2 Keys To Kansas State Wildcats Winning Sunflower Showdown
By Stan Unruh
The Kansas State Wildcat basketball team is off to their best start since 2009-10 season. They face their most difficult test of the season on Tuesday night.
We all know how difficult it is for any visiting team to win in Allen Fieldhouse.
Bruce Weber’s Wildcats can win in Allen Fieldhouse if they do two things.
First, D.J. Johnson has to be very active from the opening tip.
He has to take the game to Landon Lucas in an effort to get the Jayhawk redshirt senior in foul trouble. Lucas is off to a slow start, despite his 15 point, 17-rebound performance against TCU on Friday. Get Lucas in foul trouble and the Kansas could struggle.
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The Wildcats also need to get points from Xavier Sneed. The freshman was averaging 10 points a game coming into Big 12 play. He was nowhere to be found against Texas. He had one steal, 3 turnovers and no points against the Longhorns.
They connected on a season-low 36.2 percent (17-of-47) from the field, including 25 percent (5-of-20) from 3-point range. The team did not make a field goal in the final 4:34, missing their final four shots.
If the ‘Cats shoot like this against Kansas on Tuesday, they won’t have a chance.
The game is set for 8 p.m., and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.