UK leads 54-37 after 9-0 run

After Kansas State closed within 45-37, Kentucky scored the next nine points to take complete charge.

Meeks scored four of the points. He cut backdoor, took a pass from Porter and hit a layup to increase his point total to 31.

Kansas State, which scored two baskets in the first minute of the second half to match its total in the final 14:28 of the first  half, went cold again. K-State hadn’t scored in more than four minutes when Coach Frank Martin called time with 12:26 left to talk about a 54-37 deficit.