National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas St. 89, Alcorn St. 55
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, December 6, 2010
Where: Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas
Officials: # John Higgins, # Tom O'Neill, # Roland Simmons
Attendance: 12528

No. 5 Kansas State took a break from its tough non-conference slate to stomp Alcorn State 89-55 Monday in Manhattan.

The Wildcats (8-1) cruised to their fourth straight win since their pre-Thanksgiving loss to No. 1 Duke. Jacob Pullen, who had been struggling with his shot, hit 9-of-15 field goals and led Kansas State with 24 points. Jamar Samuels came off the bench to add 16 points and 14 rebounds.

Frank Martin's Wildcats are the highest-ranked one-loss team in the polls, one spot ahead of Michigan State. Both teams' only loss came against the top-ranked Blue Devils.

Alcorn State (0-8) is one of nine remaining winless Division-I teams. The Braves, who shot 27 percent from the field, were led by Marquis Baker's 17 points.

Kansas State returns to action against Loyola-Illinois Saturday, before revving up the competition level with back-to-back games against No. 18 Florida and No. 23 UNLV.
Top Game Performances
 
Alcorn St.   Kansas St.
Marquis Baker 17 Scoring Jacob Pullen 24
Michael Martin 1 Assists Will Spradling 4
Marquis Baker 7 Rebounds Jamar Samuels 14
Kendrick McDonald 6 Free Throws Made Curtis Kelly 7
Marquis Baker 1 Steals Will Spradling 3
Michael Martin 3 Blocks Freddy Asprilla 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Alcorn St. 55 26.6 1-8 20-29 1 40 6 6
Kansas St. 89 41.7 6-19 23-40 21 55 9 7