Xavier Musketeers (5-3, 1-1 Big East) at Cincinnati Bearcats (4-5)
Cincinnati; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Xavier visits Cincinnati after Mariyah Noel scored 20 points in Xavier’s 61-47 victory against the Providence Friars.
The Bearcats are 2-2 in home games. Cincinnati is second in the Big 12 with 14.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Destiny Thomas averaging 2.9.
The Musketeers have gone 1-0 away from home. Xavier gives up 63.4 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.5 points per game.
Cincinnati makes 42.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.1 percentage points higher than Xavier has allowed to its opponents (37.6%). Xavier averages 5.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 6.8 per game Cincinnati gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mya Perry averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Bearcats, scoring 19.1 points while shooting 36.5% from beyond the arc. Caliyah DeVillasee is shooting 42.3% and averaging 15.8 points.
Noel is averaging 17.1 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Musketeers. MacKenzie Givens is averaging 11.0 points.
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