KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Barry Brown and D.J. Johnson heard what critics were saying about Kansas State, all those rumors that coach Bruce Weber was on the hot-seat and the Wildcats were an NCAA Tournament long shot.
They provided a defiant answer to all those people Thursday night.
Brown had 21 points, including a series of crucial foul shots down the stretch, and Johnson had 13 points and seven rebounds to help the Wildcats upset ninth-ranked Baylor 70-64 in the Big 12 Tournament -- clinching not only a spot in the semifinals but likely a berth in the NCAA's field of 68.