MANHATTAN, Kan. — It wasn’t easy, but the Kansas State men’s basketball team kept its winning streak alive by fighting past Oklahoma State for a 65-57 victory on Tuesday inside Bramlage Coliseum.
K-State (15-1, 4-0 Big 12) fell behind early and was locked in a tight contest with the Cowboys (9-7, 1-3) heading into the final media timeout of the night. But the Wildcats made more than enough clutch plays down the stretch to win and stay on top of the conference standings.
The biggest play of them all came with 38 seconds remaining, when Markquis Nowell found Keyontae Johnson with a pass high above the rim and the senior forward slammed it home for an alley-oop dunk that sent the home crowd into a frenzy. That gave the Wildcats a 62-57 lead, and they added onto that advantage with free throws in the final seconds.
