UCF Knights (13-2, 2-1 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (9-7, 0-3 Big 12)
New York; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State hosts UCF after PJ Haggerty scored 25 points in Kansas State’s 87-84 loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils.
The Wildcats are 7-3 in home games. Kansas State ranks third in the Big 12 with 18.6 assists per game led by Haggerty averaging 4.6.
The Knights have gone 2-1 against Big 12 opponents. UCF is 1-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.
Kansas State averages 86.4 points, 10.9 more per game than the 75.5 UCF gives up. UCF averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 more makes per game than Kansas State allows.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Haggerty is averaging 22.9 points and 4.6 assists for the Wildcats. Abdi Bashir Jr. is averaging 3.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Riley Kugel is averaging 14.5 points for the Knights. Jordan Burks is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 4-6, averaging 82.6 points, 34.2 rebounds, 17.2 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.3 points per game.
Knights: 9-1, averaging 84.5 points, 36.2 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.