The Cincinnati Bearcats should be hungry after their four-game win streak was snapped as a result of a surprising loss at East Carolina this past Sunday. The Bearcats struggled from deep, shooting 3-for-18 from 3-point land, while totaling only 46 points in the loss. They’ve struggled on the road recently, losing four of their last six, and it will not get easier against No. 23 ranked SMU at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas.
The Mustangs are looking for their ninth straight victory and their best 23-game start in their 58 years. SMU (18-4, 9-1) just had Markus Kennedy named the American Athletic Conference’s player of the week after totaling 35 points and 18 rebounds in his previous two games.
The Mustangs lead the league with 70.1 points per game and a 49.1 field-goal percentage, though they were limited to a season-low point total in a 56-50 loss at Cincinnati on January 3rd.
The Bearcats (15-6, 6-3) allow a conference-low 54.5 points per game while their 38.1 defensive field-goal percentage is second only to SMU.
Fared Cobb will look to duplicate his success from the team’s first meeting against SMU, when Cobb hit four 3-pointers. Octavius Ellis was the lone bright spot for Cincinnati against East Carolina, scoring 14 points and a season-high 14 rebounds.
Cincinnati tries to add a loss to SMU’s 13-1 home record on February 5th at 9:00 PM ET at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas. The average ticket price to watch these conference opponents is $38 according to TiqIQ.com, with a walk-in price of $17. Bearcats fans can turn tonight’s trip to the game into an extended weekend with the help of Hipmunk.com, who lists hotels in Dallas from $78. Getting there shouldn’t be a problem either as there are a number of options for flights to Dallas on Hipmunk as well.
Cincinnati has won four of six all-time matchups between the two teams and is currently three games behind the conference leading Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Don’t miss out on this matchup between the league’s leading defense and offense going head-to-head.
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