McNeese at Kansas State 12/21/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The McNeese Cowboys limp into Manhattan, KS Tuesday night for a match up against the Kansas State Wildcats. McNeese comes into this game with only three wins through their first eleven games thus far this season riding a five game losing streak following a 10 point loss to UTEP. Offensively McNeese played well against UTEP converting on 50% of their shots to score 72 points but the defense failed them allowing the Miners to shoot 47.4% from the floor and 41.4% from beyond the arc to score 82 points in the game including 48 in the second half to erase a 4 point half time lead for McNeese.

As a team this season the Cowboys have averaged 71.7 points on 43.1% shooting, but the defense has struggled allowing opponents to score 75.6 points per game. Myles Lewis leads the Cowboys Offense with 10.7 points per game as one of only two players averaging double figures. Big man Brendan Medley-Bacon is second on the team in scoring with 10.1 points per game on 60.9% shooting to go along with a team high 6.5 rebounds.

The Kansas State Wildcats are rolling thus far this season coming into Tuesday night winners of four of their last five games played including a nine point road loss against Nebraska last came out. The Kansas State defense shut down Nebraska holding the cornhuskers to only 58 points on 32.8% shooting and 17.9% from beyond the arc.

Offensively Nijel Pack carried the Kansas State offense posting a team high 15 points and eight rebounds on five of 13 shooting in 34 minutes of action. Ismael Massoud Chipped in 10 points as the only other player in double figures and Davion Bradford added nine points and five rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench.