The Cincinnati Bearcats (12 - 3, 1 - 1 CONF) are on the road this week as they take on the hometown Tulsa Golden Hurricane (11 - 4, 1 - 1 CONF). Tulsa will be hosting this game at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK. Tulsa has won four of their past five games but despite that Cincinnati will still be favored in this matchup. Cincinnati comes into this game looking to rebound from a stunning two-point loss to ECU.
The Cincinnati Bearcats are taking the court with a team that is scoring 75 PPG on 47% shooting. Cincinnati has proven time and again to be an efficient and effective offense. Jarron Cumberland (17 PPG, 3 RPG, 3 PG) leads the team in scoring and he'll be our player to highlight in this game. Cincinnati is only giving up 59 PPG to opposing teams on defense so far this season.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane play a similar brand of basketball as Cincinnati, only less effectively. Tulsa is scoring 72 PPG on 45% shooting from the field. Tulsa is surrendering 68 PPG to opposing teams on defense this season. Tulsa is paced on offense by the play of DaQuan Jeffries (14 PPG, 6 RPG) and he'll have to have a huge game in order for Tulsa to remain competitive throughout this contest. Tulsa cannot afford to fall behind early or else they risk getting blown out.
