MANHATTAN, Kan. — Head coach Bruce Weber earned his 400th career win on Tuesday night, as Kansas State ran its non-conference home winning streak to 14 games with a 74-55 win over Prairie View A&M in front of 10,865 fans in Bramlage Coliseum.

Weber became the 131st Division I head coach to accomplish 400 career wins, including the 51st active head coach. He is the fourth current Big 12 coach to total 400 wins in career, joining West Virginia’s Bob Huggins, Kansas’ Bill Self and Oklahoma’s Lon Kruger. The 400 wins have come at three different institutions, including Southern Illinois (103, 1999-2003), Illinois (210, 2003-12) and Kansas State (87, 2012-present).

Although sloppy to start, K-State was again impressive on both ends of the court in moving to 8-1 to start a season for the first time since the 2011-12 season. Offensively, the Wildcats connected on 54.3 percent (25-of-46) from the field, including 55 percent (11-of-20) from 3-point range, and had assists on 20 of their 25 made field goals. The team shot 50 percent or better in both halves for the third time this season.

Defensively, the Big 12’s top scoring defense held its fifth opponent this season to 55 points or less, while Prairie View A&M (2-7) became the seventh foe to shoot 40 percent or less from the field at 39.3 percent (22-of-56), including 27.8 percent (5-of-18) from 3-point range.

Balanced scoring featured four Wildcats in double figures for the fifth occasion this campaign, as sophomore forward Dean Wade led with a game-high 19 points on 6-of-8 from the field, including a perfect 2-of-2 from beyond the arc. He also led or tied for the team lead in three other categories, including 9 rebounds, a career-tying 5 assists and 2 blocks in 29 minutes. Senior D.J. Johnson and sophomore Barry Brown each chipped in 12 points, while sophomore Kamau Stokes added 11 points and 5 assists.

The Panthers were led by UNLV transfer Daquan Cook, who finished with 18 points, 4 assists and 4 steals.

K-State shook off a slow start to finish the first half with a 35-29 lead, using 9 assists on 12 made field goals to shoot 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from the field. The Wildcats sped out to an early second-half lead, using a 25-6 run to push the advantage to a game-high 22 points (60-38) with 10:39 remaining. Closing the game, the team shot 56.5 percent (13-of-23) from the field with 20 assists on 25 made field goals.

The Basics
• Final Score: Kansas State 74, Prairie View A&M 55
• Records: Kansas State 8-1, 0-0 Big 12 // Prairie View A&M 2-7, 0-0 SWAC
• Attendance: 10,865
• Next Game: Saturday, Dec. 10 // vs. Washington State [Sprint Center] // 7 p.m. CT // FOX Sports Kansas City

The Short Story
• Head coach Bruce Weber earned his 400th career win on Tuesday night, as the Wildcats moved to 6-0 at home this season with a 74-55 win over Prairie View A&M.
• The win gave K-State an 8-1 start to the season for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
• K-State connected on 50 percent or better from the field for the fifth time this season, shooting 54.3 percent (25-of-46), including 55 percent (11-of-20) from 3-point range, while dishing out 20 or more assists for the third consecutive game. The team shot better than 50 percent from the field in both halves for the third time, including the second time in three games.
• Four of the Wildcats’ five starters finished the game in double figures led by sophomore forward Dean Wade’s game-high 19 points on 6-of-8 field goals. Wade finished a rebound shy of a double-double with a game-best 9 rebounds to go with a career-high 5 assists and 2 blocks.
• Wade was joined in double figures by senior D.J. Johnson (12), sophomore Barry Brown (12) and sophomore Kamau Stokes (11). Reserve Xavier Sneed nearly made it five in double figures with 8 points.
• Defensively, the Wildcats held its fifth opponent to 55 points or less this season, while the Panthers became the seventh foe to shoot 40 percent or less from the field.

How It Happened | First Half
• Strong defense by K-State held Prairie View A&M to two shot-clock violations in the first four minutes at the first media timeout, but the score with knotted at 5-all at the 15:41 mark.
• A 3-pointer from Wade helped spark a 5-0 run, as the Wildcats built a 12-7 lead at the 12:33 mark.
• Slowly the Panthers chipped away at the deficit, tying the game at 15-all on a lay-up by Cook with 7:37 before halftime to cap an 8-3 spurt.
• Wade again pushed K-State ahead with 6 consecutive points, including his second 3-pointer, at 21-17 with 4:52 remaining in the half.
• Prairie View wouldn’t back down from the much larger K-State team, using a 7-2 run capped by a Cook 3-pointer to take a 24-23 edge with 2:55 to play.
• Stokes helped ignite the Wildcats shooting from long range, as his 3-pointer just 15 seconds later started a run of four consecutive treys all from different players to push the team into a 35-29 halftime advantage.
• K-State connected on 52.2 percent (12-of-23) in the first half, including 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from 3-point range, while Prairie View A&M shot 40.7 percent (11-of-27).
• Wade led all Wildcats with 9 points on 3-of-5 shooting, while Brown added 8 points.

