No. 22/22 Cincinnati (13-2, 3-0 American) returns home to face SMU (14-3, 4-0 American) Thursday night at Fifth Third Arena. The game tips at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The Bearcats have won six in a row after earning a 67-58 road win at Houston on Saturday. All five Bearcats starters scored in double figures, led by Kyle Washington’s 19 points and nine rebounds.
SMU enters Thursday’s contest ranked among the nation’s leaders in rebound margin (2nd, +13.2), scoring defense (5th, 59.1), fewest fouls per game (9th, 15.2), total rebounds per game (18th, 40.76) and field-goal percentage defense (19th, .388).