Grambling State 12/22 4:00 ESPN+

[leo from jersey]

here comes ray

[bearcatbret]

Post game interview plus game summary:
No. 19 Bearcats Blast Grambling, 84-49, on Sunday Afternoon - University of Cincinnati Athletics

[sedz]

Day Day was the statistical player of the game for the first time this season. He filled up the stat sheet with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals in only 15 minutes. Jizzle, Mitchell, Aziz, and Page also head great games. Simas had the worst game with a negative BPM on both sides of the ball. He has been very inconsistent so far this year.

[leeraymond]

Cincinnati's intensity on defense did not decrease with this game. Grambling State is the second team this year that UC has held under 50 points. The defense, so far, this year has been very good. In 11 games on the season, NOT one team has scored over 68 points. Last year, UC gave up about 65.7 points a game. This year, UC is giving up 58 points game. I like this current UC team. This team reminds me of some of the Cronin era teams that were pretty good defensively. The level of defense this year has, quite honestly, caught me off-guard. I did NOT expect this level of defense this year.

The close-outs on the jump-shooters are much better, the hedging to cut off driving lanes are also much better, the pick-and-roll defense is better, and the overall level of energy on the defensive end is better this year. Going into the BIG XII should be an interesting experience for UC basketball.

I truly like this team's chances in the BIG XII. This UC team MAY be a lot better than people think.