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.

Kansas guard Zeke Mayo, left, and center Hunter Dickinson helped lead the Jayhawks to a 35-19 halftime advantage against Iowa State in a college basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Jay Biggerstaff Imagn Images