Nobody gave K-State a chance in this game. Not enough offense, everyone said. Not enough length. Sixteenth best of the Sweet Sixteen teams. Kentucky’s stable of thoroughbreds would stampede all over the purple Wildcats.
Somebody forgot to tell Barry Brown, Xavier Sneed and their teammates that they were supposed to be the Washington Generals of the second week, apparently. They took the fight to Kentucky right off the bat, and made the NBA talent-laden SEC squad work for everything, all night long. Kentucky counter-punched and took leads on several occasions, but the Kansas version of the Wildcats got a monstrous drive and bucket by Barry Brown on K-State’s biggest possession of the season to win, 61-58.