![]() 2007-08 Memphis (lost in NCAA championship).2004-05 Louisville (lost in Final Four).Once upon a time, teams like Cincinnati, Houston, Louisville, Marquette and Memphis called Conference USA home.ĭespite those high-profile programs, there were just three Final Four teams to come out of Conference USA since it was founded in 1995: It's now eight straight Elite Eight losses for Kansas State since their last trip to the Final Four back in 1964. He picked up his fourth foul with 14:10 remaining and spent much of the second half on the bench before fouling out with 2:44 remaining on an offensive foul. Meanwhile, fellow All-Big 12 performer Keyontae Johnson was limited to just nine points in 18 minutes of action. Nowell had another fantastic statistical game, finishing with 30 points, 12 assists and five steals, but he also had five turnovers and shot 8-of-21 from the floor. They went 0-for-5 from the field with a pair of missed free throws during their cold streak, and while it stayed a one-possession game right up until the final play of the game, the Wildcats were never able to recapture the lead. ![]() ![]() The next time the Wildcats' number changed on the scoreboard was when Nowell connected on the second of two free throws with 3:49 remaining, and during that drought, their six-point lead evaporated into a 67-64 deficit. They would not score again for nearly five minutes. A three-pointer from Markquis Nowell with 8:39 remaining in the second half gave the Kansas State Wildcats a 63-57 lead.
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