By TATE STEINLAGE
Associated Press

MANHATTAN, Kansas (AP) – Justin Edwards scored 19 points, true freshman Dean Wade connected on a 3-pointer in crunch time, and Kansas State outlasted pesky Columbia 81-71 on Monday night.

Wade finished with 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting, and Wesley Iwundu had 16 to go along with 4 rebounds and 4 assists, as the Wildcats shot 50 percent from the floor (30 of 60).

Spurred by an 8-of-11 start shooting, Kansas State jumped out to a 21-12 lead midway through the first half. The Wildcats held a 40-35 at the half.

Edwards scored 9 of the Wildcats first 11 points out of the break, part of an 11-2 run, to take a 51-39 lead with 17:03 to play. Columbia hit a trio of 3-pointers to get within three points, but four turnovers and a late 9-0 Kansas State run sealed it.

Luke Petrasek led Columbia with 19 points and eight rebounds while Alex Rosenberg scored 16 points.