Kansas State Basketball vs Arizona State: Prediction score, Scouting report

Manhattan – Basketball of the state of Kansas returns from a disappointing road trip trying to resume a momentum on Sunday with a match at 3 p.m. against Arizona State at Bramlage Coliseum.

The Wildcats (13-13, 7-8 Big 12) won six consecutive games before undergoing consecutive defeats last week in Brigham Young (80-65) and Utah (74-69). They opt for a scanning of the state of Arizona (12-13, 3-12) after having preceded the Sun Devils71-70, on February 4 in temple, Arizona.

The first meeting, which was the closest call to K-State during the victory sequence, came down with two free launches failed by the first year striker of Arizona Jayden Quaintance with four seconds in play.

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David N’Guessan collected 22 points and eight rebounds, Max Jones 15 points and Brendan Hausen 12 points to lead K-State to Temple. Coleman Hawkins added 11 points, six rebounds and seven assists, while Dug McDaniel collected nine assists and eight rebounds.

Here are three things to know, plus a prediction, for Sunday’s match.

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Bramlage is at the Maison Sweet Home for the Wildcats

The resurgence of the state of Kansas after a start of 1-6 in the Big 12 mainly took place within the friendly limits of Coliseum bramlage, where the Wildcats won four games in a row.

Since the consecutive defeats against Houston and Texas Tech currently classified n ° 5, the Wildcats have dominated in the octagon of Doom, beating three teams – n ° 23 Virginie -Western, n ° 17 Kansas and n ° 13 Arizona – which was classified at the time.

A more in -depth look at the Sun Devils of Arizona State

The state of Arizona fell on difficult times since it fell in K-State at home. The defeat against the Wildcats was n ° 2 in what has now reached a skid of six games for the Sun Devils, which are 2-5 on the road at conference.

But the ASU extended Texas Tech to double overtime in Lubbock before falling, 111-106.

The Sun Devils have a balanced attack with four players on average with two figures, led by the senior guards BJ Freeman with 13.7 points per game and Alston Mason with 12.9. Basheer Jihad adds 11.8 points and Jason Sanon and Adam Miller 10.4 points each, while Quaintance is the best rebounder at 7.9.

The rebound remains a concern for the Wildcats

Byu and Utah dominated K-State on the boards of the two road losses, but they were not the only ones.

Byu had a bounce advantage of 41-31, leading 11 second chance points, while UTAH hit the Wildcats up to 51-28 on the boards.

In fact, the last time K-State exceeded an opponent, it was in Arizona State, where the Wildcats appreciated a thin margin of 38-34, and Sun Devil 7-Pied Shawn Phillips did not play in this game.

Prediction: Kansas State 78, Arizona State 72

The Kansas State must take advantage of the next three games against the three low teams in the Big 12 ranking, starting with Arizona State. The hopes of the Slim NCAA tournament of Wildcats are in the balance, and that, as well as a friendly crowd at home, the weekend should be sufficient.

Arne Green is based in Salina and covers the sports of Kansas State University for the Gannett network. It can be reached at granted@gannett.com or on x (formerly twitter) at @arnegreen.

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