Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang knew that eventually the Wildcats needed a win to keep believing. Finally, things fell into place Saturday.

West Virginia fought back in the second half behind 22 points from Javon Small, but it wasn’t enough. K-State essentially clinched the game when Hawkins sent a terrific pass to N’Guessan for a dunk that gave the Wildcats a 62-42 lead with 5:41 remaining.

West Virginia entered Saturday’s matchup with Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum looking to avoid consecutive losses — something the Mountaineers had successfully done following each of their first four setbacks this season.

Kansas State basketball is back home to face No. 23-ranked West Virginia. Here's a scouting report and a prediction for Saturday's game.

Kansas State had all the reason to feel down after enduring a six-game losing streak that lasted nearly a month. Things got better after Saturday's 73-60 victo