UC suffered a 70-67 Big 12 opening loss to Kansas State on Monday night. Check out some of the best moments from the defeat, including a big 18-point night from Dan Skillings Jr. that he powered with three triples.

Kansas State basketball plays Cincinnati on Monday in the Big 12 opener for both teams. Follow along here for live score updates.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball embarks on their Big 12 schedule when they face Kansas State Monday night in Manhattan, Kansas.

Wes Miller's Cincinnati Bearcats wrapped up the non-conference schedule Sunday with a win over Grambling State. Here's what we learned.

Shortly after the Kansas State men’s basketball team closed out the nonconference portion of its schedule with a humbling loss against Wichita State, Jerome Tang said it was time for the Wildcats to hit the reset button. “We are 0-0,” the K-State coach said.

The Flyers are Cincinnati's best opponent yet in the 2024-25 campaign, with Friday's game happening at Heritage Bank Center in a downtown Cincy neutral-site battle at 8:30 p.m. on ESPNU. ESPN's Matchup Predictor gives UC a 70.2% chance to win the game. UC enters the game ranked 24th on KenPom, while Dayton is 31st.

It didn't take long for Big 12 basketball to deliver chaos. On Monday, Kansas State (7-5, 1-0 in Big 12) upset Associated Press No. 16 Cincinnati (10-2, 0-1 in Big 12), 70-67, in the first day of conference play.

K-State men’s basketball opened conference play with a bang on Monday night, upsetting No. 16 Cincinnati 70-67. K-State jumped out to an early lead, but the Bearcats kept it pretty close for the entire game.