Wade, No. 12 Kansas State use second-half surge to beat Lehigh
Virginia Tech and Buffalo also defeat unranked teams
Manhattan, Kan. 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.
Brown converted a three-point play to give Kstate a 50-40 lead with 14 minutes remaining. That was part of a 12-5 run by the Wildcats that gave them a 57-45 lead.
Kansas State led 37-35 at halftime as neither team build a lead larger than five in the first 20 minutes.
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 (Pa.). 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.
Buffalo 76, Marist 49: CJ Massinburg scored 21 points, Jayvon Graves added 16 and No. 22 Buffalo overcame a slow start to beat Marist. Massinburg returned after missing one game with a sprained knee and shot 7-for-10 from the field with six 3-pointers in 25 minutes off the bench. Jeremy Harris had eight assists and Nick Perkins pulled down seven rebounds for the Bulls in their second blowout victory at home. Ryan Funk and Austin Williams each scored 10 points to lead Marist (1-4).