Jacob Pullen wants Kansas State to reserve their struggles quickly.

Kansas State is off to a rough start in Big 12 play and the senior doesn't want to miss the NCAA Tournament in his final season.

"This is my last go-around," Pullen said  after his team's loss to Colorado on Wednesday. "I'm not going to the NIT. I won't play basketball in the NIT. I'm saying that now. If we lose, and we have to go to the NIT, I will not play."

Kansas State is 12-5 overall and ranked No. 20 in the USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 poll, so they aren't currently in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament.

"We've just got to grow up," Pullen said. "That's the biggest thing. The Big 12 is 16 games. We lost our first two. Nothing says we can't win the rest."