Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang knew that eventually the Wildcats needed a win to keep believing. Finally, things fell into place Saturday.

West Virginia fought back in the second half behind 22 points from Javon Small, but it wasn’t enough. K-State essentially clinched the game when Hawkins sent a terrific pass to N’Guessan for a dunk that gave the Wildcats a 62-42 lead with 5:41 remaining.

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