MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Jason Taylor II returned a fumble 85 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, and Oklahoma State stopped Kansas State’s 2-point try that would have tied it with 2:08 to go, allowing the No. 14 Cowboys to escape with a 20-18 victory Saturday night. The Wildcats were forced to try for a 2-point conversion after Will Howard’s short TD run because of their odd decision to attempt a 2-point try to stretch a 12-0 lead in the first half. Howard was incomplete on that one, and he never got a pass off on the second — he fumbled the ball as the pocket collapsed around him.K-State - Oklahoma State Scoring SummaryScore by Quarters 1234 TotalOklahoma State 0 0 13 7 - 20Kansas State 3906 - 18Qtr Time Scoring Play&nbsp;1st 04:35 KS - Lynch, Blake 30 yd field goal, 11-56 5:14 0 - 32nd 08:58 KS - Lynch, Blake 29 yd field goal, 11-69 5:53 0 - 600:37 KS - Brooks, Phillip 4 yd pass from Howard, Will (Howard, Will pass failed), 9-89 2:14 0 - 123rd 10:39 OSU - Hale, Alex 35 yd field goal, 9-56 2:15 3 - 1207:30 OSU - Presley, B, 9 yd run (Hale, Alex kick), 4-51 2:10 10 - 1200:58 OSU - Hale, Alex 33 yd field goal, 11-55 4:42 13 - 124th 06:32 OSU - Taylor II, J. 85 yd fumble recovery (Hale, Alex kick) 20 - 1202:08 KS - Howard, Will 2 yd run (Howard, Will drop-kick failed), 8-60 4:17 20 - 18

Wildcats drop close game to Oklahoma State