MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State used a balanced offensive effort and strong defense in the first three quarters to down Texas Tech on Sunday, 65-53, in Bramlage Coliseum.

A 23-8 run spanning the first and second quarters by Kansas State (17-9, 7-8 Big 12) provided the necessary cushion to send the Wildcats to their 13th home win of the season.

K-State had 11 of its 12 players that saw the floor register at least one point, led by junior center and All-American candidate Breanna Lewis with 14 points, six rebounds and two steals. Senior guard Megan Deines added 11 points and four assists to her final line.

K-State dashed out to a 12-5 lead with 4:50 remaining in the first quarter, as Kindred Wesemann knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in the first minute and a half to spark the Wildcats.

After taking a 6-5 lead, K-State used a 14-5 run to end the first quarter to hold a 20-10 lead at the end of the first frame. Lewis scored all eight of her first quarter points during the run, while Megan Deines added four.

The Wildcats used a 9-0 run in the second quarter to construct a 29-13 lead with 5:35 to play. Lewis tallied four points in the run, while Kaylee Page knocked down a 3-pointer in transition.

The Lady Raiders (11-15, 2-13 Big 12) narrowed the game to nine, 29-20, as Zuri Sanders scored four points during a 6-0 run.

K-State ended the half on a 7-2 run, as Wesemann drained her third 3-pointer of the day and Shaelyn Martin and Deines each converted a layup to push the halftime lead to 36-22.

A 17-6 run by K-State in the third quarter increased the Wildcats’ lead to 25, 55-30, with a minute remaining. Jessica Sheble powered in a pair of layups, while Deines and Kelly Thomson each made three-pointers during the run. Sheble finished with six points to lead K-State’s bench scoring.

K-State went scoreless for almost four minutes to begin the fourth quarter, but Texas Tech was only able to trim the deficit to 18, 55-37, with 6:23 to play.

The Lady Raiders would outscore the Wildcats, 20-10, in the final stanza. Texas Tech tallied 16 points in the final 3:52 of the contest to cut K-State’s margin of victory to 12, 65-53.

K-State will travel to Iowa State on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

— KSU Athletics —