KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas State slowly, methodically broke down Washington State on Saturday night.It probably shouldnt have been a surprise.The Cougars were already playing without forward Jeff Pollard, who has mono, and Vionte Daniels, who is dealing with the effects of a concussion. But then the news hit earlier in the day that Derrien King intends to transfer at the semester, leaving coach Ernie Kents even more short-handed on the road.Any time a player leaves, it hurts your team, Kent said after the Wildcats rolled to a 70-56 victory at the Sprint Center, and yet youre in an era of transferring and he made the decision to do that.It left Washington State with eight guys to match up with a deep, balanced bunch of Wildcats, though, and the Cougars certainly looked tired by the time the final seconds ticked off the clock.Wesley Iwundu had 15 points and eight rebounds, Barry Brown had 14 points, Dean Wade contributed 11 and Xavier Sneed finished with 10, all those scoring options helping Kansas State (9-1) overcome a lousy first-half shooting performance to win its 16th consecutive non-conference home game.It was also the Wildcats third straight win over the Cougars.We were trying to do stuff all on our own, Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. Our defense was solid again, but we didnt do the things we needed to do offensively in the first half. Much better in the second.Indeed, Washington State (5-5) controlled almost the entire first half, never trailing until the final couple of minutes. But Kents team fell behind 28-26 headed into the locker room, and kept slipping farther behind during the second half, when the Wildcats heated up from the perimeter.They were 2 of 9 from 3-point range in the first half. They were 7 of 13 in the second.I think offensively we just came out slow, everybody was trying to probably put up the ball to see how it was going to go, Brown said. In the second half we just made the right play, made the simple passes and we were able to make some shots.Josh Hawkinson had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars. Charles Callison also scored 10.In truth, there werent many bright moments in the first half for either team -- at one point, they combined for one field goal over a five-minute stretch. Turnovers were also a problem with the teams giving it up five times during that same abysmal period.But once the Wildcats assumed their first lead with 43 seconds left before halftime, they never trailed again. Their lead approached 20 points midway through the second half before coasting down the stretch.I thought the game was a tale of two halves, Kent said. We played I thought some really good basketball, probably our best basketball of the year in the first half and kept our composure. I thought Kansas State in the second half did a great job to keep their composure.STATS AND STREAKSThe Wildcats Kamau Stokes had just four points on 2-for-10 shooting. He was 0 for 5 from beyond the arc. ... Washington States starting guards, Malachi Flynn and Charles Callison, were a combined 4 for 15 from the field. ... Kansas State had a 30-16 scoring advantage in the paint.BIG PICTUREWashington State probably knew it would be a struggle when it had a tough time beating Carroll College in an exhibition game. But the Cougars only wins since mid-November have come against Utah Valley and Idaho, with losses to Loyola, San Jose State and New Orleans along the way.Kansas State has built a glossy record thanks to an atrocious nonconference schedule. The Wildcats only tough game came in Brooklyn, when they lost 69-68 to Maryland. And things dont get a whole lot tougher with games against Colorado State and Gardner-Webb before Big 12 play.UP NEXTWashington State heads home to play Santa Clara next Saturday.Kanas State plays the Rams next Saturday in Denver.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Wholesale Shoes Ireland .Y. - New York City has been selected to host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2015, with the game played at Madison Square Garden and the slam dunk contest and other skills events held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Fake Shoes Ireland . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. Changes could still be made as a result of a suspension or injury. https://www.shoesirelandsale.com/ . "I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement. 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Playing against Gloucester in a big local derby on a Friday night will produce a fantastic atmosphere and were all excited to begin our Sixways campaign.Last weekend we didnt really get ball in hand. Now its about getting an opportunity to put our game on the field.We want to make ourselves really tough to beat at home and that starts this Friday night.Gloucester are unchanged from the side that fell to a late defeat to the Tigers in round one.?Sale Sharks vs. HarlequinsAJ Bell Stadium, Friday, 20.15Sale make four changes from their round one defeat to Newcastle with?Neil Briggs, Jonathan Mills, David Seymour and Paolo Odogwu replacing Rob Webber, Andrei Ostrikov, Laurence Pearce and Nev Edwards respectively.We have high expectation levels here at the club, Sale boss Steve Diamond said. We could have done a lot better last week against Newcastle, but we will do a lot better on Friday night.It will be a tough game, Quins have got a good leadership team and new players in, so theyll be throwing everything at us to get the win. For us, its back to the grindstone at the AJ Bell, and grind out another successful season at home.Harlequins starting 15 is unchanged from the one that beat Bristol while they make two changes to the bench with?James Chisholm and Winston Stanley replacing George Merrick and Alofa Alofa.The club are still without England fullback Mike Brown and they hope to have him fit for next weekends action.Bath vs Newcastle FalconsThe Recreation Ground, Saturday, 15:00Luke Charteris and Zach Mercer will both make their compettitive debuts for Bath in Round 2 of the Aviva Premiership.ddddddddddddBath make five changes in the pack. Charteris partners Dave Attwood in the second row while Mercer lines up alongside Charlie Ewels and David Sisi in the back row.In the front row Ross Batty continues at hooker, flanked by Nick Auterac at loose-head and Kane Palma-Newport at tight-head.Newcastle Falcons made just one change to the side that beat Sale Sharks 19-17 -- Alex Rogers replaces the injured Taione Vea.Leicester Tigers vs WaspsWelford Road, Saturday, 15:00Mike Fitzgerald, Mike Williams and Owen Williams all return to the Leicester Tigers matchday squad as they welcome Wasps.Second-rower Fitzgerald returns to partner Ed Slater at lock, while England international Dan Cole starts in the front row.JP Pietersen, Luke Hamilton and George McGuigan are in line to make their home debuts for the Tigers.For Wasps Thomas Young returns to the side and start at openside after a four-month injury lay-off.?Bristol vs Northampton SaintsAshton Gate, Sunday, 15:00Bristol make two changes with Ian Evans and Ben Mosses coming into the side. Gavin Henson has failed to recover from a dead leg.Northampton make three changes to their side. In the backs Ahsee Tuala moves from wing to full back, allowing George North to start, whilst Stephen Myler plays at fly-half.In the forwards Teimana Harrison moves from the bench to open side, and Mike Haywood returns to the matchday squad.Exeter Chiefs vs SaracensSandy Park, Sunday, 15:00Exeter coach Rob Baxter make three changes to his starting XV. Up front summer signing Greg Holmes has been given the nod over Harry Williams at tight-head.England international Geoff Parling is promoted from the bench ahead of Mitch Lees to skipper the side and Lachie Turner comes in on the wing for Ollie Woodburn, who is nursing a knock after the Wasps game. ' ' '
