The Kansas State Wildcats have figured out something that the majority of other teams in the country haven’t: how to beat the Iowa Hawkeyes. For the second straight season, the Wildcats scored a win over the highly-ranked Hawkeyes, improved to 4-0 on the season and earned NCAA Team of the Week honors.
Against Iowa on Nov. 16 on the road at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Kansas State rode a 12-0 run in the final three minutes to upset No. 2 Iowa, 65-58. It was the second time in program history that the Wildcats scored a win over the Associated Press’ second-ranked team. The previous time came in 1982 when Kansas State defeated Old Dominion.
Senior center and All-American candidate Ayoka Lee led the way against Iowa, scoring 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting, while pulling down 12 rebounds and blocking two shots. Trailing by five points following a free throw from the Hawkeyes with 2:40 remaining in the fourth quarter, Kansas State…
