Overview
- Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT, with streaming available on DirecTV and SiriusXM radio coverage on channels 385 (Cincinnati) and 386 (Xavier).
- Xavier reports no single-game tickets remain, with limited seats available on resale platforms such as StubHub and SeatGeek at elevated prices.
- This is the 93rd meeting, Cincinnati leads the series 52–40, Xavier has won five of the last six, and the Bearcats have not won at the Cintas Center since 2001.
- Xavier enters 6–3 on a three-game surge at home, while Cincinnati is 6–2 and highlighted by a defense allowing about 63 points per game with top-five efficiency metrics.
- Players to watch include Xavier’s Tre Carroll at 15.9 points per game and Cincinnati’s Baba Miller averaging 14.2 points and 10.2 rebounds, as coaches Richard Pitino and Wes Miller stress the game’s civic weight.