Cincinnati (6-2) vs. Xavier (8-1)
Cintas Center, Cincinnati; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati and Xavier both look to put winning streaks together . Both teams are coming off of home victories in their last game. Xavier earned an 84-71 win over Green Bay on Wednesday, while Cincinnati won 82-73 over Vermont on Tuesday.
SENIOR STUDS: Xavier's Naji Marshall, Tyrique Jones and Quentin Goodin have combined to account for 49 percent of the team's scoring this season and have scored 47 percent of all Musketeers points over the last five games.MIGHTY MARSHALL: Marshall has connected on 23.3 percent of the 43 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 7 of 22 over the last five games. He's also made 72.1 percent of his free throws this season.
WINNING WHEN: Cincinnati is a perfect 6-0 when the team makes at least 65.5 percent of its free throws. The Bearcats are 0-2 when they shoot below 65.5 percent from the line.
BEHIND THE ARC: Cincinnati's Jaevin Cumberland has attempted 55 3-pointers and connected on 40 percent of them, and is 13 for 33 over his last five games.
DID YOU KNOW: Cincinnati has attempted the third-most free throws in all of Division I. The Bearcats have averaged 27.8 free throws per game and 32 per game over their last five games.
