Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 53, Augusta 51
Andale 57, Pratt 39
Andover Central 53, Andover 44
Beloit 76, Republic County 30
Bishop Miege 58, Gardner-Edgerton 45
Buhler 53, Salina South 50, OT
BV West 65, Blue Valley Southwest 36
Circle 73, Wichita Defenders 41
Concordia 65, Smoky Valley 41
Derby 69, Wichita Campus 60
Hill City 49, Hays-TMP-Marian 47
Independence Home School 53, Ozanam, Mo. 21
Kapaun Mount Carmel 65, Wichita North 36
Labette County 71, Santa Fe Trail 37
Lansing 56, Topeka Seaman 50
Lawrence Free State 59, Mill Valley 41
Maize 46, Hutchinson 39
Manhattan 59, Topeka West 54
McPherson 68, Winfield 31
Nemaha Central 50, Wamego 49
Salina Central 49, Newton 38
South Central 53, Cherokee, Okla. 33
Washburn Rural 58, SM Northwest 57
Wichita East 77, Wichita Bishop Carroll 54
Wichita Heights 66, Wichita Northwest 34
Blue Valley Tournament
Semifinal
Lawrence 61, Highland Park 48
Caldwell Tournament
Norwich 50, Argonia 27
Chapman Tournament
Salina Sacred Heart 60, Rossville 40
Garden City Tournament
Holcomb 70, Pueblo East, Colo. 37
Scott City 69, KC Christian 45
Wichita Trinity 48, Garden City 37
Garden Plain Tournament
Emporia 57, Hesston 50
Goodland Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
McCook, Neb. 67, Oakley 38
Semifinal
Wallace County 56, Yuma, Colo. 41
Herington Tournament
Southeast Saline 81, Centre 27
Hugoton Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Southwestern Hts. 56, Perryton, Texas 51
Semifinal
Ulysses 55, Guymon, Okla. 44
Kingman Tournament
Kingman 62, Sunrise Christian 49
Wellington 54, Conway Springs 38
Larned Tournament
Semifinal
Larned 59, Ellinwood 37
Marmaton Valley Tournament
Olpe 65, Northeast-Arma 48
Natoma Tournament
Flint Hills Job Corps 75, Pawnee Heights 67
Osborne Tournament
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 72, Thunder Ridge 35
Pike Valley Tournament
Washington County 59, Wakefield 42
Quinter Tournament
Semifinal
Hoxie 68, Wheatland-Grinnell 35
Rolla Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Moscow 66, Elkhart 62
Semifinal
Greeley County 47, Syracuse 45, OT
Russell Tournament
Semifinal
Central Plains 82, Phillipsburg 23
Shawnee Mission East Tournament
Semifinal
Barstow, Mo. 60, SM North 46
Skyline Tournament
Pretty Prairie 53, Stafford 45
Tescott Tournament
Sylvan-Lucas 60, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 27
Trego Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
LaCrosse 57, Trego 47
Semifinal
Victoria 73, Ness City 72
Yates Center Tournament
Third Place
Cherryvale 41, Yates Center 25
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 41, Augusta 27
Andale 53, Pratt 44
Andover Central 47, Andover 41
Beloit 55, Republic County 30
Buhler 59, Salina South 36
Centralia 45, Wetmore 32
Chase County 45, Lyndon 23
Concordia 62, Smoky Valley 52
Council Grove 40, Rock Creek 21
Derby 36, Wichita Campus 32
Doniphan West 48, Frankfort 34
Galena 45, Parsons 36
Girard 66, Baxter Springs 50
Goddard-Eisenhower 53, Arkansas City 52
Great Bend 66, Junction City 54
Holton 63, Atchison County 50
Jefferson North 45, Horton 40
Labette County 63, Santa Fe Trail 18
Lawrence Free State 42, Mill Valley 40
Maize 58, Hutchinson 30
Manhattan 72, Topeka West 22
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 37, Jackson Heights 22
McPherson 63, Winfield 35
Ottawa 45, Tonganoxie 25
Perry-Lecompton 49, Riverside 22
Pleasant Ridge 64, Heritage Christian 54
Sabetha 64, Jefferson West 49
Salina Central 50, Newton 48
Silver Lake 59, Riley County 42
SM Northwest 54, Washburn Rural 34
Tol. Woodward, Ohio 43, Dodge City 33
Topeka Seaman 56, Lansing 47
Wamego 34, Nemaha Central 30
Wichita Bishop Carroll 60, Wichita East 44
Wichita Heights 56, Wichita Northwest 17
Anderson County Tournament
Third Place
Iola 51, Burlington 49
Second Place
Louisburg 60, Anderson County 57
Championship
Baldwin 52, Chanute 41
Caldwell Tournament
Caldwell 44, Central Burden 38
Norwich 58, Argonia 32
Chapman Tournament
El Dorado 47, Chapman 43, 2OT
Rossville 49, Salina Sacred Heart 22
Cimarron Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Satanta 53, Minneola 43
Circle Tournament
Circle 42, Wichita Life Prep 36
Garden City Tournament
Pueblo East, Colo. 61, Holcomb 52
Scott City 41, KC Christian 39
Wichita Trinity 54, Garden City 36
Goodland Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Norton 60, Burlington, Colo. 43
Wallace County 50, Oakley 27
Semifinal
Goodland 55, Wray, Colo. 36
Herington Tournament
Southeast Saline 54, Centre 51
Hugoton Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Perryton, Texas 50, Lakin 31
Ulysses 54, Southwestern Hts. 30
Semifinal
Hugoton 73, Hooker, Okla. 47
Kingman Tournament
Pool Play
Pool B
Kingman 51, Sunrise Christian 23
Larned Tournament
Semifinal
Ellinwood 63, Kinsley 45
St. John 28, Hoisington 18
Marion Tournament
Pool Play
Pool 2
Berean Academy 60, Marion 37
Moundridge Tournament
Moundridge 41, Hillsboro 35
Natoma tournament
Palco 33, Natoma 28
Osborne Tournament
Lakeside 34, Osborne 22
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 51, Thunder Ridge 33
Pike Valley Tournament
Washington County 52, Wakefield 16
Quinter Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Golden Plains 50, Rawlins County 21
Semifinal
Hoxie 68, Wheatland-Grinnell 35
Rolla Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Greeley County 47, Syracuse 45
Semifinal
Moscow 53, Elkhart 40
Russell Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Phillipsburg 54, Ellsworth 36
Semifinal
Central Plains 64, Ell-Saline 27
Russell 49, Plainville 40
St Paul Tournament
St. Paul 40, Columbus 37
Tescott Tournament
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 60, Sylvan-Lucas 52
Trego Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Ness City 52, Victoria 40
Semifinal
LaCrosse 48, Trego 39
Tri-County Classic
Halstead 41, Solomon 27

