After a long possession showing off some elite ball movement, Ja’Mee Asberry cashed out from deep off of an assist from Sarah Andrews to start off scoring for the Lady Bears. Bugget laid one in on the very next play, but to follow this up Kansas State scored 6 unanswered points, making the score 5-6 with four minutes to play. The score stayed close as the Bears and the Wildcats traded buckets, resulting in a Wildcat lead of 9-11 to finish up the quarter.
Kansas State broke open scoring in the second quarter by drilling a three on their first possession.