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Brittany Chambers scored 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help Kansas State defeat UC-Santa Barbara 60-45 on Saturday in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Ashia Woods, former Wichita Collegiate star, added 11 points, four rebounds and four assists for KSU.
UCSB scored the game’s first nine points, before K-State responded with a 24-5 run to take control.
Kansas State (9-3) shot 52.3 percent from the field and hit eight of 10 free throws. The Wildcats forced 23 turnovers, resulting in 33 points.
K-State concluded nonconference play with a 9-3 record. The Wildcats begin Big 12 action Wednesday at Kansas.
Kansas State (9-3): Chambers 11-19 2-4 27, Caron 3-5 2-2 8, Craig 3-7 2-2 9, White 2-3 0-0 5, Woods 4-5 2-2 11, Texada 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Spresser 0-1 0-0 0, Knoll 0-2 0-0 0, Malone 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-44 (6-14) 8-10 60.
Santa Barbara (4-8): Underwood 4-6 3-4 11, Nesbit 2-3 1-2 6, Zornig 3-7 0-0 7, Aguirre 3-8 0-0 6, Tilleman 3-7 2-2 8, Ware 1-6 0-0 2, Campbell 0-0 0-0 0, Morrison 1-3 1-2 3, Luna-Castro 1-1 0-1 2, Mason 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 18-45 (2-4) 7-11 45.
Halftime — KSU 32, UCSB 23. 3s — KSU 6-14 (Chambers 3, Craig, White, Woods), UCSB 2-4 (Nesbit, Zornig). Rebounds — KSU 25 (Chambers 9), UCSB 28 (Ware 7). Assists — KSU 10 (White 4), UCSB 14 (Aguirre 4). Fouls — KSU 16, UCSB 14. A — 688.