The Junction City Blue Jays jumped out to a 15-8 first quarter lead over the Great Bend Panthers, and rolled on to a to a 75-37 boys basketball victory at the Shenk Gym.

Junction City held an 18-point margin at halftime, 40-22, and then outscored the Panthers 35-15 in the second half.

The Blue Jays had 10 players score in the game, led by Ricardo Erans with 14 points. Erans and Josh Bryan both hit a trio of three point shots in the win. As a team the Blue Jays connected on 11 3-point shots.

Junction City, 1-2, plays at Hays Tuesday night, while Great Bend, 1-3, goes to Manhattan Tuesday night.

High school basketball games scheduled Friday night include:

–Great Bend at Junction City

–Seaman at Lansing

–Hayden hosting Basehor-Linwood

–Shawnee Heights at Lawrence ( girls only )

–Manhattan visits Topeka West

–Washburn Rural hosts Shawnee Mission Northwest

–Chapman hosts El Dorado

–Abilene plays at Augusta

— Herington is hosting the Herington Invitational

–Nemaha Central visits Wamego

–Clay Center goes to Marysville

–Council Grove is at Rock Creek

–Rural Vista is in the Herington Invitational

–Wakefield goes to Washington County

–Blue Valley Randolph is at St. Xavier

–Riley County hosts Silver Lake

Two camps will be offered by Junction City High School head baseball coach Drew Biery and Blue Jay assistant baseball coaches.

