Cincinnati hosts Marshall following Maier’s 20-point performance

Marshall Thundering Herd (4-5) at Cincinnati Bearcats (7-2)

Cincinnati; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Marshall visits Cincinnati after Meredith Maier scored 20 points in Marshall’s 78-76 win against the Jacksonville Dolphins.

The Bearcats have gone 4-1 at home. Cincinnati is fifth in the Big 12 at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 53.8 points while holding opponents to 37.4% shooting.

The Thundering Herd are 0-2 on the road. Marshall is 2-1 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 16.9 turnovers per game.

Cincinnati is shooting 40.0% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points lower than the 41.4% Marshall allows to opponents. Marshall has shot at a 40.0% rate from the field this season, 2.6 percentage points greater than the 37.4% shooting opponents of Cincinnati have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Reagan Jackson averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Bearcats, scoring 8.9 points while shooting 36.1% from beyond the arc.

Aislynn Hayes is scoring 17.8 points per game and averaging 4.9 rebounds for the Thundering Herd.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Copyright © 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up