Overview
- Cincinnati improved to 17-13 (9-8 Big 12) with its sixth win in seven games, while BYU fell to 20-10 (8-9) with a third straight loss.
- Jalen Celestine and Jizzle James scored 18 each for Cincinnati, with Baba Miller adding 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists and Moustapha Thiam posting 15 and nine.
- BYU’s AJ Dybantsa scored 23 and Robert Wright III had 21, but the Cougars trailed 43-31 at halftime and never got closer than seven after the break.
- The Bearcats seized control early with a 12-0 run and hot outside shooting, finishing at 50% from the field and 43.5% from three.
- The result was logged as Cincinnati’s third Quad 1 win, while BYU’s résumé still features six Quad 1 victories as both teams head to Saturday finales (BYU vs. No. 10 Texas Tech; Cincinnati at TCU).