Kansas State seeks tighter defense when facing Cleveland State

Kansas State will look to get off to a fast start when it hosts Cleveland State on Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, Kan.The Wildcats beat New Orleans 89-65 in their home opener on Tuesday. David N’Guessan had a double-double with game highs of 21 points and 15 rebounds. The senior wing had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the first half.But the Wildcats faced a 10-point deficit midway through the first half. With New Orleans staked to a 25-15 lead, Kansas State found an offensive spark and went on a 29-7 run to close the first half and take control of the game.New Orleans drilled four of its first seven field goals, including 3-of-4 shooting on 3-pointers. While N’Guessan supplied the offensive energy and rebounding effort, Wildcats coach Jerome Tang said there’s plenty of room for the Kansas State defense to improve.”I think (N’Guessan) paid attention to the scouting report,” Tang said. “We felt like we could impact them on the glass offensively, and man, he did. He set the tone early when we were struggling. We can’t be a team where our offense is dictated by our offense, and right now we get energy from seeing the ball going through the hoop, and we have to correct that.”

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