Cincinnati is one of the best teams in the country at protecting the ball, they turn the ball over on just 13.1% on their possessions. Kansas State is coming off a 95-88 win over Wake Forest in the play-in game on Tuesday night.
Below are three players to keep an eye on from each team.
| Player | Team | PPG | RPG | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Evans | Cincinnati | 13.7 | 4.1 | 0.567 |
| Kyle Washington | Cincinnati | 13.1 | 6.7 | 0.535 |
| Gary Clark | Cincinnati | 10.6 | 7.8 | 0.548 |
| Wesley Iwundu | Kansas St. | 12.9 | 6.4 | 0.528 |
| Kamau Stokes | Kansas St. | 11.9 | 2.6 | 0.457 |
| D.J. Johnson | Kansas St. | 11.4 | 5.8 | 0.626 |
Here is a quick breakdown of the team stats comparison.
| Team | nERD | O Rtg | eFG% | Reb% | TOV% | D Rtg | Opp. eFG% | Opp. TOV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Cincinnati | 14.92 | 113.6 | 0.523 | 53.3 | 13.1 | 91.6 | 0.443 | 18.3 |
| #11 Kansas St. | 11.9 | 105.6 | 0.524 | 49.1 | 17.0 | 98.6 | 0.489 | 19.4 |