Monmouth at Kansas State 11/13/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Monmouth Hawks visit Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas on Tuesday to play the Kansas State Wildcats. The Hawks fell to 1-1 on the season following a 94-74 loss to Hofstra on Saturday. Monmouth fell behind 51-24 at the half and never recovered. Deion Hammond led the Hawks in the loss with 13 points, while Nikkei Rutty scored 10 points and pulled down seven rebounds.

Kansas State improved to 2-0 on the season following its 60-56 overtime victory against UNLV. Xavier Sneed led the Wildcats with 19 points. Two of Sneed’s game high 19 were the game winners as the sharpshooter hit the winning basket with just 28 seconds left in the extra period. The Wildcats opened the season with a 67-54 victory over North Dakota State.

Deion Hammond leads Monmouth in scoring with an average of 13.5 points per game. Mustapha Traore is the leading rebounder for Monmouth with an average of 6.0 per game, while George Papas is the assists leader with an average of 4.5 per game. Ray Sainave is the second leading scorer with an average of 12.5 points per game.

Cartier Diarra leads Kansas State in scoring and assists with averages of 17.5 points and 6.0 assists per game. Makol Mawien is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.5 per game. Xavier Sneed is the second leading scorer with an average of 14.0 points per game. Just Diarra and Sneed are averaging double figures in scoring for the Wildcats.