Utah 2/11 7:00 espn+

[sedz]

I'm a little concerned that our two victories are mostly the result of hot outside shooting. That's not sustainable. Day Day isn't going to make 85% from midrange every game and Jizzle isn't going to shoot 75% from three. If those guys continue to have a green light the pendulum can swing back hard the other way. We still need to focus on getting to the rim, hitting the offensive glass, and forcing turnovers.

[GoBearcats31]

Rolling into Fifth Third like... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y75-wJa7MQ

[London 'Cat]

The team has never had a winning streak of 3 games in BigXII conference play. They need to win tonight and win convincingly. It will not only help build momentum it will also help with confidence in the coaches and each other.

[GoBearcats31]

You take a win however it may come. But for this team to have a shot to make waves in February and get back on the bubble, they truly need to have turned a corner and be playing at a high level (which means they should hopefully easily beat Utah) + the way things are set up now, you have to try to win big. Metrics/computer numbers will benefit from big wins. It's why you often see teams playing starters at the end of the game instead of emptying the bench.

Again, I'll take a 1 point win if it comes to it. But why not win comfortably and keep the momentum up and confidence high following tonight's game?

[Rufus]

I'll take the win if it comes sure. I just hope the team that competed against BYU is the same team that shows up tonight.

[D.A.H.]

i'd be ok if they can just control tonight's game -get a lead, and hold it. Saturday, i'm hoping that they can / will COMPETE - play hard, keep it close, and, maybe, have a chance late

[red_n_black_attack]

Yeah, baby! Pour it on, Cats!! Then get a huge win on Saturday!

Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself.

BEarcats by 90 against Utah, then I'll take a 1 point win Saturday

[KevMan1976]

Favored by 8.5

Let’s win by 20

Yeah, baby! Pour it on, Cats!! Then get a huge win on Saturday!

Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself.

[GoBearcats31]

Favored by 8.5

Let’s win by 20

[Rufus]

Thanks again to all who have responded. Go 'cats vss. Utes.

[KevMan1976]

Beat the Utes
https://youtu.be/Nd1CijCUj8w?si=pbVeeASknacXwqof

LOL. I can really appreciate someone taking a scene from one of my all-time favorite comedies and relating it to UC basketball.

Well done, sir!

[swilsonsp4]

Here's how the B12 teams all sit in NET as of this past weekend. This shows their overall records, road records, neutral site records, and WAB (wins above bubble ranking). The last 4 columns are their records by quad:

3	3	Houston	Big 12	19-4	6-0	1-3	10	4-3	5-1	5-0	5-0
7	7	Arizona	Big 12	17-6	5-2	1-3	12	7-6	2-0	4-0	4-0
9	10	Texas Tech	Big 12	18-5	5-1	1-2	24	6-3	1-2	5-0	6-0
10	9	Iowa St.	Big 12	18-5	4-3	2-1	13	6-4	3-1	3-0	6-0
11	11	Kansas	Big 12	16-7	3-5	2-0	19	5-6	5-1	3-0	3-0
26	27	Baylor	Big 12	14-8	2-6	2-1	31	4-7	4-0	1-1	5-0
38	40	West Virginia	Big 12	15-8	3-4	2-1	37	5-6	1-2	3-0	6-0
41	42	BYU	Big 12	15-8	2-5	2-1	53	2-5	3-3	4-0	6-0
51	50	Cincinnati	Big 12	14-9	4-5	1-0	60	1-7	6-2	0-0	7-0
64	59	Arizona St.	Big 12	12-11	2-5	5-1	58	3-8	3-3	3-0	3-0
72	71	UCF	Big 12	13-10	2-4	1-2	51	3-7	0-3	5-0	5-0
73	73	Kansas St.	Big 12	12-11	2-6	2-1	69	3-5	2-4	4-2	3-0
79	79	Utah	Big 12	13-10	1-5	0-2	68	0-8	3-2	2-0	8-0
81	81	TCU	Big 12	12-11	1-6	0-3	62	1-8	4-2	2-1	5-0
98	104	Oklahoma St.	Big 12	12-11	2-6	1-3	90	0-8	2-2	4-1	6-0
110	110	Colorado	Big 12	9-14	0-6	1-2	141	1-7	0-7	3-0	5-0

[swilsonsp4]

Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure where the lines of demarcation actually were.

Here are the parameters for each of the 4 quads:

• Quadrant 1: Home 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75
• Quadrant 2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Away 76-135
• Quadrant 3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Away 135-240
• Quadrant 4: Home 161-364, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-364

Through 23 games, here is how the Bearcats have fared within each quad (which may fluctuate upon completion of more games, as former foes move up and down in the rankings):

Q1: 1-7
Q2: 6-2
Q3: 0-0
Q4: 7-0

So, no bad losses. They just haven't knocked off enough of the top teams.

[GoBearcats31]

Since they last faced:

UC home loss by 13 to West Virginia, 10 point road win at UCF, 18 point home versus BYU
Utah 9 point loss at Oklahoma State, 13 point win versus Colorado, 11 point loss at WVU

Ken Pom -- UC 53, Utah 85
NET -- UC 51, Utah 79

Utah is tied with TCU for 10th in the league at 5-7
UC is tied with UCF and Oklahoma State at 4-8 (three of UC's four wins are against 4-8 UCF, 3-9 ASU, 0-12 Colorado)

[Rufus]

BYU is #37 in the NET rankings, so it was a Q2 win. A Q1 home game involves an opponent in the Top 30.

The Utes are #79, making them a Q3 foe (Q2 cutoff for a home game is #75).

Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure where the lines of demarcation actually were.