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Kansas State took its remarkable turnaround season to new heights on Tuesday as the No. 13 Wildcats upset No. 2 Kansas 83-82 in overtime at Bramlage Coliseum. The outcome snapped a seven-game losing streak for K-State in the Sunflower Showdown as first-year coach Jerome Tang's squad improved to 16-2 (5-1 Big 12) in his first taste of the in-state rivalry.
Wildcats wing Keyontae Johnson caught a lob from Markquis Nowell and flushed it for a dunk with 25 seconds left to put K-State ahead. With a chance to tie or take the lead in the final seconds on the ensuing possession, Kansas committed a game-ending turnover. Moments later, Kansas State students stormed the court to celebrate a monumental victory for a program coming off three consecutive losing seasons prior to Tang's arrival.
The win was particularly impressive because it came on a quiet night for star point guard Markquis Nowell, who scored a season-low four points. Former Arkansas and Arkansas State guard Desi Sills stepped up with a season-high 24 off the bench, and Johnson added 24 as well.
None were more important for Johnson and the Wildcats, however, than his highlight-reel flush in the final minute, especially since it came over Kansas star Jalen Wilson, who scored a career-high 38 points in a losing effort. Wilson scored eight of KU's 10 points in the overtime period but could not will his team to victory in a thrilling rivalry showdown.