MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State women’s basketball team overcame a sluggish offensive performance on Monday night to complete its exhibition schedule unbeaten with a 58-50 win over Pittsburg State.

K-State’s Kindred Wesemann led all scorers with 23 points and four steals, while Breanna Lewis chipped in with 10 points, five rebounds and three blocks.

In the first half, K-State went without a field goal for the final 7:33 of the opening quarter, as Pitt State held a 15-9 lead after the first.

The Wildcats recorded an 11-0 run to open the second quarter to take a 20-15 lead with 5:23 to play. Bri Craig scored seven of the 11 points during the run.

The Gorillas ended the half on a 7-2 run to close to within 25-24 at the break.

Pitt State continued its run into the second half, opening with an 8-0 run to jump into its largest lead of the night, 32-25, with 6:37 to play in the third quarter. The Wildcats started the second stanza by shooting 0-of-7 from the field.

Wesemann helped bring K-State back into the game, scoring seven straight points to narrow the deficit to 38-34 with 5:33 to play in the third quarter.

Wesemann would score 11 of K-State’s 15 points in the third quarter, as the Wildcats would take a 40-38 lead at the end of the third. K-State’s defense stiffened, holding the Gorillas to six points for the remainder of the third quarter and scoreless for the final 4:45 of the frame.

K-State was able to keep Pitt State at a margin of six in the early stages of the fourth quarter. The Gorillas narrowed the game to three points twice, 49-46 and 53-50.

With under a minute to play, Wesemann drained a three-point field goal and Lewis converted a fast break layup for the final margin of victory.

The Wildcats open the 2015-16 non-conference portion of its schedule on Friday, Nov. 13, at Tulsa at 7 p.m. The game can be heard on the K-State Sports Network and for free at kstatesports.com.

— K-State Athletics —