For the second year in a row, the Cincinnati Bearcats lost their opening basketball game 64-56 against Ohio State.
This was a weird and pretty ugly game, one the Bearcats had every opportunity to win. Coming out of this game, I found myself way more encouraged than upset.
Recap
Cincinnati opened the game up 5-0 and Ohio State didn’t score until about 6 minutes in. Bearcats led 26-19 at halftime. Both teams clearly had opening night jitters and or rust. Ohio State shot 31% (11% from three) and didn’t make a free throw, while Cincinnati shot 29% (25% from three) and 38% of free throws.