Kansas State's 20-5 run holds off Creighton men, 89-82
OMAHA — Kansas State broke a second-half tie with a 20–5 run, and Creighton's comeback fell short in an 89–82 loss Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
The teams were tied 40–40 at halftime. The game had seven ties and eight lead changes. Creighton led by as many as six, 24–18, midway through the half.
BJ Davis' 3-pointer tied the game 55–55 with 15:25 left. Kansas State then made four 3-pointers in less than three minutes, two by Brandon Rechsteiner and one each by Matt Gilhool and Brock Vice, and led 75–60 with 9:05 to play.
Creighton answered with 12 straight points. Hudson Greer hit a 3-pointer, Brody Robinson scored seven on a layup, a 3-pointer and two free throws, and Wes Enis made two free throws to cut it to 75–72 with 6:20 left. Davis' 3-pointer made it 81–77 with 3:23 left, but Kansas State scored the next seven points on Vice's three-point play and free throws by Montana Wheeler and Isaiah Abraham.
Kansas State shot 57% from the field and made 14 of 30 3-pointers. Creighton forced 22 turnovers and scored 30 points off them, but shot 42% and made 13 of 38 from long range.
Davis led the Bluejays with 25 points on six 3-pointers. Enis scored 18 with four 3-pointers, and Robinson had 10 in 11 minutes off the bench.
Rechsteiner led Kansas State with 26 points, including six 3-pointers. Jaden Schutt added 14, Abraham had 12 points and nine rebounds, and Gilhool scored 11. The crowd was 6,820.
Both teams are 2–1. Creighton plays Iowa at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, in Des Moines, Iowa, and hosts Bethune-Cookman at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at CHI Health Center. The team's schedule does not list admission for either game.
Source: Creighton Athletics: official box score, Creighton at Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2026 and the Creighton men's basketball schedule.
How we checked this: Reported from Creighton Athletics' official box score and play-by-play for Creighton at Kansas State, and Creighton's schedule and roster, opened Nov. 11, 2026, at 5:22 a.m. CT, and checked against the record by our copy desk before publishing.