Another close basketball game. Another loss for Kansas State.
The Wildcats suffered their third gut-wrenching defeat of the season, 66-65 to Texas Tech on Tuesday at United Supermarkets Arena.
This one was every bit as painful as a one-point loss to Maryland and a two-point loss at Kansas. Victory was within K-State’s grasp, but it slipped away. The Wildcats led 62-58 with 1 minute, 29 seconds remaining and didn’t score again until Barry Brown hit a meaningless three-pointer at the buzzer.
Here’s what went wrong: Texas Tech got to the free-throw line a lot, K-State didn’t take advantage of its opportunities on offense and two late calls went against it.