CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bearcat basketball squad is a 3.5-point betting underdog in Tuesday's road battle against the West Virginia Mountaineers. The point total is set at 129.5 in an expected low-scoring affair.

Cincinnati hosts the No. 17 Texas Tech Lady Raiders after Mya Perry scored 26 points in Cincinnati's 71-63 victory over the Iowa State Cyclones.

The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team upset visiting Iowa State 71-63 Wednesday night at Fifth Third Arena.

Two-time defending champion Houston opens Big 12 play against Cincinnati: When: 1 p.m. CT Saturday. Where: Fifth Third Arena (12,012), Cincinnati. TV: Fox with Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play) and Steve Smith (analyst). Radio: 950 AM with Jeremy Branham (play-by-play) and Elvin Hayes (analyst). The game is also streamed on The Varsity Network app.

The first week of December saw tons of excitement on the hardwood. Here are some of Cincinnati's best boys basketball games from Dec. 1-7.

The initial availability report for Iowa State women's basketball game against Cincinnati on Jan. 7 includes just one Cyclone player. But it's an important one. Star Addy Brown is listed as questionable for the 13th-ranked Cyclones' game at Cincinnati on Wednesday night.

Despite a storied history that includes six Final Four appearances and two national titles, Cincinnati's men's basketball program hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since 2019.

Cincinnati has produced several winners of the most prestigious high school basketball award. Where did they go after their high school career?