The No. 17 Cincinnati Bearcats (7-1) will be at home when they play the Morgan State Bears (2-5). Action starts at 5:30 pm ET on Sunday, Dec. 6 and will air on ES3.
The Bearcats are hoping for a better outcome after their 78-76 loss to Butler on Wednesday. Octavius Ellis put in a solid effort despite the loss for Cincinnati, recording 16 points and 12 rebounds to earn his second double-double of the season. The Bears, meanwhile, are coming off a bitter 62-61 loss to Wagner on Wednesday. Phillip Carr had a team-high 17 points.
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Ranked 24th, the Cincinnati Bearcats have an offensive rating of 118.5. The Morgan State Bears rank 243rd with a defensive rating of just 105.3.
The Cincinnati Bearcats average 68.7 possessions and 1.185 points per possession in games this season. The Morgan State Bears average fewer possessions with 66.0, as well as fewer points per possession with .902.
The Morgan State Bears average an effective field goal percentage of 45.1% this season. The Cincinnati Bearcats have a winning 2-1 record in games where opponents have an eFG% of 45.1% or greater.
On average, Cincinnati attempts 21.0 three pointers and Morgan State attempts 18.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Cincinnati Bearcats have a superb 5-1 record while the Morgan State Bears have a losing 1-2 record.
Cincinnati ranks 44th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.42. Morgan State is ranked lower at 317th with an A/TO of .75.
Cincinnati, the 64th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 41.1 rebounds per game. Morgan State does worse, ranked 318th with 32.6.
Morgan State ranks 286th in offensive rebounds, while Cincinnati ranks at 78th in defensive rebounds.
On average, Cincinnati forces a turnover rate of 23.7%. When Morgan State turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 2-1 record.
