Cincinnati Bearcats at Kansas State Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Jizzle James, Baba Miller lead the way as Cincinnati dumps Kansas State 91-62
Miller also recorded six assists and four blocked shots. He has 11 double-doubles this season and is one of three players nationally with the stat line of at least 13 points, 10 rebounds and three assists per game.
James buried 6 of 8 3-pointers and Jalen Celestine, who scored 18 points, made 4 of 6 3s. The Bearcats hit on 16 of 28 3-pointers.
Sencire Harris scored 12 points, and Day Day Thomas added 10 for Cincinnati (13-12, 5-7 Big 12).
Needing 31 points to reach 2,000 for his career, K-State’s P.J. Haggerty scored 24. With seven more points, he will join Gonzaga’s Graham Ike, Indiana’s Tucker DeVries and Oklahoma’s Nijel Pack as the only active Division I players with 2,000 points.
Celestine, Miller and James all hit two 3-pointers as Cincinnati opened the game with 6 of 8 3s, building a 30-11 lead in the first eight minutes. The Bearcats led 53-31 at halftime after shooting 57% from the floor and making 9 of 14 3-pointers.
A 10-0 run helped Cincinnati stretch the lead to 28 points early in the second half, and the margin peaked at 32 when Jordi Rodriguez hit a 3 with about 3 minutes remaining.
The Bearcats won on the road for the first time this season after being 0-6 in true road games.
The Wildcats (10-14, 1-10) have lost five straight.
Cincinnati: The Bearcats return home to face Utah on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 91 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 91 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jordi Rodriguez Defensive Rebound. | 91 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Nate Johnson misses 29-foot three point jumper | 91 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:26 | team shot clock turnover | 91 - 62 |
Statistics
 CIN |
 KSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-62 | FG | 25-62 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 16-28 | 3PT | 6-25 |
| 57 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 13-16 | FT | 6-9 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 32 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 99 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Manhattan, KS
Attendance: 7,274 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 10-1 | - | 23-1 |
| Houston | 10-1 | - | 22-2 |
| Kansas | 9-2 | 1 | 19-5 |
| Iowa State | 8-3 | 2 | 21-3 |
| Texas Tech | 8-3 | 2 | 18-6 |
| BYU | 6-5 | 4 | 18-6 |
| UCF | 6-5 | 4 | 17-6 |
| West Virginia | 6-5 | 4 | 15-9 |
| TCU | 5-6 | 5 | 15-9 |
| Cincinnati | 5-7 | 5.5 | 13-12 |
| Oklahoma State | 4-7 | 6 | 16-8 |
| Colorado | 4-8 | 6.5 | 14-11 |
| Arizona State | 4-8 | 6.5 | 13-12 |
| Baylor | 3-9 | 7.5 | 13-11 |
| Kansas State | 1-10 | 9 | 10-14 |
| Utah | 1-10 | 9 | 9-15 |