Scouting report: 3 keys for Cincinnati Bearcats basketball to win at Baylor

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Perhaps the third time is the charm.

Winless in their first two Big 12 outings, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team will be in Waco, Texas Tuesday night facing their latest highly respected opponent, the Baylor Bears. Like Arizona, which downed UC 72-67 Saturday, it’s a team they’ve yet to defeat.

Coach Wes Miller and company took on veteran coach Scott Drew’s program twice last season, dropping both games. UC lost in Waco in early January 2024 by just three, then fell in the Big 12 quarterfinals in Kansas City last March 68-56 after beating West Virginia and Kansas in the league tournament.

Like UC, Baylor is coming off a loss, as No. 3 Iowa State routed the Bears in Ames, 74-55 Saturday afternoon. While UC shot 39% from the field and only 20% from long distance vs. Arizona, Baylor shot just less than 30% from the field and only 24% on three-balls on the Cyclones home floor.

“You want to play in these leagues where every night is an opportunity,” Miller said. “I certainly feel we’re good enough to play with anybody. You’ve got to bring it and play well every night. That’s the challenge. The teams in this league that do that over the course of the next two months will be the best teams. It’s a challenge for everybody because it is that good of a league.”

3 keys for Cincinnati Bearcats to win at Baylor

Dan Skillings Jr. and the Bearcats faced Baylor twice last season, dropping both games, the second in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals in Kansas City. Both teams are coming off losses entering Tuesday’s game in Waco, Texas.

1. Get off to fast road start

There was a bit of the “deer in the headlights” effect in the early minutes at Kansas State which UC could never quite recover from. There won’t be as many fabs at Foster Pavilion Tuesday, but it could sound that way given the team’s popularity and construction of the relatively new arena. Coming off a bad loss, Scott Drew’s Bears will be trying to do the same. Falling behind by double digits anywhere in…

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Publish date : 2025-01-07 14:52:00

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