If Kansas State can take anything good from its Monday night loss to Utah, it's the 3-point shooting, especially from guard Brendan Hausen. The Wildcats shot 44 percent from the arc, with Hausen going 5-of-11 from long distance.

The Kansas State men’s basketball team had much to play for against Utah on Monday night. The Wildcats could have inched closer to the NCAA Tournament with a win. They also could have moved up the Big 12 standings and proved they are a team to be reckoned with late in the season before everyone’s attention shifts to March Madness.

Jerome Tang and the Kansas State Wildcats lost a crucial game against the Utah Utes in Salt Lake City. Entering the contest, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi had the Wildcats listed on the bubble as the field’s 75th-ranked team,