MANHATTAN, Kan. — OSU claims to embrace defense as a key to its identity. And until Saturday, they had the stats to back it up, ranking near the top in several of the Big 12's key defensive statistics, including scoring defense, field goal percentage defense and blocked shots.
The rankings didn't hold up Saturday, however.
Kansas State shot 57.7 percent from the floor, better than any Cowboys opponent this season, and finished with 38 points in the paint on a variety of layups, point-blank shots and tip-ins. The Wildcats, who shoot just 29.3 percent on 3-pointers, averaging 5.