Pullen, Sutton lead No. 12 Kansas State to 91-69 win over S Dakota in nonconference finale

No. 12 K State rolls past South Dakota 91-69

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Jacob Pullen had 23 points, Dominique Sutton had a double-double and No. 12 Kansas State beat South Dakota 91-69 on Sunday to close out its nonconference schedule on a 10-game winning streak.

Kansas State (13-1) overwhelmed South Dakota from the opening tip and didn’t let up, dishing and dunking its way to the program’s best start since 1958-59, and second-best ever.

Pullen hit six 3-pointers, Sutton had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Curtis Kelly chipped in 15 points for the Wildcats, who take their longest winning streak in 16 years into Saturday’s Big 12 opener at Missouri.

South Dakota (6-7) had its first shot blocked into the stands and its second was an airball on an open 3-pointer. It didn’t get a whole lot better after that.

(This version CORRECTS dateline, SUBS 2nd graf to correct best start since 1958-59.)