3 takeaways from Kansas State's stunning loss to SDSU in Casey Alexander's debut

Kansas State tipped off its season with a 68-66 loss to South Dakota State on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Bramlage Coliseum. It was the Wildcats' debut under Alexander, who was hired by the university this offseason , replacing Jerome Tang. Trailing 35-28 going into halftime, the Wildcats knocked down their first four 3-point attempts and looked like they took control of the game. A 16-3 run featured K-State making its first four 3-point attempts, along with multiple extra-effort plays from Pape N'Diaye and Jaylen Alexander. K-State led by as many as seven with 11:39 left.