MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas State's defense gave up big plays, its offense struggled to consistently move the ball and its special teams made more mistakes in one game Saturday than they often do in an entire season.
The Wildcats were still good enough to beat Kansas.
Alex Barnes ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns, Alex Delton scored the go-ahead TD from 21 yards out in the closing minutes, and Kansas State managed to hold on for a frigid, wind-blown 21-17 victory -- their 10th straight over their biggest rivals.
"They recognize there were things that could have been done that wouldn't have necessarily kept it a close ballgame," Wildcats coach Bill Snyder said of his players, "but to get the win when they're in the jaws of defeat, so to speak, it was significant for them.