How to Watch Houston vs. Cincinnati Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – February 10

By Lineups Staff | Feb 09, 2024, 9:08pm

The No. 5 Houston Cougars (20-3, 8-3 Big 12) visit the Cincinnati Bearcats (15-7, 4-6 Big 12) in a matchup of Big 12 rivals at Fifth Third Arena, beginning at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 10, 2024.

Catch the thrilling matchup between the Cougars and Bearcats on air on ESPN2. Don’t miss all the action!

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Cougars vs. Bearcats Game Info

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024
Time: 4:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN2
Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
Where: Cincinnati, Ohio
Venue: Fifth Third Arena

Cougars Insights

Houston has a top-25 defense this year, ranking best in college basketball with 54.4 points allowed per game. Offensively, it ranks 186th with 73.9 points scored per contest.
The Cougars are pulling down 39.6 rebounds per game (35th-ranked in college basketball). They are ceding 32.7 rebounds per contest (68th-ranked).
This year, Houston ranks 178th in college basketball in assists, dishing out 13.2 per game.
The Cougars are dominating in terms of turnovers, as they rank fifth-best in college basketball in turnovers committed (8.3 per game) and 11th-best in forced turnovers (15.4 per contest).
With 7.7 treys per game, Houston is 152nd in the country. It has a 35.1% shooting percentage from downtown, which ranks 123rd in college basketball.
With a 28.6% three-point percentage allowed this season, the Cougars are 12th-best in the country. They rank 36th in college basketball by allowing 5.9 treys per contest.
Of the shots taken by Houston in 2023-24, 64.3% of them have been two-pointers (71.2% of the team’s made baskets) and 35.7% have been threes (28.8%).

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Bearcats Insights

Cincinnati scores 77 points per game and give up 66.8, ranking them 95th in the country on offense and 54th defensively.
The Bearcats are the ninth-best team in the country in rebounds per game (41.4) and are ranked 28th in rebounds conceded (31.7).
This season Cincinnati is ranked 53rd in the nation in assists at 15.5 per game.
The Bearcats are 141st in the country in turnovers per game (11.1) and 184th in turnovers forced (11.5).
Cincinnati is 198th in college basketball in 3-pointers made (7.3 per game) and 228th in 3-point percentage (32.9%).
In 2023-24, the Bearcats are 103rd in the country in 3-pointers allowed (6.7 per game) and 145th in defensive 3-point percentage (32.8%).
In 2023-24, Cincinnati has taken 65.3% percent of its shots from inside the 3-point line, and 34.7% percent from beyond it. In terms of made shots, 74.4% of Cincinnati’s baskets have been 2-pointers, and 25.6% have been 3-pointers.

Cougars Leaders

The scoring leader for the Cougars this season is LJ Cryer, who averages 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and two assists per game.
Houston’s leading rebounder is J’wan Roberts averaging seven boards per game and its best passer is Jamal Shead and his 5.8 assists per game.
Cryer makes more threes per game than any other member of the Cougars, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of three per contest.
Shead and Ja’Vier Francis lead Houston on the defensive end, with Shead leading the team in steals averaging 2.2 per game and Francis in blocks averaging 1.4 per contest.

Bearcats Leaders

Dan Skillings Jr. is at the top of the Bearcats scoring leaderboard with 12.1 points per game. He also pulls down 6.1 rebounds and racks up 1.3 assists per game.
Viktor Lakhin has a stat line of 7.1 rebounds, 11.7 points and two assists per game for Cincinnati to take the top rebound spot on the team. Day Day Thomas holds the top spot for assists with 3.3 per game, adding 10.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per matchup.
Simas Lukosius is the top shooter from distance for the Bearcats, hitting 1.9 threes per game.
Cincinnati’s leader in steals is Thomas with 1.6 per game, and its leader in blocks is Lakhin with 1.1 per game.