Kansas State Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Colorado scores last 6 points, beats Kansas State 79-70
P.J. Haggerty and Andrej Kostic each scored four points in an 8-0 surge to pull Kansas State to 73-70 with 2:13 to play, but Colorado shot 6 of 8 from the free-throw line to seal it. The Wildcats were down 22 points with about 13 minutes remaining.
Johnson shot 5 of 11 from the floor and had nine rebounds and seven assists for Colorado (16-12, 6-9 Big 12). Ian Inman made five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points for the Buffaloes. Barrington Hargress added 15 points, Sebastian Rancik scored 13 and Bangot Dak had 10.
Haggerty scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to go with four assists to lead K-State (11-17, 2-13). Kostic and Nate Johnson added 10 points apiece. The Wildcats have lost eight of their last nine games.
Colorado took the lead for good about eight minutes in and led 37-18 with 3:45 left before halftime. K-State closed on a 15-5 run to cut the deficit to 42-33 at the break. Hargress scored 10 points and Inman made three 3s for the Buffaloes in the half. Haggerty scored 11 first-half points and grabbed six rebounds to pace K-State.
The Wildcats pulled within five early in the second half, but the Buffaloes answered with a 17-0 run for a 59-37 lead.
Colorado is on the road Saturday against fifth-ranked Houston.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Bangot Dak Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Andrej Kostic misses 23-foot three point jumper | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Kansas State Timeout | 70 - 79 |
Statistics
 KSU |
 COLO |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-67 | FG | 25-58 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-23 | 3PT | 9-25 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 13-18 | FT | 20-28 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Flagrant Fouls | 2 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 22 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 8 | Percent Led | 85 |
Game Information
Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 6,058 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 15-2 | - | 28-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 1.5 | 26-5 |
| Texas Tech | 12-5 | 3 | 22-8 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 3.5 | 25-6 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 3.5 | 22-9 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 4.5 | 21-10 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 6.5 | 20-10 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 6.5 | 18-13 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 6.5 | 17-14 |
| BYU | 8-9 | 7 | 20-10 |
| Colorado | 7-10 | 8 | 17-13 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 8.5 | 16-15 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 9.5 | 18-13 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 9.5 | 16-15 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 12.5 | 12-19 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 13.5 | 10-21 |