MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A week ago, in the same arena, the Kansas State Wildcats were tied at the half with Texas Tech and could not close the deal. They were presented with the same opportunity on Saturday this time they did close the deal.
Dean Wade nearly grabbed a triple-double in Kansas State’s 78-66 victory over Iowa State. Wade shot 9 of 13 for 22 points while grabbing eight rebounds and collecting nine assists.

Joining Wade in double-figure scoring was Barry Brown, who scored 16 second-half points for a total of 20, and Xavier Sneed, who scored 17 points on seven shots. After a slow start, Iowa State (13-13, 4-10) managed to get the game close and tied it several times but could not ever capture the lead. Cameron Lard scored 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting for the Cyclones.

The loss by Iowa State will guarantee that the Cyclones will have a losing conference record for the first time in three seasons under coach Steve Prohm.

Iowa State hosts TCU on Wednesday.