Recap: Gonzaga vs. Kansas State

Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Kelly Olynyk scored 20 points on 10-of-13 shooting and the No.14 Gonzaga Bulldogs used a strong second half to take a 68-52 decision over the Kansas State Wildcats in the 10th annual State Farm Battle in Seattle.

Elias Harris chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds for the Bulldogs (10-1), who bounced back after their first loss of the season to Illinois. Gary Bell Jr. contributed with 11 points in the win.

"Other than a couple of bonehead plays that's kind of how he's been," Gonzaga coach Mark Few said of Olynyk's performance. "He's a smart player and one that can hurt you in a lot of ways."

Kansas State (7-2) was outscored 41-26 in the second half after hanging tight with Gonzaga through the first 20 minutes.

Angel Rodriguez was the only Wildcat in double-figures. He scored 14 points, but shot a poor 4-of-11 from the field, as Kansas State saw its brief two-game winning streak come to an end.

"That's about as good a defense I've seen a Gonzaga team play," Kansas State coach Bruce Weber admitted.

Will Spradling drained a 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining to pull the Wildcats to within 27-26 to cap a closely contested first half.

However, the Bulldogs emerged from halftime intent on creating separation and scored the first nine points of the second half to take a 36-26 lead.

Martavious Irving then buried a triple before Adrian Diaz connected on a pair of free throws to bring Kansas State back to within five points, but Guy Landry Edi knocked down a shot from long distance to cap a 7-0 spurt for Gonzaga, putting them back ahead by double-digits for good.

Gonzaga led by as many as 21 points before the final buzzer.