K-State holds off Lamar in ugly game

Say what you will about K-State’s showing Sunday afternoon.

The Wildcats shot 28-for-64 from the field — a deceivingly solid number — turned it over 22 times and scored just eight points in the second quarter.

The good news for K-State, though, was that its opponent in Lamar wasn’t any better. The Wildcats held off the Cardinals for a 68-43 win in Manhattan.

Among bright spots in the rough for K-State included senior Breanna Lewis, who posted her first double-double of the year with 18 points and 14 rebounds.

Twelve of those points came in the first half, when the Wildcats shot a smooth 57 percent from the field and ripped off a 13-0 run — largely responsible for K-State’s mark from the field —…