OKLAHOMA CITY -- For a few moments, a collective hush filled the Ford Center and the ensuing gasp across the Wildcat Nation resonated as Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen, the first-team All-Big 12 Conference selection, ailed on the court, holding his lower back. If anything, the lone scare during the seventh-ranked Wildcats' 82-62 rout of North Texas in the NCAA Tournament first-round game showed the nation what teammates already knew: Pullen is as tough as they come.

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