Manhattan ? Gilson DeJesus didn’t stop shooting three-pointers — even after he missed his first five shots.

His stubbornness paid off.

DeJesus’ three-pointer with 3:11 left sparked a game-ending 11-0 run as Kansas State beat Colorado, 62-54, Wednesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

The shot came a little more than a minute after DeJesus hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 49. He finished the night 3-of-10 from beyond the arc.

“We needed something to get us going,” DeJesus said. “It reminded me of the Kansas game. I was like, ‘It’s not going to happen to us again.’ So we worked the ball and it found me free to shoot.”

Kansas defeated Kansas State, 82-64, Saturday in Manhattan.

On Tuesday, Tim Ellis, Frank Richards and Jarrett Hart led Kansas State with 11 points each. Matt Siebrandt and Pervis Pasco each had 10. Richards also had eight assists.

“We never talk about abandoning the three-point shot,” KSU coach Jim Wooldridge said. “We played with a lot of grit and toughness against a very good basketball team.”

The Wildcats (12-10, 3-6 Big 12) made 6-of-7 free throws in the final 1:21 and won their first conference game since January 22.

Kansas State's Pervis Pasco grabs a rebound in front of Colorado's Stephane Pelle during the Wildcat's 62-54 victory. KSU snapped a four-game losing streak Tuesday in Manhattan.

“It was a great time to make free throws,” Wooldridge said. “To me that’s mental toughness. This was a huge game for this team.”

Stephane Pelle, who had 12 of Colorado’s 18 first half points, finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Michel Morandais had 12 points and David Harrison added 10.

CU (14-8, 4-5 Big 12) has lost all five of its Big 12 road games.

“I thought Pelle kept us in the game early, bet we didn’t get much from anybody else,” CU coach Ricardo Patton said.

KSU took a 23-18 halftime lead after a sloppy first half. The Wildcats forced 16 turnovers, 12 in the first half.

“Our perimeter guys played great defense on their shooters,” Siebrandt said. “It was a good team effort on the defensive side of the ball.”