Big 12

The Crowd Made an Impact

Kansas State players warmed up prior to facing Kansas in the 130th edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown. They had no idea what was in store. Their 2022 All-American center Ayoka Lee, the heart of the Wildcats, was out with a fractured ankle. The Jayhawks had won two of their last three games, including a 21-point victory over Baylor. Then there's the juice that comes with the in-state rivalry of two teams separated by a stretch of Interstate-70. No. there was no way of telling how this was going to end.