Kansas State basketball vs Cincinnati: Score prediction, scouting report for Wednesday

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With just two games left in the regular season, Kansas State basketball plays its final road game at 6 p.m. Wednesday against Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena.

K-State (14-15, 8-10 Big 12) snapped a four-game losing streak Sunday with a 65-56 victory over Colorado, while Cincinnati (17-12, 7-11) lost to conference champion Houston on the road Saturday, 73-64.

K-State is going for a sweep of the season series after beating Cincinnati in the Big 12 opener, 70-67, on Dec. 30 in Manhattan.

Forward Coleman Hawkins, who has missed the last three games with a knee injury, led K-State with 20 points and 10 rebounds in the first matchup, while Dug McDaniel had 17 points. Dan Skillings scored 18 points and Dillon Mitchell 15 with 11 rebounds for the Bearcats.

With the exception of back-to-back victories at Iowa State and Arizona State in early February, K-State has struggled on the road during Big 12 play with a 2-7 record. The Wildcats’ overall away record is just 2-9.

Here are three things to know, plus a prediction, for Saturday’s game.

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Kansas State forward David N’Guessan (1) dunks for two of his 21 points Sunday in a 65-56 victory over Colorado at Bramlage coliseum.

Big 12 Tournament seeds up for grabs

Kansas State can significantly improve its Big 12 Tournament chances with a pair of victories to close out the regular season. The Wildcats started the week in a three-way tie for ninth in the conference at 8-10 with West Virginia and Utah, who square off Tuesday night in Salt Lake City.

Cincinnati is one game behind those three teams at 7-11 and also has a better seed to play for.

The top eight seeds receive first-round byes in the conference tourney with the top four getting double-byes to the quarterfinals. TCU and Baylor are tied for seventh with 9-9 records, but they play each other Tuesday in Fort…

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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal

Publish date : 2025-03-04 22:40:00

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