Kansas State pushes past Washington State 70-56

KANSAS CITY, Mo.

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.

“We weren’t very sharp,” K-State coach Bruce Weber said. “As we get into the season and into the conference and even next week against Colorado State, we aren’t going to have the opportuity to have slow starts like that. We have to play sharper and more precise early in games.”

“We were a team the last 30 minutes,” K-State senior Wesley Iwundu added. “We did what we were good at instead of at the beginning when we were doing our thing. After halftime we started making…