Kansas State Wildcats at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
N'Guessan, McDaniel power Kansas State in 54-49 win over Cincinnati
N'Guessan scored eight points and McDaniel scored six in a key stretch of the second half in which K-State (15-15, 9-10 Big 12) outscored Cincinnati 14-8 to build a seven-point lead. The run culminated in a layup and a jumper by N'Guessan and a jumper from McDaniel to give the Wildcats a 52-45 lead with four minutes remaining.
The Wildcats cooled off and their next four possessions resulted in a turnover and three missed shots while two baskets by Jizzle James got Cincinnati within 52-49.
Kansas State finally scored again when Brendan Hausen made two free throws for a 54-49 lead with 22 seconds left. Cincinnati missed a 3-pointer, N'Guessan missed the front end of the bonus, and Cincinnati missed another 3-pointer as time ran out.
Cincinnati led by seven with 14 1/2 minutes left in the second half before Kansas State’s 8-0 run gave the Wildcats a 36-35 lead with 12 minutes remaining, their first lead since 4-2.
Day Day Thomas had 12 points and James 10 for Cincinnati (17-13, 7-12).
Kansas State has won back-to-back games for the first time since Feb. 8 and 11.
With one game left in the regular season, Kansas State is tied with West Virginia and TCU for eighth place. Cincinnati and UCF are tied for 12th.
Kansas State hosts No. 10 Iowa State on Saturday. Cincinnati visits Oklahoma State, also on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Josh Reed Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 49 |
Statistics
 KSU |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-54 | FG | 21-57 |
| 40.7 | Field Goal % | 36.8 |
| 3-18 | 3PT | 2-18 |
| 16.7 | Three Point % | 11.1 |
| 7-10 | FT | 5-11 |
| 70.0 | Free Throw % | 45.5 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 10,814 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 35-5 |
| 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 | 19-16 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 20-17 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |