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Kansas State outlasts Delaware, advances to championship game

By: Jenn Bates

8:15 PM CST, November 21, 2012

{NEW YORK, NY}

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Will Spradling connected on four free-throws in the final 24 seconds to seal Kansas State's 66-63 win over Delaware on Wednesday night.

Spradling was one of three Wildcats with a team-high 12 points on the night.  Thomas Gibson and Angel Rodriguez were the other two 12-point scorers.

Kansas State was onlye up by 2 at halftime but the Wildcats built up a double-digit lead mid-way through the second half.  With 5 minutes left to play the Fightin' Blue Hens' Devon Saddler was on fire.  In that final 5 minutes Saddler scored 12 of the Hens' final 14 points.

Kansas State advances to play either Pittsburgh or Michigan in the championship of the NIT Season Tip-off tournament.