Jeff Mittie isn’t used to close games this year. Ones ending closely, at least.
His Kansas State team is now 9-0 on the season after a 62-49 win over UT-Arlington Wednesday night, but following the first three quarters, it seemed the Wildcats and Mavericks were headed toward a theatrical finish — unlike K-State’s seven double-digit wins previously.
But the fourth quarter was the difference Wednesday in Manhattan.
K-State outscored UT-Arlington 22-9 in the fourth, after leading a narrow 45-40 affair after three complete. But the Wildcats leaned on senior Breanna Lewis’ 15 points and 11 rebounds, six points of which came in the fourth, securing K-State its 900th win in program history.