Jizzle James and Cincinnati will take the court against L.J. Cryer and No. 5 Houston in a Big 12 matchup on Saturday.

Cincinnati will travel to Houston, Texas, this weekend for a battle between two Big 12 Conference schools. On Saturday, it will face Houston, the No. 4 ranked men’s college basketball team in the country, at Fertitta Center. The Houston Cougars are 24-4 overall this season heading into the last three games and week of the season. They are sitting on top of the Big 12 Conference this weekend with a 16-1 record against teams in the conference. They hold a three-game lead over No. 22 Arizona and a four-game lead over No. 10 Texas Tech.

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Game Date: Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025

Game Time: 4:30 p.m. ET

TV: CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA)

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They closed out February with just one loss against Texas Tech in the very first game of the month. Since then, they have won seven games, including three major games in their last four outings against Arizona, Iowa State, and Texas Tech, three AP Top-25 teams. L.J. Cryer leads this team in scoring this season, averaging 14.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are 17-11 overall this season. They had a great non-conference run with a 10-1 record against teams outside of the Big 12. However, inside of the conference, they are just 7-10, tied with Utah and Kansas State. They are one game back from TCU, Baylor, and West Virginia, and nine games back from their opponent.

After losing two games in a row two weeks ago to Iowa State and West Virginia, they bounced back to end the month with two wins last week. They beat TCU by 12 points last weekend and followed it up with a home win against Baylor by two points on Tuesday. Jizzle James led the team and tied the game-high with 18 points on 6-of-20 shooting in the win.

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