Moustapha Thiam transferred from UCF to Cincinnati in April and heard about it from Knights fans when he returned to Orlando with the Bearcats Sunday.

The Cincinnati Bearcats fell to UCF in a game that came down to the final shot, their third straight loss in the Big 12.

The Bearcats are shooting 32% from three-point range with UCF hitting 37%. Of note, UCF guard Themus Falks hits 48% of his long-range launches (10-of-21). This comes after shooting just 26% from the arc at Milwaukee last season.

Oklahoma State snapped the UCF Knights' 11-game winning streak Tuesday. They will look to bounce back against Cincinnati and a former building block.

The Bearcats have beaten just one top-100 KenPom this season in Dayton (79th), and essentially have to win this game to keep any hope alive for the NCAA Tournament, needing 14 conference wins before the Big 12 Tournament begins.

Cincinnati arrived at the Final Four at the Metrodome in Minneapolis to face Michigan and the legendary Fab Five. Van Exel recorded game highs with 21 points, five assists and four steals while playing 37 minutes. On any other night, any other stage, those numbers would have been enough.

Themus Fulks hit the go-ahead jumper with 11.5 seconds left, propelling the UCF Knights to their ninth straight home win.

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.

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,

The Texas Tech women's basketball team extended its program-best start to a season by taking down Cincinnati 71-60 on the road Saturday, Jan. 10. The Lady Raiders (18-0) improved to 5-0 in Big 12 play to remain alone in first place.

The Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team pulled off the biggest win of the Katrina Merriweather era, knocking off the 11th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones 71-63 Jan. 7. The Bearcats had no field goals over the last 5:19 but led the game for 34 minutes. There were 11 lead changes.