds and Will Spradling chipped in 10 points.
Obi Emegano had 24 points for Oral Roberts (1-1) and Shawn Glover added 21 points and a game-high nine rebounds. The Golden Eagles had nine steals but made just 1-of-10 3-pointers.
The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 16-4 lead before Foster scored the first 10 points of an 14-1 run, which gave Kansas State the lead on Wesley Iwundu's layup with 7:21 left. It was back-and-forth the rest of the half but a Foster layup and a Johnson dunk gave the Wildcats a 30-27 lead at the break.
Emegano's dunk got Oral Roberts within 39-37, but Foster and Shane Southwell hit 3's during an 15-6 run that pushed the Wildcat lead to double digits with 11:35 left. The Golden Eagles got within 62-57 on Korey Billbury's 3-pointer with 3:20 left, but a pair of Spradling free throws and Foster's monster dunk put an end to the run.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas State improves to 11-3 all-time against Southland Conference teams. ... Foster's 25 points are the most by a Kansas State freshman since Michael Beasley also had 25 against Texas A&M in 2008. ... Kansas State, outrebounded by 12 in its loss to Northern Colorado, only won the battle on the boards 32-30.
Top Game Performances
Oral Roberts |
|
Kansas St. |
Obi Emegano 24 |
Scoring |
Marcus Foster 25 |
D.J. Jackson 4 |
Assists |
Nigel Johnson 5 |
Shawn Glover 9 |
Rebounds |
D.J. Johnson 7 |
Obi Emegano 12 |
Free Throws Made |
Will Spradling 8 |
Korey Billbury 3 |
Steals |
Shane Southwell 1 |
Brandon Conley 1 |
Blocks |
D.J. Johnson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oral Roberts
|
63 |
37.3 |
1-10 |
24-30 |
9 |
27 |
2 |
9 |
9 |
Kansas St.
|
71 |
50.0 |
5-11 |
20-30 |
17 |
29 |
2 |
1 |
12 |