MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Jacob Pullen scored 15 points, leading No. 3 Kansas State to a tough, 76-67 victory over Presbyterian on Thursday night.

Up 14 at the half, Kansas State (3-0) couldn't shake Presbyterian. The Blue Hose (0-2) opened the half with 13-7 run and then kept chipping away. Jake Troyli and Khalid Mutakbbir hit 3-point shots to cut the Wildcats' lead to 63-60 with 9:35 to play.

It was 69-65 with 2:30 remaining before K-State's Jamar Samuels tipped in Martavious Irving's miss. When the Wildcats' Rodney Magruder sank a baseline 3-poointer with 51 seconds remaining to make it 74-65, the home crowd could finally relax. Magruder finished with 13 points.

Presbyterian was led by Al'Lonzo Coleman, who had 15 points and 14 rebounds.

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