There will be an elementary pitching and hitting camp, and a middle school pitching and hitting camp.  Both will be held at the Junction City Baseball Academy behind the Goodwill dropoff on 6th Street.

The Elementary School Hitting Camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon on Dec. 29th, and the Elementary School Pitching Camp from 9-12 on Dec. 30.

The Middle School Hitting Camp is scheduled from 9-12 Jan. 2, and the Middle School Pitching Camp from 9-12 on Jan. 3.

The cost is $50 for the elementary school camps and $75 for the middle school camps.

For information contact Drew Biery at andrewbiery@usd475.org or Kenny talley at kennethtally@usd475.org.

 

Kansas State wide receiver Tyler Lockett has been named the 2014 Big 12 Football Scholar Athlete of the Year by the league’s head coaches.

Lockett is an Academic All-Big 12 and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll scholar.

Lockett, for the second time in his casreer, has been named a Walter Camp All-American. The Walter Camp Foundation made the announcement during the ESPN College Football Awards Show.

Lockett earned second-team honors as both a wide receiver and kick returner from the Walter Camp Foundation.

SAN DIEGO (AP) – A person familiar with the negotiations says slugger Kendrys Morales and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $17 million, two-year contract.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the agreement with the AL champions was subject to him passing a physical.

Morales figures to take over at designated hitter from Billy Butler, who left as a free agent and agreed to a $30 million, three-year deal with Oakland.

Morales will get $6.5 million next year and $9 million in 2016. The deal includes an $11 million mutual option for 2017 with a $1.5 million buyout. Morales can make an additional $750,000 in performance bonuses in each of the first two seasons based on plate appearances: $50,000 for 375 and $100,000 apiece for 400 and each additional 25 until 550.

‘WASHINGTON (AP) – Brannen Greene went 5 for 5 from 3-point range and scored a career-high 19 points Wednesday night as No. 10 Kansas made a basketball statement with a 75-70 win over Georgetown, even as Hoyas players were making a societal statement by wearing “I CAN’T BREATHE” T-shirts for the national anthem.

Greene scored 16 in the second half, including two free throws that helped clinch the game in the final minute. Frank Mason added 14 points, and Perry Ellis had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Jayhawks (7-1), who have won six straight.

Joshua Smith scored 20 points to lead the Hoyas (5-3), whose other losses came against No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 15 Butler.

Fourteen Wildcats Named to All-Big 12 Teams

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Led by Special Teams Player of the Year Tyler Lockett and Offensive Lineman of the Year B.J. Finney, Kansas State had 14 players named to the All-Big 12 teams as the conference office announced the coaches’ selections on Wednesday.

 

Lockett – a first-team member as both a wide receiver and kick returner – and Finney are the second and third players in school history to earn four-straight all-conference designations following Ty Zimmerman from 2010 to 2013. They are joined on the first team by fullback Glenn Gronkowski, defensive end Ryan Mueller and defensive back Randall Evans.
Second-team selections include quarterback Jake Waters, wide receiver Curry Sexton, offensive lineman Cody Whitehair, linebacker Jonathan Truman and defensive backs Dante Barnett and Danzel McDaniel.

 

Kansas State’s honorable mention selections are defensive lineman Travis Britz, place kicker Matthew McCrane and offensive lineman Boston Stiverson. Additionally, Lockett earned votes for Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, Mueller was an honorable mention Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year and linebacker Elijah Lee earned votes for Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year. Four-time Big 12 Coach of the Year Bill Snyder also earned votes for the 2014 honor.

 

The 14 players named to the All-Big 12 teams are tied for the third most in school history. The duo of Lockett and Sexton are the second set of receivers in school history to be named to the first or second teams as Quincy Morgan (first team) and Aaron Lockett (second team) were both honored in 1999.

