Overview
- Cincinnati fell to 5-2 after a 64-56 home defeat, as Eastern Michigan controlled long stretches and closed with free throws and a timely Carlos Hart three.
- Day Day Thomas led the Bearcats with 17 points, but the team shot 34% from the field and 24% from three after trailing 36-23 at halftime.
- Eastern Michigan shot 43% and went 19-for-22 at the line, with Hart scoring 15 points and Mohammad Habhab adding 13 to cap a strong response to a 41-point loss two days earlier.
- The Bearcats briefly cut the deficit to one with 5:03 remaining before the Eagles answered with a 7-0 burst to regain separation.
- Two nights earlier, Cincinnati routed NJIT 94-67 behind Shon Abaev's 20 points and Moustapha Thiam's 15 points and 10 rebounds as Baba Miller sat with a hip injury and had yet to practice, and next up is Tarleton State on Monday.