Texas A&M forward Jalen Jones came off the bench to score 25 points, guard Alex Caruso added 12 points, nine assists and six steals, and the Aggies held off Kansas State 78-68 on Saturday in College Station, Texas.

With the Aggies protecting a five-point lead in the final minute, Caruso drove and spun to the basket for a layup and then stole the inbounds pass.

Texas A&M (8-2), which was coming off a loss at Arizona State, posted another quality non-conference win to go with victories over Gonzaga and Texas.

Junior forward Wesley Iwundu scored a career-high 23 points to lead Kansas State (7-2). Forward D.J. Johnson added 14 points.

Jones started 31 games last season, when he was selected second-team All-SEC, but he's mostly come off the bench this season. He had nine rebounds and shot 8-of-15 from the field against Kansas State.

The Wildcats rallied from a nine-point deficit early in the second half and trailed only 43-42 when Caruso jumped into the passing lane for a steal and was intentionally fouled on a breakaway.

Caruso made both free throws, guard Admon Gilder followed with a 3-pointer, and the Aggies were off and running on a 23-6 run that didn't quite put the game away.

K-State came back with an 11-0 run and eventually pulled as close as 69-64 on Iwundu's one-handed slam with 1:03 left.

Texas A&M guard Danuel House, averaging 16.3 points per game, scored only seven points on 2-of-13 shooting.