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Kansas State Wildcats at Cincinnati Bearcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
15-15, 3-9 Away
Final
54 - 49
17-13, 12-5 Home

N'Guessan, McDaniel power Kansas State in 54-49 win over Cincinnati

Kansas State Wildcats vs. Cincinnati Bearcats: Game Highlights

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

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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

Fifth Third Arena

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 10,814 | 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