Kansas State Fans React To Saturday's Loss To Kansas
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A battle of runs between Kansas and Kansas State eventually tipped in the Jayhawks' favor.
Kansas State dropped its fifth consecutive Big 12 game Saturday afternoon. They once again lost the rebound battle and were outscored in the paint. They shot 23.1 percent from 3-point range, with Coleman Hawkins and Brendan Hausen going 2-of-12 from the arc. Despite the loss, some fans weren't as frustrated as usual. The Wildcats kept the game relatively competitive.
"I’m proud of the effort and the fight," one fan said. "We’ll win more games if we play like that more consistently. Some shots just didn’t fall today. Gotta work on free throws though. They were almost the difference."
I’m proud of the effort and the fight. We’ll win more games if we play like that more consistently. Some shots just didn’t fall today. Gotta work on FT though. They were almost the difference
— Sam (@utdksu01) January 18, 2025
Kansas' Hunter Dickinson and Zeke Mayo combined for 49 points, with Dajaun Harris adding 15 points and five rebounds.
Kansas State closed the gap a few times but could never get the game down to one possession. Kansas got out to a 14-0 lead to start the night and stayed ahead all afternoon.
think of how many homeless children dug mcdaniel’s NIL money could have fed
— KU Live Tweets/News (Fan Account) (@kutweetsandnews) January 18, 2025
Coleman Hawkins nearly had a triple-double, with 15 points, seven rebounds, and 10 assists.
Had a chance to make it a one-possession game and we run this. Nice one pic.twitter.com/2bA6RobwLr
— Greg Woods (@GregWWoods) January 18, 2025
Honestly, it was hard to find many Wildcats fans in the avalanche of Jayhawks fans trolling in the comments.
— bendershot (@bendershot) January 18, 2025
The Wildcats dropped to 7-10, with their next matchup against Baylor (11-5, 3-2 in Big 12) Wednesday night.
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.
Jayden is a journalism school graduate of Howard University. He was the 2024 recipient of the Terez Paylor scholarship award. He previously worked at the Orlando Sentinel.
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