BY RODERICK BOONE
Kansas State finished off one of the two remaining undefeated teams in Division I last night, leaving top-ranked Memphis as the lone squad without a blemish. The Wildcats stunned visiting rival and No. 2 Kansas in Manhattan (no, not ours) 84-75.
It ended the Jayhawks' ridiculous domination of K-State in the Little Apple. Kansas hadn't lost to the Wildcats there in 24 straight years. Michael Beasley was Michael Beastley, pumping in 25 points and going 4-for-4 from behind the arc in the win, which kept K-State undefeated and in first place in the Big 12 standings at 5-0.
While disappointed, Kansas coach Bill Self looked at the loss with perspective.
"We weren't going to run the table," Self told reporters after the game. "As much as I wish we could, that wasn't going to happen. So this could be a good thing for us in the long run. But certainly it stings."