I’m not going to tell anyone how to feel after yesterday because that’s ultimately a subjective feeling from how life situates you. But I’m going to offer where life has situated me, and why I’m going to be a little less worked up no matter how this ends.
Keyonte George scored 23, but K-State had the game firmly in hand with about eight minutes to go. The Bears struggle in the paint on both ends tonight, and they coughed the ball up too often to make up for a below-average shooting performance.
When you lose a half by 29 points, you rarely have a single problem. The Bears had a host of them in Lawrence. So let's evaluate and ponder some possible solutions!
Cryer went 8-11 from deep and finished with 26 points. As a team, the Bears shot 14-27 from beyond the arch and 51% overall from the floor on their way to a first-place tie in the Big 12 thanks to results elsewhere.
While George got hot early with 15 first-half points and Flagler closed things down late with 14 in the second half, the importance of Love’s even-keeled performance can not be understated.