MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber has remarked several times this season about sophomore Barry Browns commitment to staying in the gym this season.Wednesday nights performance against Green Bay gave Weber the chance to talk about Browns commitment once again.Brown scored 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, Xavier Sneed added 14 points and Kansas State beat Green Bay 80-61 on Wednesday night.Hes been the most consistent and been in the gym the most, Weber said. I dont know if hell be in there tonight but usually hes in there every night and thats why hes making shots.Wesley Iwundu had 11 points and five assists and Carlbe Ervin II scored 10 for Kansas State (6-1). Dean Wade added eight points and eight rebounds.Turner Botz led Green Bay (4-3) with 11 points.Iwundu, Kamau Stokes and Sneed each hit a 3-pointer during a 13-2 run that put the Wildcats up 30-14 with 7:27 left in the half. The Phoenix trimmed its deficit to 37-29 at halftime, but Wade and Brown hit back-to-back 3s before a dunk by Iwundu to make it 45-29 fewer than two minutes into the second half and Kansas State led by double figures the rest of the way.Green Bay was 11-of-33 shooting, including 3 of 15 (20 percent) from 3-point range, and committed 11 turnovers in the first half.I think their defense had a lot to do with it, Green Bay coach Linc Darner said. We cannot match their length and size in practice. We are shooting over 6-foot-7 to 6-foot-9 guys. We do not have a lot of those guys in our practice and thats one area where weve struggled this season.Kansas State shot 57 percent from the field and never trailed.BIG PICTUREGreen Bay: The Phoenix had not faced a Big 12 opponent since they hosted Kansas State in 2002.Kansas State: With the win over Green Bay, Kansas State is 7-1 against opponents from the Horizon League.UP NEXTGreen Bay: Green Bay will face off with Toledo on Saturday as the second game of their four game road trip.Kansas State: On Saturday, the Wildcats travel to St. Louis to face off against the Saint Louis Billikens.STAT OF THE NIGHT: The Wildcats had 20 assists but committed 20 turnovers.FRESHMAN STANDOUT: Xavier Sneed rebounded from a poor performance against Maryland to rebound with a 14 point, three rebound effort against Green Bay on Wednesday night.LETDOWN: Green Bays Khalil Small struggled from the field early and often missing his first three shots of the game. 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The 22-year-old will make his major league debut on Tuesday night when the Pirates host the San Francisco Giants, a moment a lifetime in the making for a player considered "cant miss" since the first time he pulled on a glove as a kid growing up in Southern California. To be honest, its a moment Cole hoped would happen a little sooner. The top pick in the 2011 draft sprinted through Pittsburghs farm system, needing just 26 starts to move from Class A Bradenton to Triple-A Indianapolis last summer. Yet when the Pirates decided to send him to minor league camp halfway through spring training for more seasoning, Coles frustration was palpable. Sorry, but 6-foot-4, 240-pound pound guys who can regularly pump 99 mph fastballs by overmatched hitters are used to getting their way. There would be no pouting, however. At least not outwardly. Cole bit his lip and went to work. "As disappointed as he was, he jumped into this with both feet," Indianapolis manager Dean Treanor said. "He asked a lot of questions." Not one of them was "when do I get out of here?" That doesnt mean Cole didnt think it, even as Pittsburghs best start in more than 20 years quelled the drumbeat for his arrival. This is the same player, after all, who would constantly challenge his teammates to anything and everything while playing at Lutheran Orange High in Orange, Calif., a half-hour southeast of Los Angeles. Long toss. Batting practice. It didnt matter. Coles drive to prove himself was relentless. "Gerrit is one of the most competitive people Ive ever coached," said Mike Grahovac, who coached Cole at Lutheran Orange and is now the head coach at Concordia (Calif.) University. "He doesnt like to lose at anything. Thats a good quality to have. You give him the baseball and he gets on the mound, he is a fiery guy. Thats what you want." And something the Pirates desperately need. While trade acquisitions A.J. Burnett and Wandy Rodriguez have given the Pirates a much-needed influx of competency and grit at the top of the rotation, they are entering the twilight of their careers. Cole annd 2010 second-overall pick Jameson Taillon are the future.dddddddddddd Coles run will begin against the defending World Series champions and two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who knows a thing or two about handling the role of "phenom." Its a tag Cole has lived with his entire life, which gives Treanor confidence his project wont be overcome by the stage when he walks onto the mound at PNC Park for the first time as a big-leaguer. Cole rarely looked intimidated during his time in Indianapolis this spring, going 5-3 with a 2.91 ERA and ending his run with 14 consecutive scoreless innings. Despite his electric stuff, Cole had just 47 strikeouts in 68 innings, proof that hes making the necessary step from thrower to pitcher. "We tweaked the delivery a little bit and I think over the last 4-5 starts, I think youre starting to see the guy everybodys been looking for," Treanor said. One that could be a difference maker almost immediately for a team searching for its first playoff berth since 1992. Pittsburghs hot start means Cole wont be called on to help salvage the season. And by waiting until mid-June, the Pirates kept Cole from becoming arbitration eligible until 2016, meaning theres plenty of time for him to settle in and get comfortable. The guys hell be throwing to are certainly anxious to get a longer look. Cole impressed Pittsburgh catcher Russell Martin during spring training and Martin hasnt seen anything over the last couple months to dissuade him from thinking Cole is ready. "He seems like he has a good head on his shoulders," Martin said. "He has that type of mentality where its not going to be a long learning process for him. He is ready to go and compete right now." Thats all the Pirates ask, figuring the relaxed atmosphere in the clubhouse will take care of the rest. Despite the spotlight that follows him wherever he goes, Cole has shown an ability to fit in. When Indianapolis held a "kangaroo court" at the end of the season, the first player targeted was Cole. His infraction? The $4 million bonus he earned for signing with the Pirates. The fine? A whopping 10 bucks. "The max fine is $5 but we doubled it for him," Treanor said. "It was classic. I dont think he was expecting it, but he was laughing the whole time." That smile will likely be gone by the time Cole bounds out of the dugout on Tuesday night, replaced by the intensity that the Pirates hope will one day make him one of the premier starters in the game. Just not yet. All they need now is some help. "Hes not the saviour for Pittsburgh," Grahovac said. "Hes got to be part of the team. Hes got to help that team win." 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