N’Guessan, a forward who was spent the past three years at K-State, scored 20 points and he was far and away the best offensive weapon on his team. He also grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double. Hawkins, a transfer from Illinois, was held to five points.

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.

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