Dean Wade raised his right hand and called for the ball.
The junior Kansas State forward had a one-on-one matchup against freshman Oklahoma guard Trae Young in the paint, and he wanted to exploit it. This was an ideal situation for the Wildcats. They had their best scorer on a much smaller defender. It looked like easy points.
But things didn’t work out that way.
Instead of working the ball inside for a high-percentage look, K-State guard Barry Brown hoisted a contested three-pointer that clanged off the rim. Wade fought for the offensive rebound, missed a put-back layup in traffic, snared his own miss and then lost a turnover while being smothered by three OU defenders.