MANHATTAN -Kansas State has struggled to make shots in their past couple of games and it continued Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum as the Wildcats opened a three game home stand with a 63-49 victory over North Dakota.

The Wildcats shot just 32 percent from the field in the first half, including 2-12 shooting from the 3-point range and 4-8 shooting from the free throw line.

“I didn’t think we had great energy at the start, and if you play at that magic level, you usually make shots. It doesn’t look very pretty when you don’t make shots and you shoot 32 percent in the first half,” said Bruce Weber. “Too many turnovers again, unforced, too many charges. We’ve got to let the game come to us.”

There was some improvement in the 2nd half for the Wildcats as they were at least over 40 percent from the field, 3-point range, and the charity stripe.

Kansas State had just two players score in double figures as freshman Barry Brown led the team with 15 points, followed by Junior Wesley Iwundu who finished with 11 points.

The team will have the next three days off to enjoy the holidays with family, before returning to Manhattan Friday to begin preparing for Saint Louis next Tuesday, Dec. 29th, in Bramlage Coliseum.