With the win, No. 10 seed K-State (16-16) advances to the second round of the Big 12 Tournament, where it will play No. 7 seed Baylor at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. No. 15 seed Arizona State (13-19) is one and done.

The No. 4-seeded Cougars and defending state champions beat No. 5 seed Mill Valley, 76-52, in the state quarterfinal at Koch Arena on Wednesday. The Jaguars won the regular season matchup on a buzzer-beater, but this time around, the Cougars showed no signs of mercy from the opening tip.

Kansas State basketball took the lead for good late in the first half and held off a late Arizona State charge to advance in the Big 12 Tournament.