MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas State connected on 52.1 percent from the field, including 55.6 percent in the second half, as the Wildcats eclipsed 100 points in home exhibition play for the first time since 1993 in a 102-68 win over Division II Emporia State on Wednesday night before 9,268 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. The victory extended K-State's winning streak in home exhibition play to 29 games, which dates to 2003.
It was the first 100-point game in home exhibition play since a 101-80 win over Fort Hood on Nov. 22, 1993, while it was the most in an exhibition game since scoring 111 in a win over Michigan AAU on Nov. 15, 1991.
Junior guard Cam Carter paced four Wildcats in double figures with a game-high 20 points on 7-of-13 field goals in just 14 minutes, while redshirt sophomore forward Jerrell Colbert added 13 points off the bench on perfect 5-of-5 shooting, along with 5 rebounds, also in just 14 minutes. Freshman guard Dai Dai Ames and junior wing Arthur Kaluma also broke double-digits with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Freshman wing Macaleab Rich grabbed a game-high 9 rebounds to go with his 8 points off the bench. Senior guard Tylor Perry dished out a team-best 5 assists to go with 8 points.
The 100-point game was the eighth in the school's exhibition history, including the fifth in Bramlage Coliseum. K-State scored its 102 points on 38 made field goals, including 29 coming inside the 3-point line, while knocking down 17 of 19 attempts (89.5 percent) from the free throw line. The Wildcats scored 56 points in the paint to go along with 25 fast-break points, 21 points off turnovers and 53 bench points. They also had assists on 26 of their 38 field goals with 9 players having at least 2 assists led by Perry's team-high 5.
Emporia State was led by junior guard Solomon Oraegbu's 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, while First Team All-MIAA selection Owen Long added 17 points. The Hornets are ranked No. 20 in the NABC Division II preseason poll and were picked second in the preseason MIAA poll. They return 6 lettermen, including 4 starters, from a team that went 23-9 overall, including 15-7 in the MIAA, and advanced to the second round of the Division II National Tournament.