News Category: Cincinnati Bearcats

Cincinnati out to expose Oklahoma State’s road woes

Cincinnati won 12 of its first 14 home games before dropping its last two contests in front of its fans. The Bearcats (16-9, 5-7 Big 12) bid to end that skid and add to Oklahoma State’s ever-growing road woes on Wednesday when the teams reconvene in Cincinnati. The Bearcats countered a pair of close defeats to ranked teams with a narrow 76-74 victory at UCF on Saturday. Dan Skillings Jr. collected 15 points and eight

Cincinnati, UCF both trying to turn things around

UCF and Cincinnati are both looking to end two-game losing streaks when they square off Saturday in a Big 12 Conference contest in Orlando, Fla. The Knights (13-10, 4-7) have dropped four of their last games five while the Bearcats (15-9, 4-7) have lost three of their last four. UCF is looking for a stronger start after falling 90-88 at No. 19 BYU on Tuesday despite erasing a 19-point second-half deficit and nearly rallying for

No. 14 Iowa State, Cincinnati to clash in Big 12 contest

In a power-packed Big 12 Conference that features big names and iconic basketball programs, who’s in second place? Not Kansas, not Baylor, not Texas Tech, not Texas and not even a ranked BYU team that has enjoyed a strong debut in its new league. It’s Iowa State, which has won five of its last six games and always seems to be overlooked yet always seems to be a contender. The No. 14 Cyclones (18-5, 7-3)

No. 5 Houston, facing Cincinnati, looks to retain Big 12 lead

The fifth-ranked Houston Cougars will attempt to ride the momentum from an emotional win when they visit the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 matchup. The Cougars (20-3, 7-3 Big 12) bounced back from a loss at then-No. 8 Kansas with a 79-63 home victory over Oklahoma State on Tuesday night. “It was a good win,” Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said. “In this league, they’re all great wins because they all count

63 years in the making, No. 15 Texas Tech hosts Cincinnati

Two teams stinging from road wins that got away earlier in the week will collide Saturday evening when 15th-ranked Texas Tech hosts Cincinnati in Lubbock, Texas. Despite a loss at TCU on Tuesday, the Red Raiders (16-4, 5-2) enter the Big 12 Conference game as one of the league’s surprise teams. That figures to be put to another tough test by the Bearcats (14-7, 3-5), who squandered a 10-point lead with 6:29 left at West

West Virginia aims to recapture home magic against Cincinnati

West Virginia hopes to regain the form it displayed in its last home game when it hosts Cincinnati in a Big 12 matchup Wednesday night in Morgantown, W.Va. The Mountaineers (7-13, 2-5 Big 12) have dropped road games to UCF and Oklahoma State since upsetting then-No. 3 Kansas 91-85 at home on Jan. 20. They faltered down the stretch of their 70-66 loss to the last-place Cowboys to remain winless in their four true road

Not much rest for the weary when Cincinnati tackles UCF

Cincinnati finally catches a bit of a break in the Big 12 schedule when it hosts UCF on Saturday night. Cincinnati (13-6, 2-4) will face its first unranked Big 12 opponent seven games into its first season in the conference. But that doesn’t mean things will be easy for the Bearcats against UCF (12-6, 3-3), a team already with Big 12 wins over then-No. 3 Kansas, Texas and West Virginia. The Bearcats have lost four

No. 3 Kansas, Cincinnati strive to get back on track

Sometimes a quick turnaround is a good thing. That might just be the case for No. 3 Kansas and Cincinnati on Monday night in Lawrence, Kan., as both teams try to move past close losses Saturday. Kansas (15-3, 3-2 Big 12) lost 91-85 at West Virginia. Kansas is now 5-7 in Morgantown since 2013. The Jayhawks had plenty of opportunities to win on the road, but late mistakes cost them. Trailing 82-81, Kansas had a

No. 15 Oklahoma back in swing vs. confident Cincinnati

No. 15 Oklahoma is out to solve its Big 12 road woes Saturday in a visit to Cincinnati. The Sooners (14-3, 2-2 Big 12) snapped a two-game skid Wednesday with a 77-63 home victory over West Virginia. After dropping conference road games at TCU and Kansas last week, Jalon Moore stepped up with a team-high 16 points for the Sooners. Oklahoma shot a blazing 63.6 percent from the field in the second half to pull

No. 19 TCU rides momentum into road matchup with Cincinnati

No. 19 TCU looks to continue its climb up the rankings and its success in the national spotlight when it visits Cincinnati in a Big 12 showdown Tuesday night. TCU’s latest impressive showing came on its home court Saturday night when Emanuel Miller scored with 6.7 seconds remaining to lift the Horned Frogs past then-No. 2 Houston, 68-67. TCU (13-3, 2-1) overcame a 67-63 deficit with 1:27 remaining to move over .500 in Big 12