Pack, Nowell lead Kansas State past McNeese State, 74-59
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- — Nijel Pack and Marquis Nowell each scored 18 points and Selton Miguel added 17 more off the bench as Kansas State rolled to a 74-59 win over McNeese State on Tuesday for its third straight win.
Pack hit 4 of 8 from beyond the 3-point arc and the Wildcats collectively knocked down 10 3s. Nowell converted 7 of 8 from the free throw line and dished out 10 assists for his second double-double of the season. Miguel reached double-figure scoring for the fifth time this season and set a season-high.
Brendan Medley-Bacon dunked with 9:37 left in the first half to put the Cowboys up, 17-10 and Zach Scott's 3 with just under six minutes to go gave McNeese a 26-17 lead, but Kansas State (8-3) closed the half on an 18-2 run to take a 35-28 lead into intermission.
Christian Shumate scored 18 points off the bench to lead McNeese State (3-9), which remains winless on the road through eight games. Zach Scott hit 3 of 6 from distance and finished with 11 points.
Kansas State will take a week off and will host Morgan State Dec. 29 and open Big 12 play New Year's Day at Oklahoma.
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2021-22 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 11-3 | - | 21-12 |
| New Orleans | 10-4 | 1 | 18-14 |
| SE Louisiana | 10-4 | 1 | 19-15 |
| Texas A&M-CC | 7-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Houston Baptist | 6-8 | 5 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern State | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| McNeese | 4-10 | 7 | 11-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 3-11 | 8 | 7-25 |
2021-22 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 14-4 | - | 34-6 |
| Baylor | 14-4 | - | 27-7 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 2 | 27-10 |
| Texas | 10-8 | 4 | 22-12 |
| TCU | 8-10 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Oklahoma State | 8-10 | 6 | 15-15 |
| Iowa State | 7-11 | 7 | 22-13 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Kansas State | 6-12 | 8 | 14-17 |
| West Virginia | 4-14 | 10 | 16-17 |