Six days after their most disappointing performance in the fifth Third Arena, the male basketball team of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats on the occasion of reconquering fans and taking revenge.
Byu cougars are on a road swing to the east, just like UC was a few weeks ago with consecutive games in UTAH. The cougars are watching for an 11 -point home defeat against Arizona No. 20.
The last team to beat them by 11 at home?
Yes, the cincinnati bearcats last year 71-60 with six current players who contributed to the victory.
These six and the rest of the bearcates were towed in Provo on January 25, 80-52. It was their worst defeat of the season. The cougars scored as many points in the second half as UC made the whole match. Simas Lukošius briefly equaled the match towards the end of the first half, to see Egor Demin score five consecutive points in less than a minute for the advance of 28-23 at halftime. The second half saw Byu throw 3 points from all imaginable angles.
Will Wednesday winning cincinnati bearcates present on Saturday?
UC scored more points in the second half (53) during their UCF Road victory on Wednesday than the whole match in Byu. The 93 points of the UC were the most they had since marked 109 when the season was opened against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. When they mark 80 points or more under coach Wes Miller, they are 7-0 this season and 35-4 in total. Day Day Thomas, Dillon Mitchell, Aziz Bandaogo and Jizzle James all scored two figures on Wednesday. UC also obtained the score of four two -digit players in their Arizona State victory. Byu also beat the UCF in Orlando last Saturday, winning 81-75.
“I think our guys are able to compete with anyone in university basketball at a given night,” said Miller. “I think they have proven that this year, we just didn’t have the best month (January). There will not be an opponent on our calendar that I don’t think we can compete.”
Miller added that he did not think the team had “arrived” and that they were not satisfied.
UC Ad John Cunningham on basketball
During his meeting “Coffee With Cunningham” with UC donors on Thursday, the UC announcement recognized difficult January, but said that he was wider.
“This out of the field is great young men,” said Cunningham. “I also think of our coaches. Wes Miller is absolutely tenacious. His staff puts his heart and their soul in this case. I believe in them and I trust them where they will bring our basketball team to a point where they win championships. “”
Quad 1 possibilities remaining for cincinnati bearcates
With their first Quad 1 victory to their credit after winning the UCF, UC has four shots and none is easy. They were at Iowa State on February 15, at Virginie-Western on February 19, at the house against Baylor on February 25 and in Houston on March 1.
3 keys for cincinnati bearcats to win against Byu cougars
1. UC must play, but angry
While the second half of the loss of Byu to provo could work as a horror classic in theaters, the bearcates should see it several times for additional motivation. The cougars were absurd by 73% in the second half from the beach of three points, 11 for 15.
UC followed this with another missed opportunity at UTAH, then returned to a lethargic against Virginia-Western. Ohors and great dissatisfaction occurred in the Virginie-Western match during this Sunday afternoon race against the Mountaineers.
The best way to stop something you don’t like is to do something. The UCF Wednesday blow was a step in the right direction.
“When we made a mistake, we didn’t let it worse and remove our confidence,” said Miller.
2. UC must hold byu below 10 3 points
The cougars were 15 out of 24 in the Marriott Center on January 25. Byu has only 2-4 in real road matches and in each, they had less than 10 three. In Providence, they did seven, in Houston, he was eight, in TCU, they did nine and vs his rival in the state of Utah, they were held at eight. A large key to UCF UCF victory was the Knights with five treys.
It may be useful to see UC 3 points also reach their brand. Lukošius made 4 out of 8 in Byu, the rest of the team was 1 for 20. The cougars coach Kevin Young, said that after the match, this was not bothering that the bearcats hois 28 of Deep.
3. UC must bounce against Byu
If you are going to be out of brand, you might as well find the ball and try again. In their defeat against Arizona on Wednesday, Byu was exceeded 45-30. The cougars exceeded UC 34-28 in Provo. It cannot happen on Saturday if there is a successful result. UC was exceeded 39-27 in UCF but preceded the knights in painting, 56-46.
Cincinnati bearcats vs byu cougars
Advice: 6 p.m. Saturday, fifth third arena (12,012)
TV / Radio: ESPN2 / 700WLW
Series: Byu leads 3-2 (cougars has decisively won, January 80-52)
Byu Cougars screening report
Save: 15-7 (6-5 Big 12)
Coach: Kevin Young (first season, 15-7)
Offense: 80.7 ppg
Defense: 68.5 ppg
Planned starting line
(Position, height, statistics)
Richie Saunders (G, 6’5 “, 15.1 ppg)
Egor Demin (G, 6’9 “, 11 ppg)
Trevin Knell (G, 6’5 “, 10 ppg)
Keba Keita (F, 6’8 “, 6.4 ppg)
Mawot Mag (F, 6’7 “, 5.8 ppg)
Cincinnati Bearcats Scouting Report
Save: 13-9 (3-8 Big 12)
Coach: Wes Miller (fourth season, 76-52, a total of 261-187)
Offense: 71 PPG
Defense: 63.5 ppg
Planned starting line
(Position, height, statistics)
Simas Lukošius (GF, 6’8 “, 11.8 ppg)
Day of the day Thomas (G, 6’1 “, 7.8 ppg)
Dillon Mitchell (F, 6’8 “, 10.7 ppg)
James James (G, 6’3 “, 10.5 ppg)
Aziz Bandaogo (C, 7 ‘, 7.9 ppg)
Players to watch
The Junior of Byu, Richie Saunders, started only three games in the previous two seasons, but has since become a full -time starter and the top scorer in the cougars. He scored 21 points against UC in provo, making 5 by 7 behind the arc. Overall, he is a shooter of 45% at 3 points. Defensively, he leads the cougars in flight with 27.
UC will have to obtain more post-production than in the last match when Mitchell led with only five rebounds and Bandaogo had four. When UC defeated Byu in 2024, Bandaogo collected 12 points and 11 rebounds. Keita and Mag de Byu are largely the actors of the roles focused on the defense and the rebound and Fousseyni traore 6 -inch uses his 240 pounds judiciously in the painting.
Mitchell was a major factor at the UCF with a score more / less than 14. It was 9 for 14 on the field and had several threatening dunks. Some came after falling with an apparent cramp after stolen the ball and lacked an opportunity for slam.
“He jumped so far away, the curly leg,” said Miller. “Thank goodness, we were really cautious and we had the impression that he could go back. He looked really great and moved well on the defensive. I do not think that our training staff and our staff medical would have allowed him to come back if it was serious. “
Classification
Kenpom.com: Byu is n ° 33, cincinnati n ° 56
Nanna: Byu is n ° 36, cincinnati n ° 51
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: How Cincinnati Bearcats basketball can win a Big 12 home victory against Byu
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