MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State used an early third quarter run and some late clutch plays to fend off Montana on Tuesday afternoon, 67-62, during K-State’s annual Education Day game at Bramlage Coliseum.
K-State (4-0), playing in front of 7,812 fans with over 5,000 being elementary school children from around Kansas, saw a trio of Wildcats reach double figures for the third straight game. Senior guard Taryn Sides paced the Wildcats with 18 points and added seven rebounds and three assists.
Senior forward Nastja Claessens tallied 15 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals, while freshman forward Shaila Nde contributed 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
K-State plays its first game away from Manhattan on Saturday afternoon, as the Wildcats face (18/18) Minnesota at 1 p.m., in the MarketBeat Invitational in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.