Kansas State builds 24-point 2nd-half lead before holding on to beat Cal 99-96

MANHATTAN Kan AP P J Haggerty scored points Khamari McGriff and Nate Johnson as Kansas State built a big lead before hanging on to edge California - on Thursday night David Castillo added points on four -pointers for the Wildcats - who shot and made of -point tries Chris Bell made of from the arc and scored points and Dai Dai Ames hit of s for points for Cal - which shot and made of -point attempts Justin Pippen added points The Wildcats led - at halftime and were up early in the second half before the Golden Bears rallied behind the -point shooting of Ames and Bell who combined for points after the break Ames hit five s over the first minutes of the second half then Bell made five in the final minutes Bell s last -pointer made it a six-point encounter with seconds left The Wildcats made just of free throws in the final half-minute but a couple buckets from Semetri Carr weren t enough to bring the Golden Bears all the way back Kansas State shot and made of from the arc in taking a -point halftime lead behind points from Castillo and each from Haggerty and McGriff Haggerty went over career points Up next Cal is home against Presbyterian on Tuesday Kansas State is home versus Tulsa on Monday Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college basketball https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-basketball-poll and https apnews com hub college-basketball Source