Deep breath, everybody. It’s early in the season. Deep, deep breath.
Led by the trio of Joe Rosga (18 points), Ade Murkey (14 points, 6 rebounds) and Creighton transfer Ronnie Harrell, Jr. (14 points, 12 rebounds), and aided by K-State’s awful free-throw shooting and, well, shooting in general, Denver (1-1) hung around with No. 12/11 Kansas State (2-0) until the last minute before falling 64-56 in Manhattan Monday night.
Barry Brown carried K-State during a stretch when he scored 11 consecutive points. He finished with 25 to lead the ‘Cats.