Fresh off a comeback victory vs. Colorado, Coach Katrina Merriweather's Bearcats are in Tucscon against Arizona Wednesday night at 8 p.m. (Eastern). A win would give them three straight in the Big 12 for the first time.

JT Toppin scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds while Christian Anderson added 18 points to lead the visiting Texas Tech Red Raiders to an 81-71 Big 12 win over the host Cincinnati Bearcats Tuesday night.

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The Bearcats basketball squad blew another Quad 1 opportunity on Tuesday night in an 81-71 loss to Texas Tech. UC is now 2-5 in conference play and has fallen to 6-30 in Quad 1 games under Wes Miller.

Riding a three-game winning streak, let's take a look at Texas Tech basketball's NCAA Tournament projections after knocking off Cincinnati.

The No. 25 Texas Tech Red Raiders (13-4, 4-2 Big 12) visit the Cincinnati Bearcats (12-5, 2-4) Tuesday. Tip-off from Fifth Third Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU). Let's analyze BetMGM Sp

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It will be extremely difficult to knock off the Cougars in the mountains. BYU is 9-1 at home and 2-1 in Quad 2 games, as Cincinnati fits that distinction being a team ranked outside the NET's top 30. The Bearcats are 2-1 against BYU since the 1949-50 season, winning by an average of 11 points.