 

Lockett is the sixth player in Big 12 history to repeat as the conference’s player of the year on either offense, defense or special teams and the second in league history to earn two special teams accolades (Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State, 2011 and 2012). He led the Big 12 with 170.6 all-purpose yards per game – nearly 20 yards per game more than the player in second place – and also paced the conference by averaging 112.6 receiving yards per game. He held a 19.0 punt-return average (361 total yards), which included a 58-yard touchdown against UTEP and a 43-yard score at West Virginia. The Big 12’s leader in career kickoff-return average at 29.1 yards, Lockett also returned 15 kickoffs for 318 yards during his senior campaign.

 

A product of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Lockett, a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, hauled in 93 receptions for 1,351 yards during the regular season to rank second in school history in both categories. The school’s career leader in catches, yards and touchdowns, Lockett ranks fourth nationally in receiving yards and ninth in receptions heading into the bowl season.

 

Finney, a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, has started all 51 games in his Wildcat career, including the last 50 at center. He is the first offensive lineman in school history and fifth player overall to be voted a team captain three times, while he is one of four linemen nationally with 51 consecutive starts. Finney shared Offensive Lineman of the Year honors with Baylor’s Spencer Drango.

 

One of the top blocking fullbacks in the league, Gronkowski has played in all 12 games with three starts and has been a receiving threat out of the backfield yet again. The sophomore, who was an honorable mention selection last season, has caught four passes for 92 yards – an average of 23 yards per catch – which included a 62-yard touchdown at then-No. 11 Oklahoma.

 

Mueller earned his second-straight First Team All-Big 12 designation, the first Wildcat defensive lineman to accomplish the feat since Ian Campbell in 2007 and 2008. The Leawood, Kansas, product came away with 33 tackles in 2014, including 9.5 for loss and 5.5 sacks. He pushed his career sack total to 19.5, which ranks seventh in school history.

 

Evans, a native of Miami, Florida, picked up All-Big 12 honors for the first time in his career. The senior ranks third on the team with 61 tackles, while he has paced the squad with four interceptions and nine pass breakups. A former walk-on, Evans is tied for third in the league in interceptions as all four came in conference play, including a current streak of three-straight games with a pick.

 

The second-year starter at quarterback, Waters has had a banner year by throwing for 3,163 yards and 20 touchdowns on 231-of-349 passing while adding 471 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground. He leads the Big 12 in passing efficiency among quarterbacks with at least 100 attempts with a 157.6 mark, while he is fourth in overall total offense (302.8 yds/gm) and second in conference-only total offense (320.0 yds/gm).

 

Waters, a product of Council Bluffs, Iowa, broke the school’s single-season record for offensive yards (3,303), while he ranks second in completions and yards, and tied for fourth in touchdowns.

 

A native of Abilene, Kansas, Sexton has 69 catches for 955 yards and five touchdowns this season after entering his senior campaign with three-year career totals of 50 receptions, 564 yards and one score. He ranks fourth in the Big 12 in receptions and seventh in yards, while he has teamed with Lockett for the most combined yards by two receivers in a single season in K-State history (2,306). With 45 yards in K-State’s bowl game, Sexton can record the ninth 1,000-yard season in school history and combine with Lockett to mark the first time two Wildcat receivers have eclipsed the 1,000-yard barrier in the same season.

 

Barnett ranks second on the team with 73 tackles, including four for loss, and three interceptions to go along with eight breakups. Four of his breakups came against Texas en route to Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors. Barnett’s defensive backfield mate, McDaniel, has 55 tackles, including five for loss, one sack and three passes defended. His lone interception of the year came at Oklahoma when he jumped a route and returned it five yards for a touchdown.

 

Whitehair, a native of Abilene, Kansas, earned second-team honors for the second year in a row, while Britz is also a two-time honorable mention selection. McCrane, who is 16-of-17 on field goals and broke the K-State freshman record for points with 86, is a first-time honoree along with Stiverson.

