MANHATTAN (AP) — Nino Williams had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Marcus Foster had 13 points as Kansas State (5-4) defeated Bradley 50-47 on Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum.
It was Williams’ second-career double-double, with the last coming against Baylor on March 8.
Auston Barnes scored a career-high 21 points to pace the Braves (3-6).
Foster kick-started a 20-10 run in the opening 9 minutes of the second half, providing a much-needed edge after scoring only two points off of free throws in the first half.
The sophomore knocked in three-straight 3-pointers, giving him 10 makes from behind the arc in the last two games.
The third make gave Kansas State a 38-27 lead with 12:40 remaining, which was also its largest lead of the game.
Barnes, who came in averaging 10.7 points per game, answered the Kansas State run by scoring five-straight points and tying the game at 39 apiece with 7:55 left.
Free-throw shooting gave the Wildcats the edge, finishing 21 of 30 for the game as well as 11 of 12 in the opening half.
After taking a 6-4 lead with 16:59 left in the first half, Kansas State went scoreless from the field until Nigel Johnson sank a 3-pointer just before halftime.
The Braves pestered Kansas State defensively, forcing 11 first-half turnovers and 16 for the game.
The Wildcats shot 3 of 13 from the field (23 percent) and turned the ball over 11 times in their second-straight game of less than 20 points in the first half.
Two 3-pointers from Barnes in the final 1:11 of the opening half gave the Braves a 19-18 edge at the break. The combined 37 points were the fewest points in a half in Bramlage history, beating a combined 42 points between Kansas State and Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Nov. 29, 2004.

TIP-INS
Kansas State has only played four home games this season, which is the fewest in its first nine games since the 2006-07 season.
Bradley was playing without the services of leading scorer Warren Jones (14.6 points per game), who was out because of an undisclosed injury.

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Bradley welcomes Eureka next Thursday.
Kansas State hosts Savannah State on Sunday.

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KANSAS STATE 50, BRADLEY 47
BRADLEY (3-6)
Bell 3-7 1-2 9, Cunningham 1-6 0-0 2, Grier 1-9 0-0 2, Morgan 0-1 0-0 0, Shaw 0-4 2-3 2, Thomas 1-4 0-0 2, Fields 1-3 0-0 2, Barnes 6-9 5-7 21, Taylor 2-2 1-1 5, Wells 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 16-46 9-13 47.
KANSAS ST. (5-4)
Thomas 1-2 2-2 4, Foster 4-9 2-2 13, Williams 3-8 8-10 14, Edwards 2-6 0-2 5, Gipson 1-1 4-6 6, T. Harris 0-0 0-0 0, M. Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Bolden 0-0 0-0 0, N. Johnson 1-3 3-4 6, Iwundu 0-4 2-4 2. Totals 12-34 21-30 50.
Halftime—Bradley 19-18. 3-Point Goals—Bradley 6-16 (Barnes 4-6, Bell 2-3, Fields 0-1, Morgan 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Grier 0-4), Kansas St. 5-10 (Foster 3-6, N. Johnson 1-1, Edwards 1-3). Fouled Out—Taylor. Rebounds—Bradley 24 (Shaw 6), Kansas St. 28 (Williams 12). Assists_Bradley 6 (Fields, Grier 2), Kansas St. 9 (Thomas 5). Total Fouls—Bradley 21, Kansas St. 22. A—12,238.