Colorado University Athletics
Wednesday, January 14
Cincinnati, Ohio
5 p.m.
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Cincinnati
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Photo by: Larry Dreyer
First Visit To Cincinnati For Buffs In Big 12 Era
January 12, 2026 | Men's Basketball
Game 17 - Cincinnati, Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Fifth Thrid Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Tip: 5:05 p.m. MT
Watch: Peacock (Eric Rothman, Dalen Cuff)
Radio: KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM (Mark Johnson, Scott Wilke)
Listen Online: Sirius XM 386, SXM App 976Â https://sxm.app.link/SXM976
Live Statistics: https://buffs.me/3Lzowc1
THE BUFFALOES:Â Colorado is 12-4 overall and 2-1 in league play, falling to No. 14 ranked Texas Tech, 73-71, on Jan. 10. The Buffaloes enjoyed a 2-0 start to league play for the second time in three seasons (2023-24 Pac-12) after its 85-73 win over Utah on Jan. 7 in its conference home opener. It was CU's third 2-0 start in its Big 12 history joining the 2010-11 and 1996-97 teams. Colorado has matched its win total from the 2024-25 31-game regular season (12-19). The Buffaloes would finish with 14 wins after a pair of wins in the Big 12 Championship (14-21 overall).
ABOUT THE BEARCATS: Cincinnati is 8-8 overall 0-3 in the Big 12, returning home after dropping two games on the road including a heartbreaking 73-72 loss to then No. 25 UCF. The Bearcats are averaging 73.6 points per game, shooting 42.5 percent from the field. Cincinnati attempts 28.5 3-pointers a game which ranks second in the Big 12, but only makes 31.1 percent which is last in the conference. Due to the high volume, Cincinnati makes 8.9 per game which is good for fourth in the Big 12. Defensively, the Bearcats are allowing 65.8 points per game, and have held opponents to 40.7 percent shooting. Cincinnati forces 14.6 turnovers per game, ranking fourth in the Big 12 to only 12.5 committed for a 2.1 turnover margin.Â
The Bearcats are led by senior forward Baba Miller who leads the team in scoring with 12.7 points per game. Miller controls the glass with 8.4 defensive rebounds per game which is second in the country and leads the Big 12. In total rebounds Miller averages 10.6 per game, good for ninth in the nation and second in the conference. Cincinnati has two other players who average double-digits in points: graduate guard Day Day Thomas (12.4) and sophomore center Moustapha Thiam (11.4). Thomas leads the team shooting 45.1 percent from 3-point range. His prolific shooting ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 17th in the country. He shoots that clip on 2.5 3-pointers a game which is the 10th most in the conference.
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THE SERIES: This will be the 10th meeting between Colorado and Cincinnati and the second in 43 years. Cincinnati holds a 8-1 advantage, winning the first seven before the Buffaloes picked their lone win, 79-65, on Dec. 18, 1982, at the CU Events Center. Cincinnati has won all three matchups on its home court with the last win coming on Dec. 28, 1981, an 87-76 victory.
Colorado and Cincinnati met six times in the 1960s, an era where both program enjoyed success on a national level. The teams battled in consecutive NCAA Midwest Regional Finals in 1962 and '63, with the Bearcats winning both over the reigning two-time Big Eight champions. Cincinnati's 1962 team won its second-straight NCAA title and fell just short of a three-peat in 1963, falling to Loyola Chicago in the NCAA championship game.
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Tip: 5:05 p.m. MT
Watch: Peacock (Eric Rothman, Dalen Cuff)
Radio: KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM (Mark Johnson, Scott Wilke)
Listen Online: Sirius XM 386, SXM App 976Â https://sxm.app.link/SXM976
Live Statistics: https://buffs.me/3Lzowc1
THE BUFFALOES:Â Colorado is 12-4 overall and 2-1 in league play, falling to No. 14 ranked Texas Tech, 73-71, on Jan. 10. The Buffaloes enjoyed a 2-0 start to league play for the second time in three seasons (2023-24 Pac-12) after its 85-73 win over Utah on Jan. 7 in its conference home opener. It was CU's third 2-0 start in its Big 12 history joining the 2010-11 and 1996-97 teams. Colorado has matched its win total from the 2024-25 31-game regular season (12-19). The Buffaloes would finish with 14 wins after a pair of wins in the Big 12 Championship (14-21 overall).
ABOUT THE BEARCATS: Cincinnati is 8-8 overall 0-3 in the Big 12, returning home after dropping two games on the road including a heartbreaking 73-72 loss to then No. 25 UCF. The Bearcats are averaging 73.6 points per game, shooting 42.5 percent from the field. Cincinnati attempts 28.5 3-pointers a game which ranks second in the Big 12, but only makes 31.1 percent which is last in the conference. Due to the high volume, Cincinnati makes 8.9 per game which is good for fourth in the Big 12. Defensively, the Bearcats are allowing 65.8 points per game, and have held opponents to 40.7 percent shooting. Cincinnati forces 14.6 turnovers per game, ranking fourth in the Big 12 to only 12.5 committed for a 2.1 turnover margin.Â
The Bearcats are led by senior forward Baba Miller who leads the team in scoring with 12.7 points per game. Miller controls the glass with 8.4 defensive rebounds per game which is second in the country and leads the Big 12. In total rebounds Miller averages 10.6 per game, good for ninth in the nation and second in the conference. Cincinnati has two other players who average double-digits in points: graduate guard Day Day Thomas (12.4) and sophomore center Moustapha Thiam (11.4). Thomas leads the team shooting 45.1 percent from 3-point range. His prolific shooting ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 17th in the country. He shoots that clip on 2.5 3-pointers a game which is the 10th most in the conference.
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THE SERIES: This will be the 10th meeting between Colorado and Cincinnati and the second in 43 years. Cincinnati holds a 8-1 advantage, winning the first seven before the Buffaloes picked their lone win, 79-65, on Dec. 18, 1982, at the CU Events Center. Cincinnati has won all three matchups on its home court with the last win coming on Dec. 28, 1981, an 87-76 victory.
Colorado and Cincinnati met six times in the 1960s, an era where both program enjoyed success on a national level. The teams battled in consecutive NCAA Midwest Regional Finals in 1962 and '63, with the Bearcats winning both over the reigning two-time Big Eight champions. Cincinnati's 1962 team won its second-straight NCAA title and fell just short of a three-peat in 1963, falling to Loyola Chicago in the NCAA championship game.
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