Kansas State missed its first 13 three-point shot attempts against the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA Tournament round of 32 matchup in Greensboro, North Carolina. Ironic, perhaps, that the game was ultimately decided by the deep ball—and decided in K-State’s favor—as the Little Apple Wildcats bested the Lexington version, 75-69, to advance to the Sweet 16 later this week at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Marquis Nowell hit the first three-pointer for the No. 3-seeded Wildcats (25-9) at the 14:33 mark of the second half. The Cats needed it badly, after Kentucky had erased a 29-26 K-State halftime lead with a whistle-aided 13-2 run that put K-State in an 8-point hole.