Kansas State basketball vs Wichita State: Prediction, scouting report for Saturday’s game

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WICHITA — Kansas State basketball has one more chance to pick up a nonconference victory with a challenging Big 12 schedule beckoning.

The Wildcats (6-4) will try to end a two-game losing streak when they face in-state rival Wichita State (8-3) at 6 p.m. Saturday at Koch Arena. The Shockers also have dropped two straight after an 8-1 start.

K-State is coming off a heartbreaking 73-70 loss to Drake on Tuesday in Kansas City, a game where they trailed by 20 points in the first half and had a chance to win in regulation. Before that, they were blown out at St. John’s, 88-71, in the Big 12/Big East Battle Series.

Wichita State followed a 91-72 setback at DePaul last Saturday with a 74-64 home loss Tuesday against UMKC.

Wichita State has three starters back under second-year coach Paul Mills but is led in scoring by a pair of transfers in senior point guard Justin Hill (Georgia) with 14.1 points and 3.3 assists per game and junior forward Corey Washington (St. Peter’s) with 12.2 points and 6.6 rebounds. Xavier Bell adds 11.4 points off the bench, and Harlond Beverly 10.2 points.

For K-State, forward David N’Guessan averages 14.1 points and 7.0 rebounds, guard Brendan Hausen 14 points, Dug McDaniel 10.7 points and 4.5 assists, and forward Coleman Hawkins 9.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists.

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Kansas State guard C.J. Jones (3) reacts after a basket during Tuesday night’s game against Drake at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.

Wildcats and Shocker wrap up a four-game series

The game at Koch Arena completes a four-game December series between K-State and Wichita State, including a home-and-home pair of neutral-site games. The Wildcats won all three previous meetings.

It started with a 65-59 K-State victory at Wichita’s Intrust Bank Arena in 2021, followed by a 55-50 Wildcat decision in Manhattan the…

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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal

Publish date : 2024-12-20 15:59:00

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