Kansas State beats Vanderbilt handily

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Kansas State beat Vanderbilt 69-58 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City last night. The Wildcats are now 8-1 in Wildcat Classic games and 17-14 at the Sprint Center all time.

In a game where Kansas State led from start-to-finish, the Wildcats defense also stifled the opponent into a season-low for points, including just 20 in the first half and just 31.9% shooting. This was a surprise as Vanderbilt had looked like a world-beater against #18 Arizona State in its last game.

Makol Mawien—in a bit of an unexpected turn of events—led all players with 15 points, while Barry Brown and Kamau Stokes had 12 each. Cartier Diarra also finished in double figures with…