National Basketball Association
Kansas St. 63, Washington St. 58
When: 11:00 PM ET, Friday, December 3, 2010
Where: Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials:
# Jim Giron, # Michael Irving, # Mark Reischling
Attendance:
11671
By SportsDirect Inc.
Curtis Kelly scored 15 points, including the go-ahead layup with 2 minutes left, as No. 5 Kansas State survived Washington State 63-58 Friday night at Pullman, Wash.
With the game tied 54-54, Jacob Pullen's steal with 2:03 left and subsequent assist on Kelly's bucket gave the Wildcats the lead for good. After Jamar Samuel's basket gave Kansas State a 58-54 lead, the Wildcats made 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch.
Kansas State (7-1) shot 39.7 percent from the field; Washington State (5-1) shot 35.6 percent. The teams were 10 for 40 combined from 3-point range.
The Wildcats outrebounded the Cougars 41-30.
Pullen was 2 for 12 from the field and finished with eight points, half his season average. But he had five rebounds and five assists, and made 3 of 4 free throws in the final 10 seconds.
Klay Thompson, who was averaging 22.2 points, was 5 for 16 from the field, and finished with 16 points for the Cougars. He also had six turnovers, all in the first half.
Rodney McGruder finished with 15 points and eight rebounds, and Samuels had 12 points and eight rebounds for Kansas State, which was 10 for 19 from the free throw line.
Top Game Performances
| Kansas St. |
|
Washington St. |
|
Curtis Kelly 15 |
Scoring |
Klay Thompson 16 |
|
Jacob Pullen 5 |
Assists |
Reggie Moore 3 |
|
Rodney McGruder 8 |
Rebounds |
DeAngelo Casto 7 |
|
Jamar Samuels 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Klay Thompson 5 |
|
Curtis Kelly 3 |
Steals |
Klay Thompson 3 |
|
Curtis Kelly 2 |
Blocks |
DeAngelo Casto 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Kansas St.
|
63 |
39.7 |
7-22 |
10-19 |
11 |
41 |
7 |
10 |
|
| Washington St.
|
58 |
36.8 |
3-16 |
13-23 |
8 |
28 |
4 |
9 |
|