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Wade takes over as K-State sinks Lehigh

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No. 12 Kansas State 77, Lehigh 58: Dean Wade scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, Barry Brown added 16 and host Kansas State (6-0) beat Lehigh (4-2) on Saturday.

The Wildcats 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.

No. 13 Virginia Tech 75, St. Francis 37: Ahmed Hill and No. 13 Virginia Tech knew their strong finish to the first half wasn’t going to be enough to satisfy coach Buzz Williams. The host Hokies (5-0) got the message at halftime and quickly pulled away from the Red Flash (1-4).

The Hokies led 23-20 when a 3-pointer by Ty Outlaw sparked a 10-2 run to end the first half. Nickeil AlexanderW­alker 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.

No. 22 Buffalo 76, Marist 49: CJ Massinburg scored 21 points, Jayvon Graves added 16 and host Buffalo (4-0) overcame a slow start to beat Marist (1-4).

Massinburg returned after missing one game with a sprained knee and shot 7 of 10 from the field with six 3-pointers in 25 minutes off the bench.

Pac-12 men

Colorado 93, Air Force 56: Lucas Siewert’s 17 points led four players in double digits and the Buffaloes snapped a sixgame skid in true road games by whipping Air Force.

Women’s Top 10

No. 1 Notre Dame 91, No. 9 Oregon State 81: Jacki Young scored 23 points, Arike Ogunbowale and Brianna Turner netted 21 apiece and Notre Dame claimed the Vancouver Showcase championsh­ip, rallying for a victory over Oregon State.

No. 2 UConn 86, Purdue 40: Katie Lou Samuelson tied her season high with 22 points, and UConn rolled over Purdue in the Paradise Jam tournament.

No. 3 Oregon 79, Saint Mary’s 55: Sabrina Ionescu scored a season-high 27 points, and Oregon beat Saint Mary’s in the Saint Mary’s Thanksgivi­ng Classic.

No. 5 Louisville 86, Hartford 69: Asia Durr scored a team-high 20 points, Dana Evans added 11 points and six assists and Louisville rallied from a sluggish start to rout Hartford in the South Point Thanksgivi­ng Shootout.

No. 6 Mississipp­i State 105, Jackson State 38: Teaira McCowan scored 19 points in 19 minutes to lead five Mississipp­i State players in double figures, and the Bulldogs beat Jackson State.

No. 7 Maryland 58, Georgia 51: Stephanie Jones scored 21 points, and Maryland held off Georgia in the Puerto Rico Clasico tournament.

No. 8 Stanford 71, American 49: Alanna Smith scored a season-high 25 points, and Stanford beat American in the Rainbow Wahine Showdown.

No. 10 Texas 69, Michigan 52: Jatarie White scored 16 points and Texas defeated Michigan in the semifinals of the Gulf Coast Showcase.

 ?? CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP ?? Kansas State’s Dean Wade goes to the basket against Lehigh’s Kyle Leufroy, right, on Saturday.
CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP Kansas State’s Dean Wade goes to the basket against Lehigh’s Kyle Leufroy, right, on Saturday.

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