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01/05 03:43 CST Lorient, West Virginia Mountaineers host the Cincinnati Bearcats
Lorient, West Virginia Mountaineers host the Cincinnati Bearcats
By The Associated Press
Cincinnati Bearcats (8-6, 0-1 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (9-5, 0-1
Big 12)
Morgantown, West Virginia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati visits West Virginia in Big 12 action Tuesday.
The Mountaineers have gone 9-0 in home games. West Virginia has a 3-5 record
against opponents above .500.
The Bearcats are 0-1 in Big 12 play. Cincinnati ranks eighth in the Big 12 with
10.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Baba averaging 2.5.
West Virginia's average of 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.9
more made shots on average than the 7.5 per game Cincinnati allows. Cincinnati
averages 13.0 more points per game (74.6) than West Virginia gives up (61.6).
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brenen Lorient is averaging 10.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.7
blocks for the Mountaineers. Honor Huff is averaging 4.3 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
Miller is averaging 13.4 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Bearcats.
Day Day Thomas is averaging 12.6 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 5-5, averaging 76.6 points, 33.0 rebounds, 15.2
assists, 6.7 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 64.7 points per game.
Bearcats: 4-6, averaging 73.1 points, 36.2 rebounds, 17.4 assists, 6.1 steals
and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 67.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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