MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Three of the veterans that led Kansas State to the Elite Eight last season spent the past week shuffling in and out of practice, each of them dealing with a nagging early season injury.
Barry Brown and Dean Wade were good enough to play against Kennesaw State on Friday night.
Xavier Sneed wound up sitting out the game.
Most of the way, the No. 12 Wildcats could have used him.
It wasn't until Brown and Wade helped to trigger a run midway through the second half that Kansas State finally established a comfortable cushion.