In its first game back at Bramlage Coliseum since early March, Kansas State wasted no time jumping on Pittsburg State Friday night.
It won’t count, officially, as the game was the Wildcats’ first of two exhibition games this season, but the Wildcats did use a game-high 17 points from sophomore Barry Brown to oust the Gorillas 85-72.
K-State shot efficiently early, and threw the first punch. The lead ballooned to as wide as 26 early in the second half, but the Gorillas began to shave points off K-State’s big lead. Pitt State clawed as close as 12 with under a minute to play, but the Wildcats held the Gorillas at arm’s length.