Kansas State’s 68-51 victory over Colorado on Saturday produced few memorable moments, but there were three touch passes and a dunk toward the end of the game that fans will be talking about for quite some time.
The sequence went like this:
Denis Clemente grabbed a rebound at midcourt and flung a behind-the-back pass to Rodney McGruder. The freshman could have done anything with the ball, but he chose to pass to Jacob Pullen under the basket. Pullen also could have scored, but he chose to pass to a streaking Curtis Kelly, who threw down a thunderous dunk.
Those involved with the play would later say that they continued sharing the ball in order to have a little fun.
After viewing that play, and K-State’s entire second-half effort against the Buffaloes, it’s easy to tell the Wildcats are at their best when they’re enjoying themselves.
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According to the old sports cliche, it’s difficult to beat a team three times in a single season. But what about twice?
Starting today, the Kansas State basketball team begins a set of five rematch games against Big 12 opponents with Colorado coming to Bramlage Coliseum.
The Wildcats are 14.5-point favorites, and have won eight straight against the Buffaloes. So logic dictates they won’t have much trouble downing Colorado for the second time since January.
But K-State coach Frank Martin insists winning won’t be easy. There’s just too much extra preparation that goes into rematch games for that to be the case.
“It’s harder,” Martin said. “The second time through is always a lot bigger of a challenge for both teams.”
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Even last year, when Colorado struggled through a 15-loss Big 12 campaign, Kansas State basketball coach Frank Martin says he saw a Buffaloes team on the verge of becoming good.
“Now it’s time to turn the corner,” Martin said. “They’ve obviously done that.”
If all it takes to turn the corner is beat a ranked team at home (No. 22 Baylor) then the Buffs have succeeded.
There are still plenty of skeptics out there, though. Sure, Colorado played Arizona and Gonzaga tough in Maui, and stayed with No. 1 ranked Texas last week in Austin. But other than Baylor, it doesn’t have any impressive wins to brag about.
With No. 13 K-State coming to Colorado tomorrow, the Buffs will get the chance to prove themselves, though. Back-to-back wins over top 25 teams would look awfully good on an up-and-coming team’s resume.
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By Kellis Robinett
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Tags: Boulder, Buffaloes, Buffs, Colorado, Frank Martin, Jacob Pullen, Jamar Samuels, Jeff Bzdelik, Kansas State, Scouting, Wildcats
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