Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights

· Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament - 2nd Round

Cincinnati Bearcats

18-14, 2-8 Away

UCF Knights

20-10, 14-5 Home

UCF takes on Cincinnati in Big 12 Tournament

Game Preview

Cincinnati Bearcats (18-14, 10-9 Big 12) vs. UCF Knights (20-10, 9-9 Big 12)

Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 3 p.m. EDT

Bearcats -2.5; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: UCF plays in the Big 12 Tournament against Cincinnati.

The Knights' record in Big 12 games is 9-9, and their record is 11-1 in non-conference games. UCF has a 3-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Bearcats' record in Big 12 games is 10-9. Cincinnati is fourth in the Big 12 with 16.7 assists per game led by Baba averaging 3.7.

UCF's average of 8.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.9 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Cincinnati gives up. Cincinnati's 43.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.5 percentage points lower than UCF has given up to its opponents (45.9%).

The teams meet for the third time this season. Cincinnati won 92-72 in the last matchup on Feb. 8. Miller led Cincinnati with 17 points, and Jordan Burks led UCF with 16 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Kugel averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Knights, scoring 14.7 points while shooting 39.7% from beyond the arc. Themus Fulks is shooting 41.8% and averaging 15.6 points over the last 10 games.

Miller is averaging 13.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Bearcats. Moustapha Thiam is averaging 14.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Knights: 4-6, averaging 78.6 points, 30.7 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.6 points per game.

Bearcats: 7-3, averaging 77.5 points, 32.7 rebounds, 17.0 assists, 5.5 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.1 points.

TV Channel: Cincinnati at UCF 2021 College Basketball, week 19, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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UCF: 38.9%

Cincinnati: 61.1%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

CIN		UCF
W1	Streak	L3
67.6	Points Against	78.8
73.4	Points Per Game	82.2
43	Field Goal %	47
34	Three Point %	38
37.0	Rebounds Per Game	36.8
16.7	Assists Per Game	16.1
4.2	Blocks Per Game	3.0
6.3	Steals Per Game	5.7
0.5	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.3
12.1	Total Turnovers Per Game	11.5
67.6	Points Against	78.8

Game Information

Venue: T-Mobile Center

Location: Kansas City, MO
Capacity:

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Arizona	16-2	-	29-2
Houston	14-4	2	26-5
Iowa State	12-6	4	25-6
Kansas	12-6	4	22-9
Texas Tech	12-6	4	22-9
TCU	11-7	5	21-10
BYU	9-9	7	22-10
UCF	9-9	7	20-10
West Virginia	9-9	7	18-13
Cincinnati	9-9	7	18-14
Colorado	7-11	9	17-15
Arizona State	7-11	9	17-15
Oklahoma State	6-12	10	19-13
Baylor	6-12	10	16-16
Kansas State	3-15	13	12-20
Utah	2-16	14	10-22