You may have a vague memory of a John Cusack movie called The Ice Harvest that was set in Wichita. Your memory is vague because, first of all, it’s kind of a dreadful movie (Rotten Tomatoes audience score 43%) and, secondly, because it was released sixteen years ago, in 2005. Your memory of previous Kansas State vs. Wichita State matchups may be similarly vague, since the teams last met 18 years ago, and outcomes were not always favorable to the purple and white.
Tonight’s rekindling of the in-state rivalry that has not existed in nearly two decades started out dreadfully.