“ Not be satisfied ”: the state basketball team determined to rely on recent success

Ten days ago, the Kansas State basketball team was just looking for a way, anyway, winning a match.

My, how things have changed.

After hanging on for Dear Life to Edge Arizona State, 71-70, Tuesday evening in Desert Financial Arena in Temple, Arizona, the attention of the Wildcats does not allow the success of their heads. Four consecutive victories will do so.

“My message to the guys today was, don’t be satisfied,” said K-Stateman Coleman Hawkins after the Wildcats spotted Arizona State an 18-2 lead, built a two-digit advantage , then held a furious Sun Devils Rally at the end.

“We cannot be satisfied with what we have done so far. We always have a game to play, and it starts with the game that we are about to play at the moment, which was Arizona State .

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Since the end of a six-game skid on January 25 against Virginia-Western, the Wildcats have brought their game to a new level. But after the two-digit victories against Mountaineers and the Oklahoma State at home and a rash of then-no. 3 Iowa State last Saturday to end a sequence of losses on the 15 -game road, exceeding the Arizona State was more a challenge.

In fact, the Sun Devils had the opportunity to win it with 4.1 seconds to play, only to see the first year student Jayden Quintaince Miss Miss Ferme Throws.

However, K-State found a means at the end in a tight match, which was sorely missing a few weeks ago. Wildcats are now back at 0.500 to 11-1 and have improved at 5-6 in Big 12.

Next time for the Wildcats is a home game at 1 p.m. Saturday against Kansas in the second edition of The Sunflower Showdown. Ku won the first meeting in Lawrence on January 18, 84-74.

“We cannot be satisfied,” said striker David N’Gussan, who led the Wildcats with 22 points and eight rebounds. “We have to come here and do the same thing. (The start of the game) was not the way we wanted, but we got victory and the end of the day, and that is the most important.”

The Wildcats had three other two -digit markers, with Max Jones contributing to 15 points, Brendan Hausen 12 and Hawkins 11 to go with six rebounds and seven assists. The leader has dug McDaniels added seven points, nine assists and eight rebounds, including the one on the last missed launch of quaintance to freeze the match.

“These guys were great during the defeats, then we are winning, we must continue to improve with victories,” said Kerome Tang’s state coach. “Because for 1,000 me that can manage adversity, there is only one that can manage success.

“And therefore, we will try to be this one and continue to build on this subject.”

Arne Green is based in Salina and covers the sports of Kansas State University for the Gannett network. It can be reached at granted@gannett.com or on x (formerly twitter) at @arnegreen.

This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Kansas State basketball is still not satisfied after the last success