Kansas State Fans React To Arizona State Loss Sunday Night

The Wildcats have gone cold after being the hottest team in college basketball a week ago.

Feb 23, 2025; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils guard Alston Mason (1) is guarded by Kansas State Wildcats guard Dug McDaniel (0) during the second half at Bramlage Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-Imagn Images | Scott Sewell-Imagn Images

Remember that optimism Kansas State fans had after winning six straight?

Yeah, that pretty much all evaporated after another underwhelming loss Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats fell to Arizona State (13-14, 4-12 in Big 12), essentially eliminating the sliver of they needed to make the NCAA Tournament.

2024-2025 Kansas State Men’s basketball season 🫡 pic.twitter.com/RAN5q40zCV

— 785 Sports (@785SportsKSU) February 23, 2025

Poor 3-point shooting and a sloppy start to the second half pretty much halted any chances for a Kansas State victory. The Wildcats shot 19.2 percent from the arc, with Dug McDaniel, Max Jones, and Brendan Hausen going a combined 2-of-19 from 3. After being the team's saving grace recently, McDaniel had arguably his worst performance of the season. He logged just four points on 16.7 percent shooting with four turnovers.

"Belt to ass by a 3-12 team," one user said. "My god, you had 5 mil to use and this is how you spent it?"

Belt to ass by a 3-12 team🤣💀 My god you had 5 mil to use and this is how you spent it?😭🤣😅

— bendershot (@bendershot) February 23, 2025

In the first matchup, Sun Devils forward Jayden Quaintance missed the game-winning free throws in the waning seconds. The freshman defensive star rebounded with an 18-point performance on 8-of-11 shooting from the field.

The team was without Coleman Hawkins due to a knee injury. Fans who slandered the forward's lack of production acknowledged his absence hurting the team.

This first half is proving how valuable Coleman Hawkins is for K-State. They don't have straw the stirs the drink on both ends.

— Adam Kadavy (@adamk63) February 23, 2025

Kansas State plays UCF (14-13, 5-11 in Big 12). But honestly, most of the Wildcats fanbase is seemingly not even bothering to tune in.

Jayden Armant is a graduate of the Howard University School of Communications and a contributor to Kansas State Wildcats on SI. He can be reached at jaydenshome14@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.