When Marquis Nowell picked up his 10th assist of the day on an alley-oop to Keyontae Johnson from behind half-court to give Kansas State a 69-52 lead with four minutes to play, it appeared the game was over. Then the Wildcats (11-1) played as if it was over and had to gut out a 7-point win, sealed by a savant coaching maneuver.
In a game that featured 11 lead changes, the Radford Highlanders (6-7) hung close with the Cats most of the day and even led early in the second half. Johnson had struggled to find his shooting touch, making only 2 of his first 10 attempts, including misses on all three 3-point attempts.