K-State Wildcats vs. UAPB Golden Lions: Basketball game time, TV, odds and prediction
The Kansas State men’s basketball team will play Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday at Bramlage Coliseum.
Here’s everything you need to know before tipoff, including a score prediction:
When: 1 p.m. on Sunday
Where: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan
Stream: ESPN+
Radio: KCSP (610 AM) in Kansas City, KFH (1240 AM and 97.5 FM) in Wichita
Betting line: K-State by 34.5
Over/Under: 154.5
STARTING LINEUPS
P | No. | UAPB | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 9 | Klemen Vuga | 6-9 | Sr. | 11.1 |
G | 33 | Quentin Bolton | 6-6 | Jr. | 5.5 |
G | 55 | Caleb Jones | 6-1 | Fr. | 4.1 |
G | 13 | Raphael Dumont | 6-4 | Fr. | 7.2 |
G | 2 | Zach Reinhart | 6-6 | Jr. | 5.4 |
P | No. | Kansas State | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 33 | Coleman Hawkins | 6-10 | Sr. | 9.4 |
F | 1 | David N’Guessan | 6-9 | Sr. | 13.7 |
G | 2 | Max Jones | 6-4 | Sr. | 8.3 |
G | 11 | Brendan Hausen | 6-4 | Jr. | 13.7 |
G | 3 | CJ Jones | 6-5 | Jr. | 7.4 |
About UAPB (1-7)
The Golden Lions have lost six straight games. All of them have been played on the road. They have already faced two other Big 12 teams and lost 109-54 at Cincinnati and 98-64 at Texas Tech. Arkansas-Pine Bluff fell at Missouri 112-63 last week. Klemen Vuga is the team’s leading scorer.
About Kansas State (5-2)
The Wildcats are coming off a third-place finish at the Paradise Jam. This will be their first game in nearly a week. Coleman Hawkins played his best game in a K-State uniform last time out as he led all scorers with 19 points in a win over Longwood. Jerome Tang will look to get more of that from him as the Wildcats return home.
K-State game prediction
The Wildcats should win this game by a comfortable margin.
Their largest victory of the season so far has been 24 against New Orleans. It won’t be a surprise if they surpass that margin on Sunday.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff is one of the worst teams in all of college basketball. The Golden Lions rank outside the top 300 nationally in many statistical categories, including 2-point defense. UAPB is allowing teams to make 67.3% of their shots from within the arc. That should be good news for a K-State offense that is blessed with several talented big men.
The Golden Lions have also played, and lost, six straight road games. None of them were competitive.
K-State should be able to win this game with ease.
K-State 90, UAPB 63
Last game prediction: K-State 78, Longwood 65
Actual score: Liberty 80, Longwood 64
Season record: 5-2
Season record ATS: 3-4
Season record O/U: 4-3.