Ryan Lackey

Assistant Director / Athletic Communications

 

Tuesday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 74, Rock Creek 46
Andover Central 53, Hutchinson 32
Axtell 42, Centralia 33
Beloit 71, Clay Center 42
Bishop Miege 55, BV Northwest 51
BV North 76, SM Northwest 53
BV West 62, SM South 52
Concordia 37, Republic County 33
Eureka 62, Belle Plaine 39
Falls City, Neb. 71, Atchison 45
Fredonia 56, Douglass 40
Girard 57, Pittsburg 54
Goddard-Eisenhower 64, Salina Central 55
Hays 71, Pratt 42
Holton 45, Perry-Lecompton 36
Jasper, Mo. 38, Pittsburg Colgan 36
KC Piper 61, Ottawa 58
Maize 79, Arkansas City 59
Maize South 76, Wichita Campus 43
McPherson 65, Andover 48
Mill Valley 48, Gardner-Edgerton 46
Plainville 61, Lincoln 40
Silver Lake 73, Council Grove 6, 2OT
South Barber 72, Burlington 41
Topeka Seaman 67, KC Turner 61
Valley Falls 52, Pleasant Ridge 41
Washburn Rural 57, Topeka West 48
Wichita East 92, Wichita Southeast 59
Wichita Heights 69, Wichita West 32
Wichita South 55, Wichita North 46
Bennington Tournament
Bennington 42, Halstead 40
Brewster (SageBrush)Tournament
Logan 73, Healy 31
Caldwell Tournament
Argonia 60, Central Burden 53
Cattle Trail Tournament
Oberlin-Decatur 52, Maywood, Neb. 12
Chapman Tournament
Rossville 57, El Dorado 55
Salina Sacred Heart 78, Chapman 35
Cheney Tournament
Pool Play
Clearwater 46, Hutchinson Trinity 43
Cimarron Tournament
Cimarron 48, Minneola 42
Fowler Tournament
Deerfield 56, Ingalls 46
Garden Plain Tournament
Emporia 52, Garden Plain 28
Hesston 63, Rose Hill 50
Goessel Tournament
Pool Play
Little River 60, Elyria Christian 27
Herington Tournament
Rural Vista 41, Madison 39
Humboldt Tournament
Humboldt 84, Uniontown 29
Kingman Tournament
Kingman 45, Haven 44
Larned Tournament
Spearville 67, Hoisington 45
St. John 74, Kiowa County 30
Linn County Tournament
Drexel, Mo. 66, Pleasanton 29
Marion Tournament
Pool Play
Marion 57, Peabody-Burns 55
Osborne Tournament
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 61, Lakeside 33
Paola Tournament
Semifinal
Paola 64, Truman, Mo. 52
Quinter Tournament
Dighton/Healy 54, Wheatland-Grinnell 30
Ellis 69, Cheylin 27
Hoxie 52, Rawlins County 21
Quinter 60, Golden Plains 30
Trego Tournament
Victoria 72, Trego 47
Udall Tournament
Cedar Vale/Dexter 46, Udall 45
Yates Center Tournament
Yates Center 62, Altoona-Midway 19
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 44, Rock Creek 33
Andale 42, Derby 28
Andover 61, McPherson 44
Andover Central 62, Hutchinson 41
Atchison County 47, Royal Valley 41
Beloit 72, Clay Center 47, OT
Bishop Miege 47, BV Northwest 40
Blue Valley Stillwell 66, Olathe Northwest 58
Buhler 39, Goddard 37
Burlington 49, South Barber 42
Centralia 39, Axtell 19
Chase County 58, Wabaunsee 47
Falls City, Neb. 42, Atchison 26
Garden Plain 45, Emporia 30
Guymon, Okla. 48, Liberal 38
Hesston 53, Rose Hill 34
Hiawatha 50, Riverside 9
Holton 41, Perry-Lecompton 38
Labette County 68, Frontenac 40
Lawrence Free State 49, Central Academy(Kansas City), Mo. 29
Linn 58, BV Randolph 38
Maize 84, Arkansas City 29
Maize South 59, Wichita Campus 49
Nemaha Central 59, Jefferson West 18
Pittsburg 61, Girard 39
Sabetha 58, Marysville 26
Salina Central 57, Goddard-Eisenhower 50
Shawnee Heights 64, Lansing 54
SM North 50, KC Wyandotte 21
Valley Falls 51, Pleasant Ridge 37
Valley Heights 72, Frankfort 26
Washington County 35, Hanover 28
Wetmore 52, Troy 42
Wichita Bishop Carroll 45, Wichita Northwest 32
Wichita East 57, Wichita Southeast 43
Brewster (Sagebrush) Tournament
Logan 51, Healy 19
Cattle Trail Tournament
Oberlin-Decatur 50, Maywood, Neb. 44
Chapman Tournament
Chapman 43, Salina Sacred Heart 11
Rossville 52, El Dorado 25
Cheney Tournament
Pool Play
Pool A
Wichita Collegiate 45, Valley Center 37, OT
Pool B
Hutchinson Trinity 53, Clearwater 22
Cimarron Tournament
Cimarron 64, Minneola 20
Meade 59, Bucklin 33
Circle Tournament
Wichita Independent 41, Circle 35
Eudora Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Eudora 51, Harrisonville, Mo. 43
Wellsville 56, KC Bishop Ward 44
Semifinal
Paola 62, KC Piper 55
St. James Academy 37, Bonner Springs 33
Fairfield Tournament
Cunningham 54, Flinthills 27
Fairfield 48, Chase 34
Fowler Tournament
Ingalls 70, Deerfield 10
Fredonia Tournament
Douglass 36, Fredonia 14
Sedgwick 63, Bluestem 41
Garden Plain Tournament
Garden Plain 45, Emporia 30
Hesston 53, Rose Hill 34
Goessel Tournament
Pool Play
Pool A
Goessel 56, Hutchinson Central Christian 30
Hillsboro Tournament
Wamego 59, Riley County 38
Humboldt Tournament
Erie 48, Crest 28
Kingman Tournament
Pool Play
Pool A
Sterling 40, Conway Springs 37
Larned Tournament
St. John 45, Kiowa County 21
Marion Tournament
Pool Play
Pool 2
Marion 61, Peabody-Burns 26
Natoma tournament
Natoma 57, Flint Hills Job Corps 4
Palco 61, Pawnee Heights 13
Osborne Tournament
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 47, Lakeside 32
Thunder Ridge 47, Osborne 14
Pike Valley Tournament
Clifton-Clyde 57, Wakefield 22
Quinter Tournament
Dighton/Healy 54, Golden Plains 30
Ellis 50, Rawlins County 29
Hoxie 81, Quinter 35
Wheatland-Grinnell 49, Cheylin 34
Russell Tournament
Plainville 32, Lincoln 28
Tri-County Classic
Minneapolis 52, Solomon 20

