N'Guessan scores 21 points and Kansas State defeats Colorado 65-56
David N’Guessan had 21 points and eight rebounds and Kansas State defeated Colorado 65-56 to snap a four-game losing streakMARCH 2, 2025 • Associated Press
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Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, KS
David N'Guessan - Paces Wildcats again N'Guessan had 21 points (8-14 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 5-6 FT), eight rebounds and two steals over 33 minutes during Sunday's 65-56 win over Colorado.
Impact N'Guessan led the way for the WIldcats, contributing 21 points, eight boards and two steals during Sunday's win. It was the second time in the last three games N'Guessan has led the way by scoring at least 20 points, stepping up his game while Kansas State deals with the loss of Coleman Hawkins to a knee injury. N'Guessan, who has recorded five double-doubles this season along with five 20-point efforts, is certainly capable of putting up big performances no matter who's in the lineup but has picked up his game further with Hawkins forced to the sideline, averaging 16.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals over the last three games during Hawkins' absence.
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Dug McDaniel - Contributes despite poor shooting McDaniel amassed 10 points (4-17 FG, 2-8 3Pt, 0-1 FT), two rebounds, seven assists and three steals across 37 minutes during Sunday's 65-56 victory over Colorado.
Impact McDaniel struggled to the tune of 4-for-17 from the field but made up for the poor shooting performance by dishing out seven dimes and collecting three steals during Sunday's win. It was the ninth time in 11 games McDaniel has distributed at least five assists. During that stretch, the junior point guard is averaging 13.6 points, 6.5 assists, 2.7 boards and 1.9 steals across 35.8 minutes per contest.
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Coleman Hawkins - DNP against Colorado Hawkins (knee) did not play in Sunday's matchup against Colorado.
Impact Hawkins was held out of Sunday's contest, marking his third consecutive missed game while dealing with a knee injury. The 6-foot-10 senior has been an impact player for the Wildcats this season, averaging 10.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game since transferring in from Illinois in the off-season. His next chance to return will come in a road battle against Cincinnati on Wednesday.
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Julian Hammond - Suffers back injury Hammond suffered a back injury during Sunday's 65-56 loss to Kansas State, per Oliver Hayes of 247Sports.com.
Impact Hammond suffered the injury late in the first half and did not return to the game. The 6-foot-2 senior has been an impact player for the Buffaloes this season, averaging 12.8 points per game across 28 appearances. The details and severity of the injury are thus far unknown, but he can be looked at as questionable for Wednesday's game against Texas Tech.
MARCH 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Colorado visits Jones and Kansas State
Kansas State hosts the Colorado Buffaloes after Max Jones scored 22 points in Kansas State's 80-76 loss to the UCF KnightsMARCH 2, 2025 • Associated Press
Coleman Hawkins - Unlikely to play Sunday Hawkins (knee) is unlikely to be available against Colorado on Sunday, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Impact This would be the third game in a row that Hawkins has missed. C.J. Jones replaced him in the starting five last Sunday, while Ugonna Onyenso started the last game but both neither proved to be as impactful as the fifth-year senior.
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