Wade takes over 2nd half, No. 12 Kansas St. sinks Lehigh

Dean Wade scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, Barry Brown added 16 and No. 12 Kansas State beat Lehigh 77-58 on Saturday.

The Wildcats (6-0) controlled the second half after the Mountain Hawks hung around and trailed by two at halftime.

Kamau Stokes scored 10 points including two first-half 3-pointers as the Wildcats continued their shooting woes at home, making 6 of 20 3-point attempts.

James Karnik had 15 points and eight rebounds for Lehigh (4-2), and Pat Andree scored 12. Lehigh compiled 16 turnovers and made just nine field goals in the second half, shooting 28 percent. Lehigh shot 54 percent in the first half.

OHIO 85, AUSTIN PEAY 82, OT: Lehigh’s Pat Andree, left, knocks the ball away from Kansas State’s Dean Wade during the second half Saturday in Manhattan, Kan. with 10 rebounds and Teyvion Kirk had 24 points and 10 boards and Ohio beat Austin Peay in overtime on Saturday. Block finished with 11 points and Antonio Cowart Jr. had 10 points with six rebounds. Porter-Bunton scored 16 points with five rebounds and three steals for the Governors. Gumm and Zach Glotta added 15 points apiece.

MIAMI 85, ARMY 55: No. 13 VIRGINIA TECH 75, ST. FRANCIS, PA 37: Ahmed Hill scored eight of his 19 points during a 24-6 run spanning halftime, and No. 13 Virginia Tech beat St. Francis, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. The Hokies (5-0) led 23-20 when a 3-pointer by Ty Outlaw sparked a 10-2 run to end the first half. Nickeil Alexander-Walker made another 3-pointer right after halftime, one of 14 for Virginia Tech, and two 3s and a basket from Hill and a three-point play by Justin Robinson pushed the lead to 47-26. Myles Thompson led the Red Flash (1-4) with 14 points. St. Francis shot just 25.9 percent (15 for 58) and committed 22 turnovers.

No. 22 BUFFALO 76, MARIST 49: NEBRASKA 73, WESTERN ILLINOIS 49: James Palmer Jr. scored 10 straight points in a 35-4 first-half run that pushed Nebraska past Western Illinois Saturday. Nebraska (5-1) was sluggish at the start, trailing Western Illinois 9-4 in the early going. The Huskers then slapped on the defense, holding the Leathernecks (2-4) to just five points in the next 15 minutes. The Huskers led 17-11 when Palmer heated up, hitting three layups, a jumper in the lane and a pair of free throws, putting Nebraska up 27-14 with 4:35 left in the half. Nebraska led by 23 at intermission. Nebraska hit 57 percent of its shots in the first half while holding Western Illinois to 24 percent.