The lasting image of Kansas State’s 73-72 loss to Kansas on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse has to be Barry Brown slowly walking the ball up court with the game on the line.
Kansas led by a single point when K-State inbounded the ball with 15.2 seconds remaining. If executed quickly, the Wildcats could have crossed midcourt, taken a shot and had time leftover for a second chance if they missed. This was a moment to pick up the pace.
Instead, Brown dribbled up court without urgency and waited 7 seconds before running any kind of offense.
“I don’t know why I did that,” Brown said later.