The Bearcats limped to their 13th consecutive loss in the Houston rivalry on Saturday, 67-60, to fall to 8-6 on the 2025-26 season and 0-1 in Big 12 play. The Bearcats played great defense like they usually have this season,

Technically, before Big 12 play begins, everyone is tied at 0-0. But, it appears to be an uphill climb when four Big 12 teams are in the Top 10, two more are in the Top 25 and three more have received at least one vote in the polls.

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Cincinnati has been dominated in this series lately. CINCINNATI — The Bearcats basketball team is a home betting underdog for the first time this season to open Big 12 play. No. 8 Houston enters Saturday's 2 p.m. ET tip-off as 9.5-point favorites with a point total sitting at 132.5.

Ross Candelino led the Bisons of Lipscomb with 20 points, but UC held their top scorer, 6-foot-11 Grant Asman to just nine points. Asman averaged 14.7. It was Lipscomb's second-lowest scoring game of the season. Back on Nov. 3, they started the season with just 61 points at Vanderbilt.

CINCINNATI (AP) Baba Miller had 26 points and 14 rebounds, leading Cincinnati to an 88-51 victory over Alabama State on Wednesday night. Miller and Shon Abaev each scored 13 points in the first half and the Bearcats roared to a 50-25 lead at the break.

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