No. 16 Cincinnati plays Villanova on 6-game win streak

Updated Dec. 2, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Cincinnati Bearcats (6-0) at Villanova Wildcats (4-4)

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Cincinnati will try to build upon its six-game win streak with a victory against Villanova.

The Wildcats have gone 4-1 at home. Villanova is fifth in the Big East scoring 77.8 points while shooting 46.4% from the field.

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The Bearcats are 2-0 on the road. Cincinnati averages 9.0 turnovers per game and is 4-0 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

Villanova makes 46.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 11.8 percentage points higher than Cincinnati has allowed to its opponents (34.6%). Cincinnati averages 18.7 more points per game (85.3) than Villanova gives up to opponents (66.6).

TOP PERFORMERS: Eric Dixon is shooting 53.5% and averaging 25.1 points for the Wildcats.

Simas Lukosius is averaging 16.5 points and four assists for the Bearcats.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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