<strong><span class="infobox-head">FIRST QUARTER </span></strong><br /> <strong>Key play:</strong> Facing third and long at midfield, Colorado&rsquo;s Tyler Hansen turned a broken play into a first down by scrambling upfield. It led to the Buffaloes&rsquo; first touchdown.</p><p><strong>Key stat:</strong> 76. A week after Kansas failed to rush for positive yardage against Colorado, K-State got this many yards in the first quarter.</p><p><strong><span class="infobox-head">SECOND QUARTER </span></strong><br /> <strong>Key play:</strong> Josh Cherry&rsquo;s 27-yard field goal was a nice sight. His second field goal of the day gave K-State confidence it could score anytime its offense was in range.</p><p><strong>Key stat:</strong> 38. Colorado&rsquo;s rushing yards in the second quarter.</p><p><strong><span class="infobox-head">THIRD QUARTER </span></strong><br /> <strong>Key play:</strong> Prizell Brown and Joshua Moore combined for an 11-yard sack of Hansen, squashing any hope of Colorado cutting into K-State&rsquo;s lead.</p><p><strong>Key stat:</strong> 74. The two teams&rsquo; combined total offense in the quarter.</p><p><strong><span class="infobox-head">FOURTH QUARTER </span></strong><br /> <strong>Key play:</strong> Emmanuel Lamur intercepted a pass on Colorado&rsquo;s final drive of the game.</p><p><strong>Key stat:</strong> 11:06. K-State held the ball for almost 75 percent of the fourth quarter.</p><p><strong>Player of the game:</strong> Lamur. The junior safety came up to the line of scrimmage when he had to, made impressive open-field tackles that helped shut down Colorado&rsquo;s rushing attack and intercepted two passes.</p><p><strong>Reason to hope:</strong> Kansas State&rsquo;s defensive letdowns against Texas Tech are starting to look like an aberration. The Wildcats have allowed only 20 points since and are combining good coverage with an effective pass rush. </p><p><strong>Reason to mope:</strong> Wildcats coach Bill Snyder summed up K-State&rsquo;s passing struggles pretty well when a reporter asked what he thought of <em><strong>Grant Gregory (below)</strong></em> completing nine of 18 passes for 80 yards while taking two sacks. His answer: &ldquo;It stunk. Bad.&rdquo;</p><p><strong>Looking ahead:</strong> A road trip to Oklahoma. The Wildcats have yet to win away from Bill Snyder Family Stadium this season and will be underdogs in Norman.</p><p><hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">&ensp;REPORT CARD</span></strong></p><p><span style="line-height:0"><br clear="all" /></span><table border="0" class="story-table"> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>C+</td><td>Offense</td><td align="left">It wasn&rsquo;t a pretty effort &mdash; seven punts, a fumble and only 80 passing yards &mdash; but when the Wildcats had good field position and didn&rsquo;t commit penalties, their running game allowed them to score.</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>A</td><td>Defense</td><td align="left">Aside from a poor showing on Colorado&rsquo;s opening drive, K-State&rsquo;s defense was on top of its game. It forced seven punts and allowed 244 total yards. Buffaloes quarterback Tyler Hansen did very little.</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>B+</td><td>Special teams</td><td align="left">The punting game could have been a bit better, but Josh Cherry made both of his field goals and K-State&rsquo;s return unit remained solid.</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>A</td><td>Coaching</td><td align="left">Kansas State&rsquo;s defense improved as the game went along, and the Wildcats showed no signs of a hangover after last week&rsquo;s monstrous win over Texas A&M. Everyone on the roster seemed focused.</td></tr> </table> </div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> &ldquo;</p><p></div>