Looking at the best potential college basketball nonconference matchups with a local flair
While keeping health and safety considerations at the forefront, here are the most entertaining local nonconference matchups we'd like to see this season.
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2020 Schedule
1st in American
- 11/618L 64-56
- 11/11W 81-59
- 11/14W 85-53
- 11/22W 66-65
- 11/24L 91-84
- 11/25W 81-77
- 11/30W 72-65
- 12/3W 82-73
- 12/7L 73-66
- 12/14L 67-66
- 12/1821W 78-66
- 12/21L 77-70
- 1/1W 67-51
- 1/4L 76-71
- 1/8W 75-44
- 1/11W 68-54
- 1/1622L 60-49
- 1/19W 82-57
- 1/22W 89-82
- 1/28W 65-43
- 2/121W 64-62
- 2/6W 80-79
- 2/9L 72-71
- 2/13W 92-86
- 2/16W 70-67
- 2/19L 89-87
- 2/23W 67-64
- 3/125L 68-55
- 3/3W 79-67
- 3/7W 64-63
- 3/13TBDCANC
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NBA decisions with big impacts on top college conferences
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Could 'Cardiac Kemba' stun the great Oscar Robertson? (1:19)
Predicting upsets in an NCAA tournament that doesn't exist (2:18)
Scott rescues Cincinnati for 64-63 win over Teple
Trevon Scott’s tip-in with 2.8 seconds left lifted Cincinnati to a 64-63 win over upset-minded Temple in the regular-season finale on Saturday night.
Williams carries Cincinnati past South Florida 79-67
Keith Williams had a career-high 28 points and Cincinnati beat South Florida 79-67 on Tuesday night.
No. 25 Houston beats Cincinnati, moves into 1st in AAC
Marcus Sasser scored 21 points, Nate Hinton had 16 and No. 25 Houston beat Cincinnati 68-55 on Sunday.
Harris Jr. with blocks in 2 straight possessions (0:50)
Jarreau blows big time dunk (0:32)
Cinncy coach T'd up, has to be restrained (0:58)
Mills drains 3, leaves it hanging (0:32)
Mills hits tough and-1 over 2 defenders (0:29)
Cumberland stares down Houston crowd after 3 (0:28)
No OT! Cincinnati beats Wichita State 67-64 in regulation
Jarron Cumberland scored 24 points, and Cincinnati ended its record-tying streak of overtime games, beating Wichita State 67-64 on Sunday.
Cincinnati's Adams-Woods gathers own miss for layup (0:31)
Diarra's 3-pointer sends Cincinnati crowd into a frenzy (0:31)
Harvey gets a steal off an inbounds pass, finishes with layup (0:22)
Cincinnati's Harvey drops in and-1 while falling down (0:20)
Johnson leads UCF to 89-87 double-overtime win over Cincy
Freshman Tony Johnson Jr. scored four of his career-high 21 points in the second overtime and Central Florida upset first-place Cincinnati 89-87 in an American Athletic Conference game on Wednesday night.
What could have been: Cincinnati's 2OT buzzer-beater waived off (1:01)
Jaevin Cumberland's big 3 sends game to 2OT (0:41)
Johnson throws up go-ahead basket for Cincy (0:32)
Behind-the-back pass sets up Green for dunk (0:29)
Paul Sabin ESPN Analytics
Top games this week according to BPI Bubble Factor: 2/18 Arkansas @ Florida 2/19 Indiana @ Minnesota 2/19 Furman @ ETSU 2/19 Michigan @ Rutgers 2/20 Oregon @ ASU 2/22 OU @ Ok State 2/23 Wichita St @ Cincinnati
2019-20 American Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 13-5 | - | 23-8 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | - | 21-10 |
| Cincinnati | 13-5 | - | 20-10 |
| Wichita State | 11-7 | 2 | 23-8 |
| Memphis | 10-8 | 3 | 21-10 |
| UConn | 10-8 | 3 | 19-12 |
| SMU | 9-9 | 4 | 19-11 |
| UCF | 7-11 | 6 | 16-14 |
| South Florida | 7-11 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Temple | 6-12 | 7 | 14-17 |
| East Carolina | 5-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Tulane | 4-14 | 9 | 12-18 |
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Top Performers 2019-20
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game72.7Tied-141st
Rebounds Per Game37.7105th
Assists Per Game14.6Tied-78th
Points Allowed67.1
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 6 |
| Tournament Record | 45-30 |
| Championship Seasons | 1961, 1962 |
| Tournament Appearances | 31 |