MANHATTAN, Kan.
D.J. Johnson requires only four words to describe the collective mind-set of Kansas State’s basketball team as it prepares for its next game at TCU on Tuesday.
“We really need it,” said Johnson, a junior forward.
Much has changed for K-State in the past nine days. At this time last week, K-State had the look of a potential NCAA Tournament team. It was coming off an 80-69 victory over then No. 1 Oklahoma, and its RPI surged to 37. A trip to last-place TCU looked like an ideal opportunity to pad its postseason resume.