Kansas State ( 14-4, 4-1 ) used a lockdown defense to limit West Virginia ( 10-8, 2-3 ) to 32.7 percent shooting enroute to a 78-56 win over the Mountaineers Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum.

K-State got double figure scoring from three players enroute to the win. Shane Southwell and Thomas Gipson each scored 20 points, while Marcus Foster had

15 points.

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was asked comment on Gipson’s play. “He had his way…scored the ball, got it on the rim. We had a couple freshmen on him and he just big boyed them.”

For Huggins it was just his second trip back to Manhattan after spending one season guiding the Kansas State program during the 2006-2007 campaign.

K-State coach Bruce Weber called it a good all-around win at both ends of the floor. “It was the best we shot all year, I believe, and especially against a good opponent.” K-State shot 52.9 percent from the field for the game.

Weber noted  West Virginia has three guards that “keep coming at you.” He said Juwan Staten is hard to guard, and the Mountaineer’s Eron Harris hit a couple of early three-point shots.  “But after that we really locked in and did a good job of just being solid on defense.”

The Wildcats  play at Texas on Tuesday.