STANFORD, CALIF. ? Nicole Ohlde and her teammates took care of business on the court, then sought out the opposing coach’s autograph.

Ohlde had a season-high 28 points and 15 rebounds as second-ranked Kansas State rallied for a 72-65 victory Friday night against Temple in the first round of the Stanford Invitational.

“Things weren’t always going our way,” Ohlde said. “But we had a bunch of people step up at critical times.”

The Owls are coached by WNBA star Dawn Staley, and a number of Wildcats requested her autograph after overcoming their biggest deficit of the season.

Kansas State coach Deb Patterson was Staley’s coach on the 1999 USA Senior National Team that won a gold medal at the World Championships.

“Temple is aggressive at both ends of the court,” Patterson said. “That’s as tough a defensive team as we’ll line up against. Down the stretch it just took us awhile to have an answer.”

Kendra Wecker added 16 points for the Wildcats (5-0). Megan Mahoney, who had 13 points and a season-high 11 rebounds, sank a short jumper with 3:29 remaining during a 10-0 run to give the Wildcats their first lead of the second half at 62-61. Wecker hit a 3-pointer a minute later and Kansas State began to pull away.

“We were a little tentative,” Wecker said. “We had to get back to playing like ourselves.”

Stacey Smalls had 22 points for Temple (3-1).

No. 23 Oklahoma 90, Fordham 62

Honolulu ” Maria Villarroel scored 30 points, and Theresa Schuknecht grabbed 10 rebounds Friday night to lead No. 23 Oklahoma past Fordham in the opening round of the Rainbow Wahine Classic.

The Sooners (4-1) will face No. 11 North Carolina (3-0), an 82-66 winner against DePaul, today in the semifinals.

Villarroel was 13-of-18 from the field, relying on her speed to make breakaway layups. Caitlin Chiaramonte had 12 points and Mobolaji Akiode added 10 for Fordham (2-1).

Baylor 78, San Jose St. 46

Bozeman, Mont. ” Melanie Hamerly scored 19 points and Steffanie Blackmon added 16 points and 12 rebounds as Baylor opened the GranTree Thanksgiving Classic with a win.

Baylor (4-0) jumped to a 17-0 lead and held the Spartans (1-1) scoreless until the 12:32 mark on the way to a 39-19 halftime lead.

Hamerly, who finished 8-for-12 from the field, scored 15 of her points in the second half. Stasha Richards, Baylor’s only senior, scored 12 points and had eight rebounds and seven assists.

Cricket Williams led San Jose State with 18 points on 6-of-20 shooting from the field.