Cincinnati Bearcats at Kansas State Wildcats
· Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament - 1st Round
Kansas State women set Big 12 Tournament record with 17 3s in 91-66 win over Cincinnati in 1st round
The Wildcats will play fifth-seeded Texas Tech in Thursday's second round.
Speiser made six 3-pointers and Sides five in each scoring 20 points. Claessens also hit five 3s and scored 18 points. The Wildcats (16-16) were 17 of 32 from the arc. The Wildcats tied the school record of 17 3-pointers made against Columbia on Nov. 27. The previous tournament record of 14 had been reached three times. Gina Garcia had 10 assists.
Mya Perry made four 3-pointers and scored 23 points to lead the Bearcats (11-20). Destiny Thomas added 13 points and Caliyah DeVillasee 10.
Claessens scored 12 points and Sides 11 as Kansas State took a 49-20 lead at halftime with the Wildcats having made eight 3-pointers. Speiser went 3 of 4 from the arc and scored 11 points in the third quarter when the Wildcats made seven 3s and outscored the Bearcats 27-13. Kansas State led by as many as 29 in the final quarter.
A 3-pointer by Sides gave the Wildcats the lead for good with about five minutes left in the first quarter and began a 14-2 period-ending run.
Cincinnati had just 23 made field goals on 69 attempts (33%).
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 66 - 91 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 66 - 91 |
| 4th 0:27 |  |
Joya Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2 | 66 - 91 |
| 4th 0:27 | |
Joya Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2 | 65 - 91 |
| 4th 0:27 |  |
Foul on Izela Arenas. | 64 - 91 |
Statistics
 CIN |
KSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-69 | FG | 33-65 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 6-12 | 3PT | 17-32 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 14-21 | FT | 8-13 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 29 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 9 | Percent Led | 89 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, MO
Attendance: 4,328 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 28-4 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 25-6 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 24-8 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 25-7 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 23-9 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-10 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-10 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 18-16 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |