Wildcats coach Bruce Weber used "bar fight" to describe a 74-71 victory over No. 6 Oklahoma State on Saturday — the kind of rough-and-tumble affair both teams were expecting as they opened Big 12 play harboring championship aspirations.
Marcus Foster had 17 points for the Wildcats (11-3), and Nino Williams scored 15, none bigger than the two free throws he made with 5.7 seconds left to give Kansas State a three-point lead.
Le'Bryan Nash scored 20 points, Markel Brown finished with 16 and Marcus Smart added 15 for the Cowboys (12-2, 0-1), who were plagued by foul trouble after already missing two of their key players.