MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Jacob Pullen scored 18 points and Curtis Kelly added 16 to lead Kansas State to a 69-53 victory over Nebraska on Wednesday night.

Rodney McGruder added 10 points for the Wildcats (15-8, 3-5 Big 12).

Nebraska (15-6, 3-4), which fell to 0-4 in road games, was plagued by a season-high 22 turnovers. Lance Jeter scored 16 points to lead the Cornhuskers, and Jorge Brian Diaz had 10.

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Kansas State took control of the game late in the first half, going on a 9-0 run and holding Nebraska without a field goal for more than 5 1/2 minutes. Pullen capped the stretch with a layup that gave Kansas State a 30-14 lead.

Nebraska never got closer than 11 after halftime.

Kansas State was 21 of 25 from the free-throw line, 18 of 21 in the second half.