Expectations might have finally caught up with the Kansas State basketball team.
The Wildcats entered the season ranked 12th in the national polls and seemed to handle the extra attention that came with that status just fine during a 6-0 start that featured a tournament championship at the Paradise Jam. But things changed in their first true road game of the season last week when they got blasted 83-71 at Marquette.
Markus Howard went off for 45 points and the crowd at Fiserv Forum made life hard on K-State players after the first few minutes. The Golden Eagles could smell a marquee victory over a top 25 team, and they seized the opportunity to grab one.