UC has now given up 80 or more points in back-to-back games. BYU coach Kevin Young apologized for the shot, but it did give the 17,483 fans at the Marriott Center free subs from Jersey Mike's in a local promotion.

The Bearcats are road underdogs on their trip to face BYU Saturday night at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Fanduel Sportsbook has BYU favored by 4.5 points as of this writing, with the point total set at 137.5.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball tips off a two-game road swing in Utah with BYU Saturday night. Here are three keys from beat reporter Scott Springer.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball hosted Arizona State Saturday afternoon as they acheived their first Big 12 home win of the season.

It will be extremely difficult to knock off the Cougars in the mountains. BYU is 9-1 at home and 2-1 in Quad 2 games, as Cincinnati fits that distinction being a team ranked outside the NET's top 30. The Bearcats are 2-1 against BYU since the 1949-50 season, winning by an average of 11 points.