If today was Mike McGuirl’s last hoedown at Bramlage, he made it count.
The senior dropped a team-high 17, while Dajuan Gordon and Nijel Pack both reached double figures, to lead Kansas State (8-19, 4-14) to a 61-56 win over hapless Iowa State (2-21, 0-18).
The Cyclones scored the first basket, and at 13:09 in the first half regained a 10-9 lead; those were the only two points in the game when the Wildcats were on the wrong end of the scoreboard. The Cats led by eight at the half, and a Pack three-pointer 86 seconds into the second half gave K-State a 12-point edge, their largest of the game.