What we learned from Cincinnati Bearcats basketball loss at BYU Saturday night in Big 12

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball took on BYU in Provo in a Big 12 road contest Saturday night. Here is what we learned from beat reporter Scott Springer …

Simas Lukosius and the Cincinnati Bearcats offense had their struggles Saturday night at BYU.

PROVO, Utah – In their first of two games along the Wasatch Range, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball squad got punched in the mouth by the torrid shooting of BYU Saturday night, 80-52.

To add insult to injury, BYU’s Elijah Crawford hoisted a good 3-pointer at the buzzer. UC has now given up 80 or more points in back-to-back games.

BYU was 15-for-24 from behind the arc, where their marksmanship was far from a secret. The Bearcats could only make 5-for-28. 62.5% easily trumps 18%.

The Bearcats only had one scorer in double figures as Simas Lukošius had 14 points. Richie Saunders had 21 for BYU and Egor Demin had 15. UC led in rebounding 20-17 at halftime but lost at game’s end, 34-28.

Source: Utah News