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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The first few minutes of Tuesday nights contest against Nebraska-Omaha were not the greatest if youre a Kansas State fan. However, things turned in their favor and the worries in Bramlege Coliseum turned to cheers.After opening up the game going 1 for 6 from the field, Kansas State went on a 21-0 run to defeat Nebraska Omaha 81-68 victory.The Wildcats (2-0) were down 13-4 when the run came. DJ Johnson and Barry Brown capped the run with back-to-back 3-point plays for a 12 point lead at the 9 minute mark.We always want to get out and get going in those first five minutes, Johnson said. We just started off slow tonight.Kansas State led 42-31 at the half and ended up shooting 51 percent.Brown finished with 15 points and Wesley Iwundu and Kamau Stokes had 14 apiece for K-State.Stokes sandwiched a pair of 3-points around a Xavier Sneed 3 as the Wildcats opened the second half with nine quick points. Iwundu had a 3-point play at the 11:19 mark to push the lead to 20 points.Tre-Deon Hollins led the Mavericks (1-2) with 12 points. Zach Jackson had 11 points and eight rebounds. This was the third game in four days for the Mavericks but head coach Derrin Hansen remains optimistic as his team continues in the early part of the season.I think we have a good basketball team, Hansen said. I think we have a chance to have a good year. I know it was hard, but it was set up in a situation where we are going to learn a lot about ourselves.We have to play every possession. We cannot hit home runs. Give K-State credit in this game. I really like their guards.BIG PICTUREOmaha: Marcus Tyus has led the Mavericks in scoring through the first two games of the season but was held to only two points as he dealt with foul trouble most of the night.Kansas State: Starting forward Dean Wade was the only starter to not score in double figures as he finished with three points.STAT OF THE NIGHT: Kansas State was plus-7 on assist-to-turnover ratio while Nebraska-Omaha was minus-3.INJURY: Kansas State forward Dante Williams returned to practice this week but sat out during Tuesday nights contest as he is recovering from a concussion suffered this past week.UP NEXTOmaha: After opening up the season with their first three games on the road, the Mavericks will play their first home game against Rice on Saturday.Kansas State: The Wildcats host Hampton on Sunday in the third game of a four game home stand to start the season.Wholesale Shoes . 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Subscribe today!Ottawa SenatorsOverall: 95 Title track: 112 Ownership: 114 Coaching: 95 Players: 72 Fan relations: 78 Affordability: 68 Stadium experience: 110 Bang for the buck: 53 Change from last year: -37For every step these Ottawa Senators take forward, they take -- you guessed it -- two more back. Two seasons ago, the Sens blazed through March, going 11-3-2 (as part of a longer 20-3-3 clip to end the year) ... then limped to a first-round exit in the playoffs ... then limped their way through most of 2015-16, too. Their place in our Ultimate Standings? It has followed suit. After a middle-of-the-pack No. 58 overall last year, Ottawa has crash-landed at No. 95 in 2016, its lowest mark since we started these rankings in 2003. O no, Canada.Whats goodFans dont love the Senators title hopes. Or their owners. Or their coaches, or their stadium experience. But they do love those reasonable prices. Ottawa failed to crack the top 50 in any category in 2016, but posted their most respectable scores in affordability and Bang for the Buck. Because even if that on-ice action is sub-par, the $67.82 it costs on average to get a ticket, parking and concessions at the Canadian Tire Centre is the best rate in the NHL -- and 23 percent lower than league average. And that $3.57 a hot dog will run you? Also a hockey low. Who says franks work best in a ballpark?Whats badBargain-basement deals aside, Ottawans dont really enjoy a night out at the Canadian Tire Centre (No. 110 in staadium experience) -- perhaps because they have little to no confidence in ever seeing their team hoist a Stanley Cup there (No.dddddddddddd 112 in title track, worst in the NHL). The Senators reached the finals 10 years back, were promptly brushed aside 4-1 by Anaheim, then never made it closer than the semifinals in the decade since. Theyve carouseled through seven coaches in that time, their only real consistency a relentless inconsistency. And while first-year general manager Pierre Dorion optimistically concluded in August that there was no doubt in his mind the Senators are a playoff team, the fans fancy their chances less.Whats newIf the Ottawa fan base was lukewarm on Eugene Nobody is Safe Melnyk before (No. 77 last year), it finds him downright distasteful now, judging from a 37-spot drop in ownership this year. In March, Melnyk let loose his disdain for the Senators performance in the 2015-16 season, casting blame on everyone from ex-head man Dave Cameron (stupidity, he branded one of Camerons in-game decisions) to management, and vowed he was willing to throw out everything but the kitchen sink to get back to playoff contention. Melnyk, conveniently, did not point a finger at himself, but it seems everyone else is pointing at him anyway. Senators fans, when asked to evaluate whether their team has an honest ownership, reported the worst score in the NHL.Next: Montreal Canadiens?| Full rankings ' ' '