Slow starts are not necessarily uncommon for K-State. They let Oklahoma — the No. 1 team in the country at the time — jump out to a 9-0 start but won the game handily Saturday night.
Unfortunately, falling behind by nine before the under-16 timeout would not prove effective against No. 21 Baylor, as K-State lost 72-82 Wednesday night.
K-State head coach Bruce Weber warned of such things. Sunday night, just before the Super Bowl, he texted his squad, still riding the high after knocking off the Sooners, telling them that “their 24 hours of celebration was up” and that it was time to get back to business.