Bearcats snap 2-game losing streak/ Tom Groeschen
The No. 25 Cincinnati Bearcats shook off the blues of a two-game losing streak and beat Mississippi State 65-50 on Tuesday night at Northern Kentucky University, as UC continues to run a tough four-game gauntlet.
The Bearcats were coming off losses to nationally ranked teams Xavier and Florida. Mississippi State had been unbeaten (8-0), but the Bulldogs had played a schedule ranked by Kenpom.com as 346th among 351 Division teams.
We've got some takeaways from the game and a look ahead, as UC prepares to visit UCLA on Saturday:
Evans, Washington, Clark step up: Junior wing Jacob Evans III had 24 points Tuesday for UC (8-2).