David N’Guessan scored 22 points, including two free throws with 55.7 seconds left, and Kansas State took advantage of Arizona State missing two free throws at 4.1 for a 71-70 victory on Tuesday night.

ASU's unbreakable habit of losing winnable games continued on Tuesday, as it again came up just short in a loss to Kansas State.

Kansas State prevailed 71-70 over Arizona State in that back-and-forth affair on Tuesday at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe. And the game appropriately went down to the final play. The Wildcats survived after Arizona State freshman forward Jayden Quaintance missed a pair of free throws with 4.