What we learned about Cincinnati Bearcats over 3 exhibitions

The first exhibition season for coach Jerrod Calhoun’s revamped Cincinnati Bearcats basketball roster is done, with the Bearcats finishing 2-1.

UC defeated Oakland University of the Horizon League 97-58 on Oct. 27 after defeating Ohio State outdoors on a portable floor and scoring 96 points in a loss to Illinois

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MJ Collins Jr. hit a 3-pointer 13 seconds into the game, and the Bearcats maintained the lead from there. Collins led UC scorers with 22 points, making five 3-pointers. Myles Colvin had 15, all on threes, and pulled down six rebounds. The Bearcats hit 52% of their triples and held the Golden Grizzlies to just 20%.

“We told our guys this was a game where you’re going to get a lot of open looks,” UC coach Jerrod Calhoun said. “Myles, MJ, those guys can fill it up and everybody did a good job of finding them; it wasn’t just one guy.”

Elijah Perryman led the Bearcats with 10 assists, while Tylen Riley and Trevian Carson had five apiece.

Newcomer Amani Lyles got into the game and showed some inside effectiveness. Lyles just joined the team this past week. He finished with six points, making all of his shots.

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UC shot 61% from the field for the game to 37% for Oakland. The Bearcats won on the glass 33-30.

MJ Collins Jr. helped the Cincinnati Bearcats to an exhibition win over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Oct. 27 at Fifth Third Arena.

What we know about Cincinnati Bearcats after 3 October exhibitions

The Bearcats can play a lot of guys and in any given game, a different player can lead them in scoring. The first two games were led by Tylen Riley, who had 23 in the win over Ohio State and 31 in the loss to Illinois.

Tyler Tejada had 17 vs. the Buckeyes and Jayden Hastings had 16. Behind Riley vs. Illinois, Adlan Elamin had 15 points. Elamin didn’t play in the exhibition vs. Oakland.

In the finale, it was Colvin and Collins, with 10 3-pointers between them. UC’s eventual fate won’t be decided by an exhibition win over Oakland, but they do have an enjoyable…

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