A 21-point lead had nearly completely disappeared, as George Mason had two chances in the final 10 seconds to steal a victory over Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday night.
But the Wildcats’ defense came up with stops both times, as K-State survived for a 59-58 victory over George Mason and improved to 10-2 heading into the Big 12 opener on Wednesday at home against Texas.
George Mason’s Justin Kier missed a floater with four seconds left and K-State’s Barry Brown grabbed the rebound and appeared to dribble out the clock. But lost in the crowd’s jubilation was a referee’s whistle ruling that Brown had double dribbled with 1.