OMAHA, NE — At one point in Kansas State's 83-76 win over Creighton , sharpshooter Abdi Bashir Jr. went to the scorer's table to check in for David Castillo.

As Bashir waited, Castillo went off . He got a layup, a 3, and another layup to fall. The sophomore was playing like the Wildcats' best player as he continued his sophomore rise.

Bashir got up and walked back to the bench.

"Why would I take him out?" Bashir said. "That's the whole team; we're all very selfless, and at that moment, we went on a bigger run after that. I'm just trying to win. That's my brother."

Castillo put on his cape for the Wildcats down the stretch , leading the team with 19 points off the bench, with 11 coming in the second half. His freshman-to-sophomore jump has been among the Wildcats' highlights throug

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