Kansas State holds off No. 16 Cincinnati behind Coleman Hawkins

Coleman Hawkins had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Kansas State knocked off No. 16 Cincinnati 70-67 on Monday night in Manhattan, Kan.The Wildcats (7-5, 1-0 Big 12) also got 17 points from Dug McDaniel and 13 from David N’Guessan.Dan Skillings Jr., who was 3-for-15 from 3-point range entering Monday, was 4-for-8 from deep against Kansas State to lead the Bearcats with 18 points. Dillon Mitchell had 15 points and 11 boards, and Jizzle James supplied 11 points.After Cincinnati (10-2, 0-1) tied the score at 31 early in the second half, McDaniel scored six straight points for the Wildcats. Kansas State soon extended the lead to nine points, as it did in the first half, but as they too did before the break, the Bearcats responded.James converted a three-point play with 6:08 left. He then fed Mitchell for a game-tying layup, making it 56-56. N’Guessan then scored a three-point play of his own to give Kansas State a 59-56 lead. Two free throws by Hawkins gave the hosts a five-point edge before Skillings hit a 3-pointer.Kansas State stretched its advantage to 63-59, but the Bearcats cut it to 63-61 with a tip-in by Aziz Bandaogo. Max Jones hit a short jumper with 46 seconds left to give the Wildcats a four-point lead.James found Bandaogo for an alley-oop lay-in, but Hawkins hit the front end of a one-and-one with 23 seconds left. The Wildcats got the offensive rebound after Hawkins missed the second foul shot, and C.J. Jones was fouled and hit both of his attempts from the charity stripe.

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