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Shon Abaev (knee) and Sencire Harris (illness) are both out for Cincinnati, while Kerr Kriisa (shoulder) is probable as he keeps fighting through the separated shoulder the veteran suffered in UC's first Houston contest to start conference play.
The Cougars look to make it 14 straight wins over the Bearcats as they meet for the second time this season.
A Cincinnati Bearcats team has never beaten Arizona in basketball, dating back to 1975. Arizona won at Fifth Third Arena 72-67 on Jan. 4, 2025, as the Bearcats tied the game late, but couldn't complete the comeback.
The Bearcats are big betting underdogs entering Saturday's road contest against No. 10 Houston. Wes Miller's team is a 14.5-point betting underdog on the spread, wi
The Bearcats are shooting 32% from three-point range with UCF hitting 37%. Of note, UCF guard Themus Falks hits 48% of his long-range launches (10-of-21). This comes after shooting just 26% from the arc at Milwaukee last season.
Jizzle James has been reinstated to the Cincinnati Bearcats basketball roster. James was seen with the team at their game against Georgia on December 13. He was previously removed from the team on August 19 to deal with personal issues.
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati basketball added another Quad 1/2 win on Wednesday night, 67-57 over the Baylor Bears, with plenty of highlights from Baba Miller and more.
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