The Washington State Cougars faltered in the second half against the Kansas State Wildcats Saturday morning, 50-40, officially ending the Cougars season.
WSU (19-11) took a seven-point lead into the halftime break but it was all K-State (20-12) in the second half. The ‘Cats flipped the script and outscored WSU 33-16 in the second half alone to capture a 10-point victory to extend the K-State season into the second round of the NCAA tournament.
In order to slow down the ‘Cats, WSU needed to stop Ayoka Lee. The Cougar defense was up the task early on, holding the star forward to just six points in the first half.