Kansas State will try to ride the wave from a dominant second half as the Wildcats host Bellarmine on Saturday night in Manhattan, Kan.

In the season opener Tuesday, K-State (1-0) scored 60 points in the second half -- after tallying just 33 in the first half -- in defeating UNC Greensboro 93-64. PJ Haggerty and Nate Johnson combined for 49 points for the Wildcats.

Haggerty, Johnson and Abdi Bashir combined for 44 points in the second half. The trio was 9-of-11 from 3-point range after intermission.

"At halftime, (our) staff made some great adjustments, and the guys responded and relaxed," K-State coach Jerome Tang said. "Then we made shots. And when you start making shots, it solves all kinds of problems."

Now they turn their attention to Bellarmine (0-1), and Tang is not thinking abo

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