Jacob Pullen scored 20 of his 27 points in the second half and Kansas State held off Nebraska’s late comeback bid to win 61-57 Wednesday night.

The Wildcats (19-9, 7-6) won for the fifth time in six games and took sole possession of fifth place in the Big 12.

Nebraska (18-9, 6-7), coming off its weekend upset of No. 5 Texas, lost for the first time in four games and had a dent put in its NCAA Tournament hopes.