How To Watch Kansas State-Cincinnati, Lineups, Preview, Stats To Watch

The Wildcats begin their Big 12 conference play against Cincinnati.
Dec 17, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas State Wildcats guard David N'Guessan (1) celebrates with guard Max Jones (2) after a play during the second half against the Drake Bulldogs at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images
Dec 17, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas State Wildcats guard David N'Guessan (1) celebrates with guard Max Jones (2) after a play during the second half against the Drake Bulldogs at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images / Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

Game time: 7:00 pm, EST

Where: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

TV: CBS

VITALS: Kansas State is coming off its third consecutive loss after falling to Wichita State. Once again, the Wildcats' demise was caused by an ugly second-half performance. They are last in the conference but can reciprocate that with victories over Big 12 opponents. They face a Bearcats team tied with Iowa State for the top spot in the conference.

PROJECTED STARTERS

WILDCATS

G Brendan Hausen: 14.0 PTS, 2.7 REB, 1.2 AST

G David Castillo: 3.7 PTS, 0.8 REB, 0.9 AST

F Max Jones: 8.9 PTS, 3.2 REB, 1.7 AST

F David N'Guessan: 14.1 PTS, 7.0 REB, 1.7 AST

F Coleman Hawkins: 9.5 PTS, 7.0 REB, 2.6 STL

BEARCATS

G Simas Lukosius: 14.9 PTS, 3.4 REB, 3.0 AST

G Jizzle James: 12.0 PTS, 3.7 REB, 5.2 AST

G Dan Skillings Jr.: 10.2 PTS, 5.0 REB, 2.6 AST

F Dillon Mitchell: 11.4 PTS, 7.5 REB, 1.5 AST

F Aziz Bandaogo: 9.6 PTS, 5.3 REB, 1.8 BLK

QUOTABLE: "[Consistency] is what we haven't been able to get, whether at practice or in games," coach Jerome Tang said after Wichita State loss. "Buddy goes for 20 tonight, but then we have other guys who don't play up to what we expect from them. As a coach, it's hard to figure out what to do if you don't what you're gonna get from each guy every night. So we have to figure out how can we get the same production from each guy every night, rather than guessing."

Jayden Armant is a graduate of the Howard University School of Communications and a contributor to Kansas State Wildcats on SI. He can be reached at jaydenshome14@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.


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JAYDEN ARMANT

Jayden is a journalism school graduate of Howard University. He was the 2024 recipient of the Terez Paylor scholarship award. He previously worked at the Orlando Sentinel.