MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Jizzle James scored 24 points, Baba Miller had a 16-point, 12-rebound double-double, and Cincinnati rolled past Kansas State 91-62 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Miller also recorded six assists and four blocked shots. He has 11 double-doubles this season and is one of three players nationally with the stat line of at least 13 points, 10 rebounds and three assists per game.<\/p>\n
James buried 6 of 8 3-pointers and Jalen Celestine, who scored 18 points, made 4 of 6 3s. The Bearcats hit on 16 of 28 3-pointers.<\/p>\n
Sencire Harris scored 12 points, and Day Day Thomas added 10 for Cincinnati (13-12, 5-7 Big 12).<\/p>\n
Needing 31 points to reach 2,000 for his career, K-State\u2019s P.J. Haggerty scored 24. With seven more points, he will join Gonzaga\u2019s Graham Ike, Indiana\u2019s Tucker DeVries and Oklahoma\u2019s Nijel Pack as the only active Division I players with 2,000 points.<\/p>\n
Celestine, Miller and James all hit two 3-pointers as Cincinnati opened the game with 6 of 8 3s, building a 30-11 lead in the first eight minutes. The Bearcats led 53-31 at halftime after shooting 57% from the floor and making 9 of 14 3-pointers. <\/p>\n
A 10-0 run helped Cincinnati stretch the lead to 28 points early in the second half, and the margin peaked at 32 when Jordi Rodriguez hit a 3 with about 3 minutes remaining. <\/p>\n
The Bearcats won on the road for the first time this season after being 0-6 in true road games.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats (10-14, 1-10) have lost five straight.<\/p>\n
After the game, Tang addressed frustrations with his team, collectively calling out the group of players that\u2019ve struggled for weeks. <\/p>\n
\u201cThese dudes do not deserve to wear this uniform,\u201d Tang said. \u201cThere will be very few of them in it next year. I\u2019m embarrassed for the university. I\u2019m embarrassed for our fans and our student section. It is just ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Wildcat head coach indicated that there was a lack of pride among his players. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt means something to wear a K-State uniform. It means something to put on this purple, and everything this university is about and why I love this place. They don\u2019t love this place, so they don\u2019t deserve to be here,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Some fans in the student section wore paper bags over their heads, expressing contempt for how the team was playing. Tang addressed the display, saying, \u201cI\u2019d wear a paper bag, too, If I was them.\u201d <\/p>\n
Kansas State: The Wildcats hit the road to play No. 3 Houston on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati: The Bearcats return home to face Utah on Sunday.<\/p>\n
In the video above, you can revisit K-State coverage from Big 12 Media Day ahead of this season. <\/p>\n
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