BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Isaiah Johnson scored 18 points and Colorado scored the final six points to beat Kansas State 79-70 on Wednesday night.
P.J. Hagerty and Andrei Kostic each scored four points on an 8-0 run that pulled Kansas State within 73-70 with 2:13 left, but Colorado State made 6 of 8 from the free throw line to seal the victory. The Wildcats trailed by 22 points with about 13 minutes left in the game.
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Johnson made 5 of 11 shots and had nine rebounds and seven assists for Colorado (16-12, 6-9 Big 12). Ian Inman hit five three-pointers and scored 17 points for the Buffaloes. Barrington Hargress had 15 points, Sebastian Rancik had 13 points and Bangot Dak had 10 points.
Hagerty had 25 points, 10 rebounds and four assists to lead K-State (11-17, 2-13). Krstic and Nate Johnson each scored 10 points. The Wildcats have lost eight of their past nine games.
Colorado took the lead eight minutes into the game and led 37-18 with 3:45 left before halftime. K-State went on a 15-5 spurt to narrow the gap to 42-33 at halftime. Huggs scored 10 points and Inman made three three-pointers for the Buffaloes in the half. Hagerty led the way for Kansas State with 11 points and six rebounds in the first half.
The Wildcats tied the score at five early in the second half, but Buffalo responded with a 17-0 run to take a 59-37 lead.
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Kansas State hosts TCU on Saturday.
Colorado plays No. 5 Houston on the road on Saturday.
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