The Cincinnati Bearcats and Xavier Musketeers men’s basketball teams are entering crunch time in their respective conference schedules.Wes Miller’s Bearcats are 15-9 overall and 5-8 in Big 12 play after winning each of their last three games against UCF, BYU and Utah.Saturday will bring a different challenge than any of those three teams for Cincinnati, however, with a visit to play No. 10 Iowa State at 4 p.m.The Cyclones lost three consecutive games from late January to early February but have since bounced back with wins over TCU and UCF.Iowa State is rated the seventh-best team in the country, according to KenPom.com, with their stifling defense playing a major role in their success.An upset win for Cincinnati against Iowa State could go a long way toward an NCAA Tournament berth for the Bearcats. UC is not currently projected to be in the field of 68, according to ESPN’s Bracketology.As for Xavier, Sean Miller’s Musketeers got 26 points off the bench from guard Dante Maddox Jr. as they beat Providence Wednesday night.The win moved Xavier to 15-10 overall and 7-7 in Big East competition, though work still needs to be done to help Xavier get on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble.That starts Saturday at noon with a home game against a DePaul squad that has lost five of its last six games and is 2-12 in conference play.Xavier has alternated wins and losses for the last several weeks, notching wins over UConn, Georgetown and Providence, with losses to St. John’s, Creighton and Villanova.A loss to the Blue Demons on Saturday could put a significant dent in Xavier’s March Madness hopes, with DePaul rated as the second-worst team in the Big East, ahead of only 6-18 Seton Hall.Like the Bearcats, the Musketeers are outside the NCAA Tournament picture, according to ESPN, with Joe Lunardi listing Xavier in the “Next Four Out” category entering the weekend.
The Cincinnati Bearcats and Xavier Musketeers men’s basketball teams are entering crunch time in their respective conference schedules.
Wes Miller’s Bearcats are 15-9 overall and 5-8 in Big 12 play after winning each of their last three games against UCF, BYU and Utah.
Saturday will bring a different challenge than any of those three teams for Cincinnati, however, with a visit to play No. 10 Iowa State at 4 p.m.
The Cyclones lost three consecutive games from late January to early February but have since bounced back with wins over TCU and UCF.
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Iowa State is rated the seventh-best team in the country, according to KenPom.com, with their stifling defense playing a major role in their success.
An upset win for Cincinnati against Iowa State could go a long way toward an NCAA Tournament berth for the Bearcats. UC is not currently projected to be in the field of 68, according to ESPN’s Bracketology.
As for Xavier, Sean Miller’s Musketeers got 26 points off the bench from guard Dante Maddox Jr. as they beat Providence Wednesday night.
The win moved Xavier to 15-10 overall and 7-7 in Big East competition, though work still needs to be done to help Xavier get on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble.
That starts Saturday at noon with a home game against a DePaul squad that has lost five of its last six games and is 2-12 in conference play.
Xavier has alternated wins and losses for the last several weeks, notching wins over UConn, Georgetown and Providence, with losses to St. John’s, Creighton and Villanova.
A loss to the Blue Demons on Saturday could put a significant dent in Xavier’s March Madness hopes, with DePaul rated as the second-worst team in the Big East, ahead of only 6-18 Seton Hall.
Like the Bearcats, the Musketeers are outside the NCAA Tournament picture, according to ESPN, with Joe Lunardi listing Xavier in the “Next Four Out” category entering the weekend.
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