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By JIM SALTER
Associated Press Writer
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Jeremiah Massey scored 17 points and Kansas State overcame a 19-0 Missouri run Saturday to beat the Tigers 64-53.
Fred Peete added 16 points and Lance Harris 14 for the Wildcats (13-4, 3-3 Big 12). Jimmy McKinney had 14 points for Missouri (10-10, 2-5), which lost for the fifth time in six games. The win was the first for Kansas State in Columbia since 1985.
Just as in a 74-54 loss at Kansas State on Jan. 15, Missouri was eager to shoot the 3, no matter how unsuccessful. The Tigers were 5-for-26 from 3-point range two weeks ago and 5-for-29 Saturday.
McKinney scored the game's first seven points and Missouri went ahead 14-2. But after cutting the margin to 16-8, the Wildcats switched from a man-to-man defense to a 2-3 zone that gave Missouri fits.
Kansas State went on a 20-5 run to take a 28-21 lead with 4:21 to go in the first half on Lance Harris' 3-pointer. Those were the last points for the Wildcats for nearly nine minutes.
Missouri got to within 28-26 at halftime and tied the game on Thomas Gardner's 10-footer 19 seconds into the second half. The Tigers scored the next 12 points as well, extending the run to 19-0, culminating on Jason Conley's free throws with 15:59 to play.
Then it was Missouri's turn to go cold as the Tigers endured their own 5:22 scoreless stretch while Kansas State scored 12 unanswered points to tie it 40-40 with 10:57 to play.
Kansas State went ahead for good on Massey's put-back tip-in with 7:15 to play. The 6-foot-7 senior scored eight of the Wildcats' final 17 points.
Missouri coach Quin Snyder shook up the lineup, perhaps sending a message after mostly lackluster play during a 1-4 stretch entering the game. Leading scorer and rebounder Linas Kleiza was replaced by Marshall Brown and didn't appear until nearly six minutes into the game. Guard Jason Horton was replaced by freshman Glen Dandridge.
The Tigers ranked 11th in the Big 12 with a .363 3-point percentage entering the game.
Meanwhile, Kansas State ranked fifth nationally in 3-point shooting, averaging 41.6 percent, and the Wildcats were 7-for-13.
