March Madness: Previewing Friday’s Round of 64 Matchups
Kansas State (11) vs. Cincinnati (6)
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 |
