Kansas Basketball suffered a tough 81-73 defeat to Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan. on Saturday in the second edition of the Sunflower Showdown. Following a 17-point victory over Iowa State on Monday, the Jayhawks came into Manhattan looking for another win to keep the ball rolling, but Kansas State had other plans.

That moment, perhaps more than any other, summed up the Wildcats’ 81-73 victory over the Jayhawks in this Sunflower Showdown rivalry game. K-State turned back the clock as if Beasley and Barry Brown, who was also in the house, were still wearing purple.

K-State (11-11, 5-6 Big 12), winners of 4 in a row for the first time since 2023, returns to Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, as the Wildcats renew