Kansas State University Athletics
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Iowa State
Wildcats Waltz Past Iowa State
Mar 08, 2003 | Men's Basketball
March 8, 2003
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Gilson DeJesus had 16 points and nine rebounds asKansas State beat Iowa State 74-63 Saturday night.
Pervis Pasco had 13 points and Matt Siebrandt added 10 for the Wildcats(13-16, 4-12 Big 12). DeJesus, Pasco and Siebrandt played their last gameSaturday at Bramlage Coliseum during the school's Senior Night.
Junior guard Frank Richards was the only non-senior to score in double figures for K-State, finishing with 11 points.
The Wildcats turned a 13-point halftime lead into a 45-25 lead with 14:10left in the game. But the Cyclones (15-12, 5-11) went on a 10-0 run with 4:23left to cut the lead to 10.
Kansas State, though, hit six free throws in the final two minutes to snap aseven game losing streak. Iowa State moved to 0-7 in conference road games.
Jackson Vroman, who fouled out, had 13 points, 11 in the first half, to leadthe Cyclones. Marcus Jefferson had 12 points and Jake Sullivan added 10.
Kansas State held Sullivan, the Cyclones leading scorer at 17.8 points pergame, scoreless in the first half.
The Wildcats forced 10 turnovers in the first half and scored six straightto finish the half. Kansas State led 36-23 at the half.
The win means the Wildcats will be seeded 11th in the Big 12 tournament,while Iowa State clinched the ninth seed.
