News Category: Cincinnati Bearcats

Learning the Big 12 ropes, Cincinnati prepares for No. 14 Baylor

It didn’t take long for Cincinnati to learn that the margin between victory and defeat is very thin in the Big 12. The Bearcats will try to rebound from a highly disappointing setback when they square off with No. 14 Baylor on Saturday night in Waco, Texas. Cincinnati (12-3, 1-1 Big 12) was in position to win its first two conference games as a member of the Big 12 when it led by three points

After winning Big 12 debut, Cincinnati battles No. 20 Texas

One team will look to make it two straight wins in Big 12 play while another aims to rebound from a disappointing home loss when Cincinnati hosts No. 20 Texas on Tuesday night. The visiting Bearcats (12-2, 1-0) rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to stun No. 12 Brigham Young 71-60 on Saturday night in its Big 12 conference debut. It was Cincinnati’s highest-ranked win since beating No. 12 Houston in the 2019 American Athletic

No. 12 BYU, visiting Cincinnati make Big 12 debuts

The action heats up for No. 12 BYU and Cincinnati on Saturday when both schools make their Big 12 Conference debuts in Provo, Utah. BYU (12-1) has emerged as one of the biggest surprises this season by dominating on both ends of the court. The Cougars are averaging 90.4 points per game while holding opponents to 61.5 points per contest. That 28.9-point scoring margin leads all Division I teams. They also rank first nationally in

With Big 12 play approaching, Cincinnati faces Evansville

Cincinnati gets one last chance to prepare for a rigorous Big 12 schedule and enter conference action with momentum when it plays host to Evansville on Friday night. Sophomore Dan Skillings Jr. scored a career-high 29 points to go with 10 rebounds and lead Cincinnati (10-2) to an 83-75 win over Stetson last Friday. The Bearcats are 10-0 in Skillings’s career when he scores in double figures. “We need that Dan Skillings to continue,” Cincinnati

Cincinnati tries to put rivalry losses aside, takes on Merrimack

Cincinnati will aim to rebound from its most disappointing game of the season when Merrimack visits Tuesday night in the first meeting between the two programs. After winning their first seven games, the Bearcats (8-2) have dropped two of their last three, including Saturday’s 82-68 decision to Dayton. The game was played on a neutral court, but the game took place just four miles from the Bearcats’ campus in downtown Cincinnati. Cincinnati’s only two losses

Cincinnati, Dayton renew series after 13-year hiatus

A longtime rivalry will be rekindled when Dayton visits Cincinnati on Saturday evening. The schools, which are separated by about 50 miles in southwest Ohio, have played each other 91 times. But this is their first meeting since 2010, and it is scheduled to take place on a semi-neutral court at the Heritage Bank Center in downtown Cincinnati rather than on the Bearcats’ campus. Both teams have enjoyed hot starts to the season. Cincinnati (8-1)

No longer perfect, Cincinnati tries to regroup vs. Bryant

Fresh off its first loss of the season, Cincinnati aims to rebound Tuesday night when it hosts Bryant in a nonconference matchup. The Bearcats (7-1) won their first seven games before dropping their annual crosstown rivalry showdown at Xavier, 84-79. Cincinnati shot just 1-for-13 in the first half from 3-point range and trailed 35-27 at the break. But the Bearcats responded by making their first six shots of the second half to tie it at

Undefeated Cincinnati hopes to end skid in Xavier rivalry series

One of the most intense rivalries in college basketball renews Saturday evening when struggling Xavier hosts unbeaten Cincinnati in the 91st edition of the Crosstown Shootout. Cincinnati (7-0) hasn’t played since beating Florida Gulf Coast 99-62 on Sunday to match its best start since a 7-0 start to the 2017-18 season. With a win Saturday, not only would the Bearcats snap a four-game skid in the series, but they would also match their best start

Florida Gulf Coast up next as Cincinnati goes for 7 straight

The Cincinnati Bearcats look to match their longest unbeaten start in six years when they host the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on Sunday. The Bearcats (6-0) are coming off a dramatic 86-81 overtime win at Howard on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., and then an on-campus accident two days later, when one of their players was struck by a vehicle. Viktor Lakhin scored a team-high 19 points while Dan Skillings Jr. added 16 and a key