NEW YORK — Xavier Sneed scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Kansas State to a 72-54 win over Boston College in the first game of the Barclays Center Classic on Friday night in New York.
Dean Wade and Barry Brown added 11 points apiece as Kansas State improved to 5-0.
Ky Bowman led Boston College with 13 points. Connor Tava and Jerome Robinson finished with 11 each.
The third meeting between the ACC and Big 12 programs-and the first in regular season play-was not especially competitive.
Kansas State used a 11-2 run spanning 6:47 in the first half to take control. The run began with Isaiah Maurice’s jumper at 7:27 which tied the game 7-7, and was culminated by Wade’s dunk with 5:46 left in the half. By that point, the Wildcats had an 18-9 lead that they would not relinquish.
The Wildcats led 31-22 at halftime and limited the Eagles to 29.2 percent shooting from the field in the first and 33.3 percent for the game.
Boston College committed 14 turnovers in the first half and 21 for the game, with Sneed’s steal and breakaway jam midway through the second half underscoring Kansas State’s prowess in turning turnovers into points.
Sneed’s jam put the Wildcats up 47-35, and from there the Eagles never seriously threatened Kansas State.
The Wildcats finished the game shooting 45.4 percent from the field.
