The Manhattan Mercury · Nov 27, 2016
Maryland beats K-State, 69-68
Barry Brown drove the length of the court with six seconds left and took a shot to win the game, but the Kansas State sophomore was off the mark.
The Wildcats fell short in their quest to win a preseason tournament title on Saturday, losing to Maryland, 69-68, in the championship game of the Barclays Center Classic.
Behind a career-high 26 points from D.J. Johnson, the Wildcats (5-1) couldn’t hold on to a three point lead in the final minute of the game. Johnson put K-State up 68-65 with 90 seconds left, and the Wildcats led by three until Melo Trimble scored a layup for Maryland with 25 seconds left.