k-state to play in las vegas final
K-State, fresh from running the USC Trojan basketball team out of the gym in Las Vegas, may get a game against Wichita State — the top-ranked program in Kansas — after all:
LAS VEGAS - All season, USC’s strength has been its defense. But in the third round game of the Las Vegas Classic Friday, the Kansas State Wildcats found holes in the second half.
After trailing by seven early in the second, the Wildcats used a 17-point run to defeat USC 68-55.
David Hoskins and Bill Walker scored 19 points apiece for Kansas State (9-3). Hoskins shot 9-of-10 from the free-throw line with six rebounds and four steals.
“In the first half, we shot 22 percent and in the second half, we shot 62 percent. We made it hard on ourselves,” Kansas State coach Bob Huggins said.
“Our half court offense was awful in the first half. Second half, we changed,” he said.
Bill “Sky” Walker also turned a cooler of Gatorade into wine in the second half, and a lady in the ticket office with goldfish on her desk reported that her office was full of bread after the Wildcats left.
UPDATE: Never mind — the Shockers lost to New Mexico 71-68, so K-State will play New Mexico in the final.
UPDATE 2: K-State beat New Mexico in the final, 72-56.
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