TicketsCINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati men's basketball team will look to rebound from a New Year's Day defeat as it takes on Wichita State for its second-straight road game. Tip-off from Charles Koch Arena is set for 9 p.m. ET.
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THE RUNDOWN
Cincinnati found early success against Temple, making nine of its first 18 shots for a 27-20 lead at 7:17. After a Temple timeout, the Owls rattled off 15-straight points for a lead they would never surrender in a 70-61 defeat. This game against the Shockers pits the league's second-best three-point shooting team (Cincinnati, 34.9) against the second-best defensive team (28.4). UC has attempted the most in the league and has six games of 10-plus makes this season.
Cincinnati's 10 wins have come by an average of 21.7 ppg, all by double-digits and when leading at the half. David DeJulius' 13 against Temple gives him 895 in his three-year UC career, and the Bearcats are 10-2 when he is in double-figures (0-3 when not). Viktor Lakhin remains seventh nationally at 67.5 percent from the field and has a team-best 11-straight double-figure scoring games. Landers Nolley II leads UC with a 42.7 percent clip from deep, 9.1 points higher than his next-best season. He is also functioned as quite the facilitator with 16 assists over the last four games. Mika Adams-Woods, the team leader with 52, had six against Tulane, which was his fourth time doing so.
The Bearcats are 6-0 when getting 20-plus free-throw attempts, and their 76.9 ppg is 5.0 more than their next-best AAC season. UC also leads the league in the NCAA's inaugural effective-field goal percentage at 53.2 percent, while its 18 deep attempts against Temple matched its fewest tries of the season (also Ohio State).
SERIES HISTORY
Cincinnati is 9-2 against the Shockers in the AAC era, winning three in a row as well.
The Bearcats' 54.2 field-goal percentage in the Feb. 17 home rematch was a season-high and remains their second-best against a Division I foe in the Wes Miller era. UC made seven of its first eight deep attempts (finishing 11-of-19) to build a 32-11 lead in the first nine minutes.
The Jan. 16 meeting in Wichita came down to the wire. UC erased a 10-point first-half deficit for a 61-57 win. Hayden Koval scored a season-high 13 points off the bench, including four treys. Mika Adams-Woods converted a three-point play in transition with 1:42 left to claim the lead for good. The Bearcats were also the first (and one of three opponents) to hit 10 threes on the Shockers.
The previous six meetings were decided by 3.0 ppg. Nolley, while at Memphis, scored in double-figures all three matchups against Wichita State, including a season-high 22 last season. DeJulius was UC's highest performer in the two matchups with 17.5 ppg. The two teams began as Missouri Valley Conference rivals from 1958-70, with UC winning the first eight games. UC assistant coach Chad Dollar was on Wichita State's 2010-11 NIT championship staff.
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THE RUNDOWN
Cincinnati found early success against Temple, making nine of its first 18 shots for a 27-20 lead at 7:17. After a Temple timeout, the Owls rattled off 15-straight points for a lead they would never surrender in a 70-61 defeat. This game against the Shockers pits the league's second-best three-point shooting team (Cincinnati, 34.9) against the second-best defensive team (28.4). UC has attempted the most in the league and has six games of 10-plus makes this season.
Cincinnati's 10 wins have come by an average of 21.7 ppg, all by double-digits and when leading at the half. David DeJulius' 13 against Temple gives him 895 in his three-year UC career, and the Bearcats are 10-2 when he is in double-figures (0-3 when not). Viktor Lakhin remains seventh nationally at 67.5 percent from the field and has a team-best 11-straight double-figure scoring games. Landers Nolley II leads UC with a 42.7 percent clip from deep, 9.1 points higher than his next-best season. He is also functioned as quite the facilitator with 16 assists over the last four games. Mika Adams-Woods, the team leader with 52, had six against Tulane, which was his fourth time doing so.
The Bearcats are 6-0 when getting 20-plus free-throw attempts, and their 76.9 ppg is 5.0 more than their next-best AAC season. UC also leads the league in the NCAA's inaugural effective-field goal percentage at 53.2 percent, while its 18 deep attempts against Temple matched its fewest tries of the season (also Ohio State).
SERIES HISTORY
Cincinnati is 9-2 against the Shockers in the AAC era, winning three in a row as well.
The Bearcats' 54.2 field-goal percentage in the Feb. 17 home rematch was a season-high and remains their second-best against a Division I foe in the Wes Miller era. UC made seven of its first eight deep attempts (finishing 11-of-19) to build a 32-11 lead in the first nine minutes.
The Jan. 16 meeting in Wichita came down to the wire. UC erased a 10-point first-half deficit for a 61-57 win. Hayden Koval scored a season-high 13 points off the bench, including four treys. Mika Adams-Woods converted a three-point play in transition with 1:42 left to claim the lead for good. The Bearcats were also the first (and one of three opponents) to hit 10 threes on the Shockers.
The previous six meetings were decided by 3.0 ppg. Nolley, while at Memphis, scored in double-figures all three matchups against Wichita State, including a season-high 22 last season. DeJulius was UC's highest performer in the two matchups with 17.5 ppg. The two teams began as Missouri Valley Conference rivals from 1958-70, with UC winning the first eight games. UC assistant coach Chad Dollar was on Wichita State's 2010-11 NIT championship staff.