MANHATTAN, Kan.-After Georgia State took the lead with just under 10 minutes to play, No. 24/25 Kansas State finished the game on a 21-6 run to top Georgia State 71-59 on Saturday night at Bramlage Coliseum.
Georgia State (7-4) took a 53-50 lead on a jumper by freshman Nelson Phillips with 9:51 to play, but Kansas State (7-2) held the Panthers to just six points the rest of the game to extend its home court winning streak to 27-straight non-conference games.
Phillips, who was celebrating his 20th birthday, finished with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting in just 14 minutes off the bench.