Kansas State pushes past Washington State

Kansas State’s 70-56 victory against Washington State on Saturday at Sprint Center will be remembered for an ugly start and a beautiful finish.

Which extreme best summed up the game? That’s up for debate.

K-State will take the result, a double-digit victory against a Pac-12 opponent in front of 8,807 that improved its record to 9-1. Wesley Iwundu had a game-high 15 points to go along with eight rebounds and five assists, Barry Brown got hot from the outside in the second half and scored 14 points, and Xavier Sneed provided a big lift off the bench with 10 points and seven rebounds. They helped the Wildcats dominate much of the game.

Saturday’s box score

But it took each of them a while to get…