How It Happened | Second Half
• After Zachary Hamilton helped the Panthers close the gap to 35-32 just 30 seconds into the second half, the Wildcats scored 12 consecutive points to force a timeout at the 16:12 mark.
• A third straight Brown 3-pointer and a Wade lay-up gave K-State a 52-34 advantage with 14:18 to play.
• A Stokes 3-pointer closed out the stunning 25-6 run that spanned the first 9:21 of the second half, helping the Wildcats to their largest lead at 60-38 with 10:39 remaining. During the stretch, K-State went 5-of-8 from long range, including four in a row.
• The pace slowed in the final minutes as Prairie View closed to within 63-48 with 7:21 to play, but a lay-up by senior Wesley Iwundu capped a 6-0 run to push the advantage back to 69-48 with just over 5 minutes.
• Wade led all scorers in the second half with 10 points on 3-of-3 field goals, as K-State finished the half at 56.5 percent (13-of-23), including 45.5 percent (5-of-11) from beyond the arc.

Beyond the Boxscore
• K-State is off to an 8-1 start for the first time under head coach Bruce Weber and the first time since the 2011-12 season… The Wildcats also started 8-1 in both 2009-10 and 2010-11.
• K-State is now 85-5 in non-conference play at home dating back to 2006-07, including a 30-3 mark under Bruce Weber… The Wildcats have won 14 straight non-conference games at Bramlage Coliseum dating back to 2015-16 with an average margin of victory of 18.1 points.
• K-State connected on 54.3 percent (25-of-46) from the field, including 55.0 percent (11-of-20) from 3-point range… It marked the 5th time this season shooting 50 percent or higher from the field, including the third consecutive game… The team also connected on 50 percent or higher of its field goals in both halves, shooting 52.2 percent (12-of-23) in the first half and 56.5 percent (13-of-23) in the second half… It marked the third time this season connecting on 50 percent or higher in both halves (Hampton and Green Bay).
• K-State recorded at least 20 assists for the fourth time this season, including the third straight game.
• K-State has made at least one 3-pointer in 281 consecutive games dating back to start of 2008-09 season… The Wildcats totaled double-digit 3-pointers for the 3rd time this season… The team is now 54-17 under Bruce Weber when connecting on at least 6 treys, including 7-0 this season.
• Five different Wildcats had at least one trey in the contest, including team-high 4 by Barry Brown… It marked the third time this season that at least six players have had at least one 3-pointer.
• K-State improved to 34-9 when having at least 4 players score in double figures under Bruce Weber… The Wildcats have had at least 4 players score in double figures in 6 of their 9 games.
• K-State held its fifth opponent this season to 55 points or less, while it held its seventh foe to 40 percent or less shooting from the field… Prairie View A&M scored 55 points on 39.3 percent (22-of-56) shooting, including 27.8 percent (5-of-18) from 3-point range… 53 opponents have now been held to 60 points or less in Bruce Weber’s tenure with the Wildcats boasting a 47-6 mark in those contests.

Quotable
• “It was a nice milestone,” said head coach Bruce Weber on winning his 400th game. “I have been very fortunate and very blessed to be in the game a long time, both as an assistant and as a head coach. I have been a part of lot of great teams. I still remember my first win (at Southern Illinois) and that group helped set the tone at SIU. No one thought we would win any games (at SIU). I remember the first here (at K-State). My family and the players make it a great thing. But, I told them after the game that I am worried more about 401, and then 402. We have to get somewhere around 415, 416, 417 (to get to the NCAA Tournament). That would mean a lot more to me (than 400) and I think we are capable of that.”

Up Next
• K-State makes the short trip to Kansas City on Saturday, as the Wildcats host Pac-12 foe Washington State (4-4) in the Wildcat Classic at 7 p.m., CT at the Sprint Center. Tickets are available starting at $10 by calling the K-State Athletic Ticket Office at (800) 221.CATS or online at www.kstatesports.com/tickets. The contest will be televised on FOX Sports Kansas City (state of Kansas, Kansas City area), K-StateHD.TV and ESPN3 (outside of state of Kansas).