MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Brandon Rechsteiner scored 26 points with the help of six 3-pointers and Kansas State beat Cal State Northridge 95-78 on Friday.
Rechsteiner's 6-for-15 effort from long range helped spearhead the Wildcats' 17-for-41 3-point performance; good for 41%.
Reserves Matt Gilhool and Montana Wheeler each scored 12 for Kansas State (1-1).
Mikah Ballew scored 23 points on 6-for-10 shooting from 3, BJ Omot scored 14 points, Josiah Davis 12 and Brooklyn Hicks 11 for Cal State Northridge (0-2).
Rechsteiner's 3 with 15 minutes left before halftime broke an 11-all tie and the Wildcats never trailed again. Kansas State went on an offensive eruption from there and led 57-29 at halftime.
Gilhool's 3 not long after halftime doubled the lead to 62-31.
It was the first meeting between the two since 1987. Kansas State now leads the series 3-0.
Cal State Northridge: Hosts Grace University of Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday.
Kansas State: Hosts Creighton on Tuesday.
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