This is close to a must-win game. K-State (13-12, 7-7 Big 12) played its way into contention for an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament by winning six straight conference games before Saturday’s setback at BYU. A losing streak in the Mountain Time Zone would negate much, if not all, of that progress.

Those tired legs didn’t impact another winning effort, though, as Utah swept the Kansas schools by beating Kansas State 74-69 at the Huntsman Center in a rare Monday night conte