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[email protected] Fax (785) 537-9494 www.blueribbon-cc.com Veteran Owned and Operated Vol. 23 Number 39 An Award Winning Weekly Newspaper Thursday, February 26, 2015 No. 8 Kansas blows lead, loses 70-63 to K-State MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) _ After will end. But at least for one night, struggling to keep Kansas from blow- against their biggest foil, they looked ing an eight-point lead in a loss to its like a Top 25 team in their own right. biggest rival, coach Bill Self faced an even tougher challenge Monday night. ``Like Coach said, it's good for the Getting back to the locker room. fans, alums, all the students,'' Williams After a sea of Kansas State students said. ``It's a big-time win for every- flooded the floor following a 70-63 one.'' victory over the eighth-ranked Kansas State never allowed the Jayhawks, Self found himself crushed Jayhawks to pull even in a tense final near the scorer's table. He needed the few minutes. help of Kansas State counterpart After Oubre made the first of two Bruce Weber just to escape the jubi- foul shots to cut Kansas' deficit to 64- lant melee. 61, Williams made two free throws at ``That's disappointing that hap- the other end. And when Brannen pened again, but we also allowed it to Greene scored with just under a happen again,'' Self said of the fans minute left to make it 66-63, Williams storming the court, which also hap- knocked down a 15-footer to help pened when the Wildcats beat the wrap up the victory.