Bearcats Face USF in Tampa on Tuesday

CINCINNATI (18-10, 11-5 AAC)
at USF (13-16, 6-10 AAC)
Tuesday, Mar. 3 // 7 p.m. ET
Yuengling Center // Tampa, Fla.
SERIES INFO: 42nd meeting; Cincinnati leads 33-8 overall; Cincinnati leads 12-6 in Tampa, Fla.;
Cincinnati leads 19-1 at home;
Cincinnati leads 2-1 at neutral sites
LAST MEETING: Cincinnati won 82-74 on Jan. 15, 2019 at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati
STREAK: Cincinnati - 10
COACHES: John Brannen is in his first season at Cincinnati (18-10); fifth season overall (100-62)
Brian Gregory is in his third season at USF (47-52); 16th season overall (295-232)
AP/USA TODAY RANKINGS (FEB. 24): Cincinnati (--/--); USF (--/--)
RADIO: 700 WLW; Dan Hoard provides play-by-play with color analyst Terry Nelson
TV: ESPNU; Paul Sunderland provides play-by-play with color analyst Sean Harrington
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// GAME PREVIEW 

• Cincinnati (18-10, 11-5 American) plays its final road game of the regular season Tuesday when it travels to Tampa, Fla., to take on USF (13-16, 6-10). Tipoff is 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU and 700 WLW. 
• The Bearcats are coming off a 68-55 setback at 
• then-No. 25 Houston on Sunday. Trevon Scott led the Bearcats with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Jarron Cumberland had 11 points. Keith Williams added nine points and five rebounds.  
• USF earned a 64-58 road win at Temple on Sunday. Four Bulls scored in double figures led by Justin Brown's 13 points and nine rebounds.
• UC has won the last 10 meetings with USF, including an 82-74 victory last season in Cincinnati. The Bearcats own a 33-8 advantage in the series, including a 12-6 in Tampa, Fla.  
• UP NEXT: Cincinnati wraps up the regular season on Senior Night Saturday at Fifth Third Arena when the Bearcats play host to Temple. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network and 700 WLW. 

// CINCINNATI STORYLINES

• Trevon Scott has 10 double-doubles in league play and ranks first in the AAC in rebounds (11.6) and defensive rebounds (8.8), third in field goal percentage (.518), fourth in minutes (35.4) and fifth in steals (1.9) during conference play. 
• Jarron Cumberland has seven 20-point games this season, including five during AAC action. He ranks second in the AAC in assists (6.1) and fourth in scoring (16.6) in league play.
• UC's 107 wins since the start of the 2016-17 season are tied for the eighth most in the nation entering the week. Scott has played in 106 of those victories while Cumberland has played in 104 of the wins.
• Cincinnati's seven overtime games (4-3 record) this season are a school record (played six [5-1 record] in 1966-67); an AAC record; and are the most by a Division I team this season. 
• The NET rankings list UC's strength of schedule 10th best in the nation. Six non-league opponents are projected to make the NCAA Tournament according the ESPN's Joe Lunardi: Bowling Green, Colgate, Iowa, Ohio State, Vermont and Xavier. 
• UC enters the USF game 4-4 in AAC road games this season. The Bearcats have posted a winning AAC road record in five of the six previous seasons and own a league-best 47-24 (.662) mark in conference road games since 2013-14. 

// SCOUTING USF

• USF enters Tuesday's contest coming off back-to-back wins last week, defeating East Carolina in overtime at home, 73-68, and claiming a 64-58 victory at Temple on Sunday. 
• Junior guard David Collins (13.8 points,  3.9 rebounds, 1.9 steals) and redshirt-senior guard Laquincy Rideau (12.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.4 steals) lead the USF attack. 
• Junior swingman Justin Brown (9.0 points) has made a team-high 52 3-pointers this season. 
• The Bulls rank among the league's best in rebounding defense (1st at 30.9) and scoring defense (2nd at 62.2) for the season. USF's scoring defense ranks 16th nationally entering the week. 
• Rideau ranks among ACC leaders in steals (2nd at 2.4) and assists (4th at 4.0) this season. His 69 steals and 2.38 steals per game both rank 10th in the nation entering the week. 
• Collins ranks 20th in the nation with 193 free throw attempts entering the week. His 413 career made free throws rank second behind UC's Jarron Cumberland (431)  for most in AAC history. 

// SERIES HISTORY 

• UC owns a 33-8 advantage in the series overall, including a 12-6 lead in games played in Tampa, Fla., a 19-1 advantage in Cincinnati and a 2-1 edge at neutral sites. 
• The Bearcats have won the last 10 meetings, including an 82-74 decision on Jan. 15, 2019 at Fifth Third Arena. 
• USF's last win in the series came by a 46-45 tally on 
• Feb. 26, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. The Bulls' only series win in Cincinnati came via a 76-73 result on Feb. 25, 1988 at Cincinnati Gardens.
• Cincinnati is 15-0 against USF at Fifth Third Arena.
• UC is 9-0 against USF as members of The American and 7-5 against the Bulls when both schools were members of the former BIG EAST Conference (2006-2013).