K-State Controls Second Half in Win over Samford

Tuesday, December 30

Manhattan, Kan.

8:00 PM

Kansas State University

10-1

Samford

6-8

Samford

Kansas State

Dec 30, 2014 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

MANHATTAN, Kan. – An 18-0 run to begin the second half propelled Kansas State to its ninth straight home win on Tuesday night, as the Wildcats defeated Samford 60-41 in Bramlage.

The Basics
• Score: Kansas State 60, Samford 41
• Records: Kansas State (10-1), Samford (6-8)
• Quick Hitter: Kansas State finished its regular season non-conference schedule with a 10-1 record. This is the best mark following non-conference play since the 2008-09 season when K-State was 13-0 entering Big 12 action.
• Leaders: Freshman Shaelyn Martin led a balanced offensive attack with 10 points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists.

First Half
• Both teams were sluggish from the field in the first 13 minutes. K-State shot 5-of-18 from the floor, while Samford was 3-of-10 with eight turnovers as the Wildcats led 13-11.
• K-State built a five-point lead at the half, 25-20. Martin was fouled with 1.7 seconds remaining on a drive and converted both free throws for the five-point lead.
• The Wildcats pocketed 11 steals in the first half and tallied seven points off 13 Samford turnovers. K-State turned the ball over just three times while dishing out seven assists.
• K-State shot .310 (9-of-29) from the floor in the opening frame, while Samford tallied .400 (6-of-15).
• The 20 first half points allowed by K-State were fewest allowed since Nov. 25 against UTEP, when the Wildcats surrendered just 15 points.

Second Half
• K-State's offensive struggles evaporated early in the second stanza, as the Wildcats used an 18-0 run over a five and a half minute stretch to build a 43-22 lead with 14:05 remaining. Martin registered six points and Ashia Woods five during the run.
• During the run, K-State was 8-of-13 (.615) from the field.
• A late 10-4 run by the Wildcats increased the lead to 25 points, 59-34, following a Bri Craig fast break layup with 5:53 to play.
• After struggling from the field in the first half, K-State shot .458 (11-of-24) from the floor in the second. The Wildcats held the Bulldogs to .250 (6-of-24) shooting and forced 10 turnovers.

Game Totals
• K-State finished with 14 assists on 20 made field goals.
• The Wildcats forced 23 turnovers, including 18 steals. This is the sixth game this season with 15 or more steals by K-State.

Noteworthy
• This was the first meeting between K-State and Samford.
• K-State recorded a combination of steals and blocks totaling 24 on Tuesday night (six blocks; 18 steals). This marks the sixth time this season K-State has registered 20 or more steals and blocks in the same game. In the last 10 seasons, K-State is 15-0 when reaching a combination of 20 or more steals and blocks.
• Kansas State made seven 3-point field goals on Tuesday night. K-State has now made a 3 in 251 consecutive games dating to Feb. 7, 2007.
• This was the 11th straight game K-State has held the advantage in points in the paint (26-12).
• This was the 10th game K-State has held the advantage in points off turnovers (18-5).
• Martin scored in double figures for the second time this season. This was her seventh game this season with two or more steals.
• Breanna Lewis finished with four blocks. She now has 83 in her career and ranks sixth in school history for blocks in a career. Lewis has 10 career games with four or more blocks, including seven this season.

Coming up Next
• K-State begins Big 12 action on Saturday, Jan. 3 at Iowa State. Game time is set for 1 p.m., and can be heard on the K-State Sports Network.