Overview
- Isaiah Johnson led Colorado with 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in Boulder, lifting the Buffaloes to 16-12 overall and 6-9 in the Big 12.
- Ian Inman hit five 3-pointers for 17 points, with Barrington Hargress adding 15, Sebastian Rancik 13 and Bangot Dak 10 as Colorado won its second straight.
- Colorado built a 22-point edge behind a 17-0 surge, then sealed the game by making six of eight free throws after Kansas State closed to 73-70 with 2:13 left.
- P.J. Haggerty paced Kansas State with 25 points and 10 rebounds, while Andrej Kostic and Nate Johnson scored 10 apiece for the Wildcats.
- Kansas State fell to 11-17 and 2-13 in conference play with its eighth loss in nine games during its third outing under interim coach Matthew Driscoll after Jerome Tang’s for-cause firing, which Tang is legally contesting to pursue an $18.675 million buyout.