Their next home game is Thursday, Feb. 5, against West Virginia at 7 p.m. The Mountaineers swept last year's series and beat the Bearcats in Morgantown Jan. 6, 62-60 when UC couldn't hold a late five-point lead.

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The Bearcats are betting favorites on the road for the first time during the 2025-26 season. UC is a NUMBER favorite over Arizona State on the cons

The No. 1 Arizona Wildcats play against the Cincinnati Bearcats in a Big 12 basketball game tonight. The matchup is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. CT on FS1. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV and Fubo TV.

A Cincinnati Bearcats team has never beaten Arizona in basketball, dating back to 1975. Arizona won at Fifth Third Arena 72-67 on Jan. 4, 2025, as the Bearcats tied the game late, but couldn't complete the comeback.

CINCINNATI — The Bearcats' high from beating Iowa State over the weekend came crashing down in a 77-51 loss to No. 1 Arizona on the road Wednesday night.

Jizzle James has been reinstated to the Cincinnati Bearcats basketball roster. James was seen with the team at their game against Georgia on December 13. He was previously removed from the team on August 19 to deal with personal issues.

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.

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.

Cincinnati never trailed, as Miller made a dunk on a fastbreak just four seconds into the first half. An 8-0 run extended the lead to double-dights less than eight minutes later, but Baylor answered with a 10-0 run. Cincinnati led 35-28 at the half.