NCAAB

Colorado Buffaloes at Kansas State Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
11-18, 0-9 Away
Final
56 - 65
14-15, 10-4 Home

N'Guessan scores 21 points and Kansas State defeats Colorado 65-56

Colorado Buffaloes vs. Kansas State Wildcats: Game Highlights

Kansas State led by 11 points at halftime, then N'Guessan had five points in a 7-0 run that gave the Wildcats a 46-29 lead with 14 minutes remaining in the game. The Wildcats led by double digits for most of the remainder. Colorado got within eight points once and later the score was 63-54 after Sebastian Rancik hit two free throws for the Buffaloes with a minute to go.

Macaleab Rich made two free throws for K-State with 48 seconds left and Rancik's dunk with six seconds remaining finished off the scoring.

There was one tie, no lead changes, and Kansas State led for 38 1/2 minutes.

Brendan Hausen scored 11 points and Dug McDaniel had 10 points and seven assists for Kansas State (14-15, 8-10 Big 12).

Colorado (11-18, 2-16 Big 12) got 11 points from RJ Smith and 10 each from Rancik and Bangot Dak.

The Wildcats took an early 12-2 lead, thanks to a 10-0 run in which Colorado committed three shooting fouls, good for five made K-State free throws. The Wildcats built a 33-17 lead with two minutes left in the half before Colorado scored the last five to trail 33-22 at the break.

It was the first meeting between the two teams since Colorado left the Big 12 after the 2001 season.

With two games left in the regular season, Kansas State is tied for ninth place and Colorado is last.

The Wildcats visit Cincinnati on Wednesday and finish at home against Iowa State on Saturday.

Colorado visits Texas Tech on Wednesday and finishes at home against TCU on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 56 - 65
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 56 - 65
2nd 0:06 Sebastian Rancik made Dunk. Assisted by Bangot Dak. 56 - 65
2nd 0:10 RJ Smith Defensive Rebound. 54 - 65
2nd 0:13 Dug McDaniel missed Jumper. 54 - 65

Statistics

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22-56 FG 21-61
39.3 Field Goal % 34.4
4-23 3PT 7-21
17.4 Three Point % 33.3
8-14 FT 16-19
57.1 Free Throw % 84.2
36 Rebounds 35
6 Offensive Rebounds 9
30 Defensive Rebounds 26
16 Assists 13
8 Steals 8
6 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 8
3 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 20
11 Fast Break Points 8
36 Points in Paint 26
15 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Bramlage Coliseum

Location: Manhattan, KS
Attendance: 8,832 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Houston 19-1 - 34-4
Texas Tech 15-5 4 28-9
BYU 14-6 5 26-10
Arizona 14-6 5 24-13
Iowa State 13-7 6 25-10
Kansas 11-9 8 21-13
West Virginia 10-10 9 19-13
Baylor 10-10 9 20-15
TCU 9-11 10 16-16
Kansas State 9-11 10 16-17
Utah 8-12 11 16-17
Cincinnati 7-13 12 19-15
UCF 7-13 12 18-16
Oklahoma State 7-13 12 17-18
Arizona State 4-16 15 13-20
Colorado 3-17 16 14-21
Full Standings