Well, that game had just about everything you wouldn’t want to see in it: lots of turnovers, a key player getting injured in practice and unable to play, missed shots, lots of turnovers. One thing it didn’t seem to have, and this is odd in Ames, Iowa, is cascading boos raining down on the referees. They just weren’t necessary. There was nothing for those ISU fans to get upset about.
Another thing that wasn’t needed: the so-called “Hilton Magic.” Nope, no mysterious forces from beyond were needed in this clown show. Kansas was too inept for “Hilton Magic” to even be necessary.