From K-State Athletics
The 102nd meeting between the Kansas State Wildcats and Iowa State Cyclones was the highest-scoring contest in the series history, but the Wildcats fell in the fourth quarter 42-38 in front of 54,430 fans at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday.
K-State (5-7, 3-6 Big 12) squandered a 17-point lead that they held with 12:27 in the fourth quarter, as Iowa State scored 21 points unanswered in the final period. The 17-point comeback tied for the largest fourth-quarter comeback in school history.
The K-State loss snaps a 10-game winning streak against the Cyclones, with the last Iowa State victory coming in 2007 in Ames.
Isaiah Zuber – Junior wide receiver Isaiah Zuber hauled in 7 receptions for 65 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday, tying a career-high in touchdowns set earlier this season against UTSA. Zuber was Thompson’s top target on Saturday, leading the team in receiving.
Topping the 100-yard plateau for the seventh time this season, junior running back Alex Barnes took 28 carries for 184 yards and a touchdown against the Cyclones.
The Wildcats were led by a two-touchdown performance by junior wide receiver Isaiah Zuber, as the offense garnered 428 yards of total offense, 245 of which came on the ground. K-State benefited from Iowa State’s mishaps, scoring 21 points off 3 turnovers, including the first two career interceptions for junior defensive back Kevion McGee.
Iowa State (7-4, 6-3 Big 12) totaled 493 yards, including 337 yards through the air, while junior running back David Montgomery rushed for a season-high 3 touchdowns.
