On their first visit to Kansas State's home gym in 62 years, the No. 16 Cincinnati Bearcats fell short of their newly announced ranking, losing 70-67. UC never led in the second half, while Kansas State held the upper hand for over 35 of the 40 minutes.

CINCINNATI — A 2-0 weekend emphatically ended the Bearcats non-conference basketball slate successfully and has them moving up the AP Poll heading into the holiday. Cincinnati jumped from No. 19 to No. 17 on Monday and sits at No. 18 in the NET rankings (their highest slotting since losing to Villanova).

Here's what we learned from the University of Cincinnati Bearcats win over the Dayton Flyers at Heritage Bank Center.

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

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

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.