March 10, 2026 8:19 am EDT

The No. 9 seed Cincinnati Bearcats (17-14, 9-9 Big 12) and the No. 16 seed Utah Utes (10-21, 2-16 Big 12) face off in the Big 12 tournament Tuesday at T-Mobile Center, tipping off at 3 p.m. ET.

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Stats to know
Cincinnati is outscoring opponents by 5.7 points per game with a +177 scoring differential overall. It puts up 73.4 points per game (245th in college basketball) and allows 67.7 per outing (37th in college basketball).
Cincinnati connects on 8.9 three-pointers per game (95th in college basketball), 1.5 more than its opponents (7.4). It is shooting 33.5% from deep (210th in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 31.7%.
Utah has a -145 scoring differential, falling short by 4.7 points per game. It is putting up 74.6 points per game, 215th in college basketball, and is giving up 79.3 per contest to rank 315th in college basketball.
Utah knocks down 7.8 three-pointers per game (176th in college basketball) at a 35.5% rate (93rd in college basketball), compared to the 7.2 its opponents make, shooting 35.0% from beyond the arc.

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