Manhattan ? Not even coach Jim Wooldridge could explain Kansas State’s shooting performance Wednesday night.

But he’ll take it.

The Wildcats shot a season-high 63 percent from the floor and beat Nebraska, 78-61, Wednesday night to snap a three-game conference losing streak.

“It’s hard to explain how we could shoot 60 percent from the floor,” Wooldridge said. “There were just a variety of reasons, and we had some guys jump up and make plays.”

It was Kansas State’s best shooting performance since shooting 61 percent against Texas-Pan American Feb. 12, 2002.

The Wildcats (10-8, 2-5 Big 12 Conference) also played stingy zone defense, holding the Huskers to 32 percent from the floor.

“When one person shoots well, you all start feeding off of it,” guard Tim Ellis said. “This was definitely a step in the right direction. We don’t want to go 1-5 again.”

Forward Jeremiah Massey was the spark, scoring a career-high 24 points, while Ellis and Jarrett Hart added 16 points each for Kansas State.

“They had some pretty big guys,” Massey said of the Huskers. “But when I saw an open look, I took it to them.”

Nebraska (11-7, 1-6) trimmed an eight-point Kansas State lead to three with 15:55 to go in the game.

Then the Huskers went cold. They didn’t make another field goal for almost 11 minutes.

“Their zone was good, and we were unable to attack,” Nebraska coach Barry Collier said.

Massey scored 10 points during a 17-4 run that put the Wildcats up 61-44 with 6:36 remaining. Kansas State made eight straight buckets, but turnovers helped Nebraska trim the lead to nine with 3:38 to go.

Massey answered with two free throws, and the Huskers never got closer.

“We were down nine and missed a free throw and we forgot how to block out,” Collier said. “That’s just a lack of concentration. That really shows how we haven’t been able to make the next step.”

Nebraska lost its 13th straight conference road game, dating back to Feb. 20, 2002.

The Huskers were 15-of-18 from the free-throw line, but 8-of-33 from three-point range.

“It turned into a three-point shooting performance on that end of the court,” Wooldridge said. “We were able to bother them.”

No. 11 Texas 76, Colorado 63

Austin, Texas — Sydmill Harris and Kenton Paulino each scored 13 points and No. 11 Texas hit 11 three-pointers in a win over Colorado.

The Longhorns (15-3, 6-1 Big 12) won their first game back in the Frank Erwin Center since their 25-game home winning streak was snapped in a Jan. 24 loss to Oklahoma State.

A key role player in last season’s Final Four run, Harris had seen his playing time drop dramatically through the course of this season. He had not scored in eight of the 10 previous games but went 3-of-3 from the floor and hit his only two free throws against Colorado (12-7, 4-4).

No. 22 Oklahoma 75, Iowa State 48

Norman, Okla. — De’Angelo Alexander scored 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting from three-point range, and Lawrence McKenzie added 16 to lead No. 22 Oklahoma over Iowa State.

McKenzie hit a couple of threes on back-to-back possessions early in the second half to spark a 21-5 run, turning the game into a rout for the Sooners (14-4, 4-3 Big 12), who won their fourth straight game.

Oklahoma finally has climbed over .500 in conference play since losing four straight.

Iowa State (13-5, 4-3) has lost 20 straight Big 12 road games.