Kansas State has seen a huge increase in scoring

Kansas State coach Bruce Weber has seen balanced scoring from his team. MANHATTAN, Kan.

The most surprising aspect of Kansas State’s hot start in men’s basketball is the high scores.

Heading into Monday’s CBE Classic against Missouri, K-State is averaging 84.6 points a game after averaging 63 a year ago.

That number seemed unthinkable before the season. Consider that the Wildcats lost their top three scorers in the offseason and now start a freshman at point guard. Yet, they are putting the ball through the hoop with impressive efficiency. They are running, they are passing and they are having fun doing both. It’s a reversal from last season, when they slowed the pace and tried to win with the…