Iowa State’s upset victory at Kansas State on Saturday meant exactly what you thought it meant. Kansas is not out of the running to win the Big 12 basketball championship.
Had the Wildcats beaten the Cyclones, K-State would have had a 1-1/2 game lead as we hit the homestretch of the conference race. But Dean Wade is battling a foot injury, wasn’t himself against the Cyclones and finally limped off with about seven minutes left. Iowa State spurted away and, 84 miles away, sent Allen Fieldhouse into delirium as the Jayhawks went about the business of routing West Virginia.