Alabama St. 12/17 7:00 ESPN+

[leo from jersey]

I'm not a stat guy like Sedz, although I do find them fascinating and a place for them in today's bball evaluations. But I did see a different energy, a different dynamic, different demeanor in the players last night. It may have been JJ's return or it may have been Harris' not getting hardly any pt. But with JJ back I think if anyone needs benching it is Kriisa. Harris has his share of to's like Kriisa but the majority of his shots come from drives or inside the arc whereas Kriisa thinks he's Jadon Kidd with the ball and most of his shots are airball threes. So I don't know why "Buck " was left out. Miller seems enthralled with Kriisa potential that really isn't consistent enough to warrant starting him. I think too if Day Day is going to get his points he needs to be more assertive as well. And as someone said above, the last five minutes or so was a show of air balls from three land worth cringing about, and I don't know why Miller tolerates that. We have a team that too easily gets in that habit and even though we had an over thirty point lead it's no excuse to just the lunatics run the assylum so to speak. I don't know who the guilty parties were but the guilty should be benched.

Terry alluded to Harris and his limited PT. It may have had something to do with practice. Nothing more was said. Again, I am glad Tillery ran the point. Was he Jason Kidd? No, But he needs the development before he transfers.

[bearcatbret]

Baba Miller’s Career-High Night Powers Bearcats Past Alabama State

The Cincinnati men’s basketball team delivered its most lopsided victory of the 2025–26 season Wednesday night, rolling past Alabama State 88-51 inside Fifth Third Arena. The 37-point margin marked the Bearcats’ largest win of the campaign, fueled by a dominant showing from senior forward Baba Miller. Miller poured in a career-high 26 points on an ultra-efficient 11-of-12 shooting performance, while pulling down 14 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season. He became just the second player in college basketball this year to record at least 25 points and 14 rebounds while shooting better than 90 percent from the field — and the first Bearcat to accomplish the feat since the 1996–97 season.

[swilsonsp4]

Terry alluded to Harris and his limited PT. It may have had something to do with practice. Nothing more was said. Again, I am glad Tillery ran the point. Was he Jason Kidd? No, But he needs the development before he transfers.

Harris tweaked his back in the Georgia game. He's been nursing it since, warmed up, and thought he could make a go of it. He couldn't and let the staff know.