Kansas State overcomes poor shooting night in win over Mississippi Valley State

Ugonna Onyenso scored a career-high 16 points and CJ Jones added 12 as Kansas State survived a rough shooting night from distance to earn a 74-56 home victory over Mississippi Valley State at Manhattan, Kan.David N’Guessan scored 10 points and Coleman Hawkins had 13 rebounds, with four assists and three steals for the Wildcats (3-1), who missed their first 10 attempts from 3-point range and finished 3 of 23 (13.0 percent) from beyond the arc.Wildcats point guard Dug McDaniel, a Michigan transfer, did not play after making his first start for his new program Thursday in a 76-65 loss to LSU. No reason was given for why McDaniel remained on the bench.Kansas State outrebounded Mississippi Valley State 45-28 and forced 17 turnovers to win despite shooting 35.9 percent overall from the floor. The Wildcats went 25 of 27 from the free-throw line while the Delta Devils were 8-for-8.Arthur Tate scored 16 points for Mississippi Valley State (1-4), while Antonio Sisk added 15 in the team’s fourth game against a power-conference opponent, all losses.Walter Hamilton had six rebounds for the Delta Devils, who also have losses to Iowa State, Missouri and Texas. Mississippi Valley State went 1-30 last season.

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