Wildcats shake slow start, beat Omaha

When Kansas State started the game in an 11-2 hole, it looked like the Wildcats might be in for a long night against Omaha.

But K-State used a 21-0 run and held the Mavericks without a field goal for more than seven minutes and coasted to an 81-68 win on Tuesday in Bramlage Coliseum.

Omaha scored nine straight in the opening minutes of the first half to push ahead 11-2, but Wesley Iwundu brought the Wildcats back to life with a thunderous dunk.

The play came after Kansas State coach Bruce Weber tried to get his team energized during a timeout.

“The start, I’m not sure what it was,” he said. “We came out very, very flat. At the timeout I got after them. I said I don’t care about the offense, but…