Kansas State basketball vs LSU livescore updates: Wildcats face familiar non-conference foe

MANHATTAN — Kansas State basketball will face a familiar non-conference opponent Thursday night when LSU visits Bramlage Coliseum for the second half of a doubleheader with the Wildcat women’s team.

The no. 10-ranked K-State women (2-0) will face preseason No. 20 Creighton (1-1) at 5:30 p.m., with the men taking on LSU at 8.

This will be the third time in as many years that the men from K-State (2-0) and LSU (2-0) square off, and the Wildcats are looking to complete a three-game sweep. The teams had never met before. K-State claimed a 61-59 victory in the final of the 2022 Cayman Islands Classic and then followed it up with a 75-60 decision at LSU last Dec. 9.

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The leading scorer for K-State in last year’s game was Cam Carter of Louisiana with 21 points. Carter, a senior guard, transferred to LSU during the offseason and currently leads the Tigers in scoring with 21 points per game. match.

Villanova transfer Brendan Hausen has made 10 3-pointers and averaged 19.5 points through the first two games to lead K-State, followed by David N’Guessan with 16.5 points and 9.0 rebounds and Cal State Fullerton- transfer Max Jones with 15 points.

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Cold shooting continues for K-State

LSU has opened the door for a K-State comeback with three early second-half turnovers, but the Wildcats are just 1-of-8 shooting and continue to trail by a dozen 49-37, with 15:23 remaining.

LSU dominates the first half behind Cam Carter

Former K-State guard Cam Carter leads all scorers at halftime with 12 points as LSU takes a 43-31 lead into the locker room. The Tigers are shooting 51.5% and have outscored the Wildcats, 21-12, and have a 10-3 advantage in points off turnovers, though each team has turned the ball over five times.

Dug McDaniel and David N’Guessan lead K-State with 10 points apiece, but the Wildcats were ice cold to end the first half, shooting 36.4% in the period, including 4 of 13 from 3-point range.

HALF TIME: LSU 43, K-State 31

Kansas State finally gets a 3-pointer from Brendan Hausen and Macaleab Rich hits two free throws for a 5-0 Wildcat run, but LSU leads at the half, 43-31.

The Wildcats’ shooting woes continue

Kansas State has made 1 of 7 shots during a 12-2 LSU run and trails 39-26 with 3:12 left in the half. The Wildcats need to push her before the break.

LSU has an 8-2 advantage in second-chance points.

LSU takes control with 9-0 run

LSU has made six of its last eight shots and K-State has gone more than three minutes without a basket as the Tigers open a 36-24 lead with 4:37 left in the half.

K-State trails 27-23 at timeout under 8

David N’Guessan scores inside to end a seven-point LSU run and has a chance for a three-point play after the media timeout with 7:43 left in the half. Wild cat path, 27.-23.

Dug McDaniel came to play for K-State

Dug McDaniel already has 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and three assists to lead K-State to a 17-16 lead with 10:37 left in the half.

The Wildcats’ rebounding woes continue as LSU has four second-chance points on four offensive rebounds.

Kansas State grabs an early lead

K-State jumped out to a 7-2 lead on a lob layup and 3-pointer by David N’Guessan, both assisted by Dug McDaniel. The Wildcats are up 7-5 at the first media timeout with 16 minutes left in the half.

Dug McDaniel gets first start for K-State

Michigan transfer guard Dug McDaniel will make his first start as a Wildcat against LSU, taking over for CJ Jones at the time. McDaniel leads the Wildcats in assists with 6.0 per match.

He is joined in the starting lineup by Max Jones and Brendan Hausen at guard, with David N’Guessan and Coleman Hawkins at forward.

Former K-Stater Cam Carter starts for LSU. He leads the Tigers in scoring with 21 points per game.

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Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be found at [email protected] or on Twitter at @arnegreen.

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