Kansas State got off to a slow start for the second straight game. It didn’t end well in Ames and the Wildcats weren’t able to dig out of the hole in Knoxville.
The game, part of the Big12/SEC Challenge, was not going to help Wildcats earn an NCAA tournament bid. The convincing loss may have actually hurt them.
I don’t like these non-conference games in the middle of the Big 12 schedule, but the made for TV competition is fun for viewers. It wasn’t fun for purple fans.
I was concerned when Barry Brown was called for a charging foul during the Wildcat’s first possession of the game.