Men's Basketball Visits Tulane on Sunday

CINCINNATI (4-7, 2-4 AAC)
at  TULANE (7-6, 2-6 AAC)
Sunday, Feb. 7 // Noon ET
Fogleman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse // New Orleans, La.
SERIES INFO: 43rd meeting; Cincinnati leads 27-15 overall; Cincinnati leads 10-9 in New Orleans; 
Cincinnati leads 15-6 in Cincinnati; Cincinnati leads 2-0 at neutral sites
LAST MEETING: Tulane won 76-71 on Jan. 4, 2020 in New Orleans, La. 
STREAK: Tulane - Won 1
COACHES: John Brannen - second season at Cincinnati (24-17); sixth season overall (106-69)
Ron Hunter - second season at Tulane (19-23); 27th season overall (464-336)
AP/USA TODAY RANKINGS (FEB. 1): Cincinnati (--/--); Tulane (--/--)
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TV: ESPN+; Jack Benjamin provides play-by-play with color analyst David Grubb
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CINCINNATI HEADLINES 

• Cincinnati had missed six consecutive games (one later rescheduled) due to COVID-19 protocols, took a limited roster to Temple and pulled out 63-60 victory on Thursday. It was UC's first game in 25 days. 
• Keith Williams needs nine points to become the 54th member of UC's 1,000-point club. He entered Saturday tied for sixth in the league in scoring, averaging 15.0 points this season. He also ranks among league leaders in steals (11th at 1.3) and blocked shots (T14th at 0.7).
• David DeJulius poured in a career night at Temple on Thursday with 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting with four 3-pointers and three steals. He enters the weekend ranked among AAC leaders in assists (2nd at 5.1) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd at 2.5-to-1). He ranks nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (46th) and assists average (52nd).
• Jeremiah Davenport ranks second on the team in scoring over UC's past eight games, averaging 12.1 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 45.5 percent (35 of 77) from the field with a team-best 14 3-pointers. He has scored in double figures in five of the eight contests.
• John Brannen is one of six active coaches in the nation to have won a conference regular-season championship in each of the past three seasons (Northern Kentucky [2018, 2019], Cincinnati [2020]).
• In November, CBS Sports named Cincinnati the 10th greatest college basketball program since the advent of the NCAA Tournament in 1939. 

GAME PREVIEW 

• Cincinnati (4-7, 2-4 American) travels to Tulane on Sunday, Feb. 7. Tipoff is noon ET on ESPN+. 
• The Bearcats are coming off a gritty 63-60 win at Temple on Thursday despite playing with a limited roster due to COVID-19 protocols. David DeJulius scored a career-high 26 points with four threes. Keith Williams added 15 points. Jeremiah Davenport contributed 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds. It marked UC's first game in 25 days following six postponed games. 
• Tulane suffered a 75-67 loss at Wichita State on Wednesday. Jordan Walker led the Green Wave with 23 points and a trio of 3-pointers. 
• Tulane won the only meeting last season in the series with the Bearcats, 76-71 in New Orleans. 
• UP NEXT: UC continues its three-game road trip on Thursday at Memphis. Tipoff is 7 p.m. ET on either ESPN2 or ESPNU. 

BEARCATS TIP-INS

• COVID-19 SCHEDULE CHANGES: UC played its first game in 25 days when it visited Temple (2/4) earlier this week. The Bearcats have had six games postponed and one other contest rescheduled since their 82-76 loss at Wichita State (1/10). 
• The Bearcats started a make-shift lineup against the Owls that featured the first career starts for freshman guard David DeJulius and sophomore walk-on Rob Banks.
• UC entered the month of February having played only 10 games for the first time since 1944-45. 
• The Bearcats haven't played a home game since a 70-66 loss to Tulsa (1/2). UC's next home game is scheduled for UCF (2/14) - a span of 42 days. 
• DEJULIUS COMES UP BIG IN PHILLY: Junior transfer David DeJulius poured in a career night at Temple on Thursday with 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting with four 3-pointers and three steals. 
• He enters the weekend ranked among AAC leaders in assists (2nd at 5.1) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd at 2.5-to-1) for the season. He ranks nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (46th) and assists average (52nd).
• He nearly recorded a double-double at SMU (1/7), grabbing a career-high nine rebounds and handing out a career-high 12 assists with three turnovers. 
• The 12 assists were the most by a Bearcat since Steve Logan dished out a school-record 16 assists vs. Coppin State during the 2001-02 campaign. DeJulius becomes only the sixth Bearcat in school history to record 12 or more assists in a game. 
• He was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 14 after posting 11 points and seven assists at then-No. 12 Tennessee.
• WILLIAMS READY TO JOIN 1,000-POINT CLUB: Preseason AAC First Team honoree Keith Williams needs nine points to become the 54th member of UC's 1,000-point club. 
• He entered Saturday tied for sixth in the league in scoring, averaging 15.0 points this season. He also ranks among league leaders in steals (11th at 1.3) and blocked shots (T14th at 0.7).
• Williams has scored in double figures in nine of 11 games this season, including each of the last seven. 
• Williams was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll following his performance against UCF (12/22). He posted his first career double-double with a team-high 19 points and game-best 10 rebounds against the Knights.
• Williams has led the Bearcats in scoring in five of 11 games this season. He scored a game-high 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting with five rebounds against Furman (12/9) and accounted for a team-high 18 points with six rebounds against city-rival Xavier (12/6). 
• DAVENPORT TRENDING: Sophomore guard Jeremiah Davenport ranks second on the team in scoring over UC's past eight games, averaging 12.1 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 45.5 percent (35 of 77) from the field with a team-best 14 3-pointers. He has scored in double figures in five of the eight contests. 
• In his first career start against SMU (1/7), he posted his first career double-double, matching a career-high with 18 points and grabbing a career-best 10 rebounds while hitting a trio of 3-pointers.
• He posted 18 points at Georgia (12/19) on 6-of-13 shooting. He hit four 3-pointers and posted 14 points at then-No. 12 Tennessee (12/12) and tallied 16 points with seven rebounds and a trio of threes against Tulsa (1/2).   
• Since the start of AAC play, Davenport ranks among the AAC leaders in defensive rebounds (8th at 5.0), rebounds (9th at 6.3) and scoring (20th at 10.8).

SCOUTING TULANE

• Tulane features a pair of players averaging double-digits in scoring in Jaylen Forbes  (15.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.7 steals) and Jordan Walker (13.5 points, 3.9 assists). The duo accounts for 54 of Tulane's 91 3-pointers.
• The Green Wave enter Sunday's game having lost four of five, including a pair of meetings with No. 5 Houston.