News Category: Cincinnati Bearcats

No. 1 Indiana State duels No. 2 Cincinnati for NIT semifinal berth

Two teams with rich basketball history meet Tuesday night when Indiana State hosts Cincinnati in the NIT quarterfinals in Terre Haute, Ind. The winner advances to the NIT semifinals April 2 at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis. Indiana State is a current member of the Missouri Valley Conference; Cincinnati won its two national championships in 1961 and ’62 while in that conference. The Sycamores (30-6), the top seed in the

No. 2 seed Cincinnati faces tested San Francisco team in NIT

John Newman III wasn’t sure this season would ever happen for him, and now the Cincinnati forward doesn’t want it to end. Newman will try to keep the season alive when the second-seeded Bearcats host San Francisco in an NIT first-round game on Wednesday night. Newman sustained a torn meniscus in his knee in the season opener last season and missed the entire campaign. Cincinnati pursued a medical redshirt so Newman could return for a

No. 14 Baylor bids to bolster NCAA resume in clash vs. Cincinnati

No. 14-ranked Baylor will attempt to improve its NCAA Tournament seeding on Thursday night when it battles upstart Cincinnati in the final quarterfinal game in the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo. The winner of Thursday’s clash will face either second-seeded Iowa State or surprise quarterfinalist Kansas State, the 10th seed, in the late semifinal on Friday. The Bears (22-9) are the third seed in the league tournament and received a bye into

Cincinnati looks to upend undermanned Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cincinnati overcame a 16-point, second-half deficit in its first-ever appearance in the Big 12 Conference tournament to claim a thrilling 90-85 victory over West Virginia on Tuesday. The reward? The Bearcats will face 16th-ranked Kansas, the 12-time conference tournament champion, in a second-round matchup Wednesday night. The good news for 11th-seeded Cincinnati (19-13) is that sixth-seeded Kansas (22-9) will be without its top two scorers due to injury. But Bearcats coach

Cincinnati, West Virginia open Big 12 tournament with rematch

Cincinnati has hopes of hosting an NIT game as it heads into the first round of the Big 12 tournament against West Virginia on Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo. The Mountaineers know their season is done unless they win five games in five days to claim the tournament title. The game is an instant rematch, as the Bearcats hammered West Virginia 92-56 in the regular-season finale on Saturday. Dan Skillings Jr. scored 17 points as

West Virginia, Cincinnati stumble into regular-season finale

West Virginia will attempt to avoid setting a dubious school record when they visit Cincinnati on Saturday in the Big 12 season finale for both teams. The Mountaineers (9-21, 4-13 Big 12) enter the contest with the Bearcats (17-13, 6-11) on a four-game losing streak following their 93-81 setback to TCU on Senior Night at Morgantown, W.Va., on Wednesday. Since rallying from 10 points with under seven minutes remaining to defeat Cincinnati at home Jan.

Oklahoma looks to keep offense moving in battle with Cincinnati

Oklahoma coach Porter Moser was happy with the way his team responded Saturday against top-ranked Houston, even in a loss. Moser is hoping his Sooners can build from that on Tuesday when they take on Cincinnati in Big 12 play at Norman, Okla. Oklahoma is coming off an 87-85 loss to the Cougars, where it hit 12 3-pointers and scored more than anyone had scored on Houston all season. “I want to keep building on

Clinging to NCAA tourney hopes, Kansas State battles Cincinnati

The stakes will be high Saturday night when Cincinnati hosts Kansas State in a critical Big 12 showdown. The Bearcats (16-12, 5-10 Big 12) come in reeling, having dropped three straight conference games to drop five games below .500 in the Big 12. Kansas State (17-11, 7-8) has rebounded from losing seven of eight to win two straight and climb back into NCAA Tournament consideration. “We are in the same boat that they are in,

No. 1 Houston passes test, now hosts skidding Cincinnati

The most recent challenge facing Houston proved stiff like several others that preceded it, yet that did not prevent the Cougars from again rising to the occasion. After blowing a 16-point halftime lead, the Cougars held on for an 82-76 overtime road victory over the 11th-ranked Baylor Bears on Saturday that stretched their winning streak to five games and preserved their position atop the Big 12 standings. It also vaulted them to No. 1 in

TCU looking to beat Cincinnati for first time

Since the first meeting in a 1959 first-round NCAA Tournament game, Cincinnati has had TCU’s number. The Bearcats are 6-0 against the Horned Frogs all-time, but TCU (18-8, 7-6 Big 12 Conference) has a chance to snap that streak at home. Cincinnati (16-10, 5-8), who beat TCU at home, 81-77, in overtime on Jan. 16, travels to face the Horned Frogs on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU is 11-2 at home and comes off