The Kansas State Wildcats held on to beat Bradley 50-47 Tuesday night despite poor shooting in the first half.

The Wildcats shot just 23.1 percent from the floor on 3-13 shooting in the first half and went 11-12 from the free throw line to keep the score close going into the half trailing 19-18. Nigel Johnson sank a 3-pointer to end the second half which gave the Wildcats a spark that carried over into the second half.

“We drew up a play at the last timeout, they executed perfect. Nigel stepped up, he hadn’t been making shots, and he stepped up and made a big shot,” said Coach Bruce Weber. “I thought that was a huge, huge basket. We came out of half and got to the free throw line, got a rebound on a missed free throw, got it again and got a bucket. So now we score three, five, six points in a row and I think we got a little confidence.”

Kansas State’s leading scorer Marcus Foster went 0-4 from the field and 0-2 from 3-point range in the first half but continued the Wildcats spark in the second half making back-to-back 3-point shots.

“We just came together, talked about it in the locker room, corrected the things we needed to correct, and came out and played stronger. People started hitting shots, I got going a little bit. That’s all it came down to really in the 2nd half, we just picked up our energy level,” said Foster.

Kansas States 18 first half points tie for the fewest first half points in Bramlage Coliseum history (18 vs Kansas 2/13/2012).

The Wildcats finished still finished the game shooting just 35.3 percent from the field, 5-10 from 3-point range, and 21-30 from the charity stripe. They were led by Nino Williams who finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds, making it just the 2nd double-double in his career.

Kansas State will now have four days to prepare for Savannah State who comes to Bramlage Coliseum Sunday for a 5 p.m. tip-off.