Kansas State got one of its injured playmakers back Saturday but still struggled on offense in a 63-57 loss at No. 11 Texas Tech.
Playing again without Big 12 preseason player of the year Dean Wade, the Wildcats fell into a huge hole early by missing their first 13 shots from the floor. Point guard Kamau Stokes returned, but scored seven points in 21 minutes, still limited by an injury.
To avoid a 0-3 start in conference play for the first time since 2015-16, K-State needs more scorers to emerge.
Barry Brown led the Wildcats with 16 points and Cartier Diarra added 11 on a day when they hit just 33 percent (19 of 57) from the field.