Last year’s Kansas State Wildcats, with three accomplished seniors leading the way, failed to win a non-conference road game. The 2019-2020 version accomplished the task on its first try, overcoming the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 60-56, in overtime Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
The final margin might have been the only thing pretty about this game. After Xavier Sneed scored the first four points of the contest, K-State would not score a point over the next 8:20 of game time. Fortunately, the defense kept the Rebels from running away with the game, as their largest lead was 14-4 before the teams went to the halftime break at 23-16.