The Bearcats basketball team is out of the Big 12 basement—but still has a ton of work to do over the next few weeks. Arizona State comes to town on Saturday with a 1-4 conference record, just like Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball hosts Arizona State Saturday afternoon. Here are three keys for UC to beat the Sun Devils from reporter Scott Springer

Kansas Jayhawks forward KJ Adams Jr. (No. 24) dunks it during a college basketball game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Lawrence, Kansas. Tammy Ljungblad [email protected]

The University of Cincinnati Bearcats finally got in the Big 12 win column Wednesday night holding off the short-handed Colorado Buffaloes 68-62. They were outshot 41% to 37% but made their last four field goals and finished the game 16-for-21 from the free throw line to corral the Buffaloes.