Poor officiating costs Kansas State a 10-point lead at halftime

Yes, Avery Johnson should have had better clock management at the end of the first half in order to give Kansas State a shot at a 10-point lead at halftime, but actually, it might not have been Johnson's fault.

As the second half was starting, Fox Rules analyst Mike Pereira came on the air and explained that the Kansas State offense did not come together and was set for at least a second before snapping the ball.

Pereira said that if the game had been officiated correctly, a flag would have been thrown a false start would have been called and it would have resulted in a 10-second runoff because it was under two minutes left in the half.

Kansas State however would rather have the 10-second runoff because head coach Chris Klieman did have a timeout left in his picket. If the correct call had been made, Klieman would have been able to call the timeout and put his kicking unit out on the field for a short field goal and it probably would have resulted in points before the half.

Every Kansas State fan had their hands on their head pleading for Johnson to throw the ball at the end of the half to stop the clock and give his team a shot at kicking the field goal for an extended lead.

Let; 's hope this game doesn't come down to a field goal because a missed call could be costly when the clock hits triple zeroes for Kansas State.