After falling 74-70 to Wake Forest and suffering only their third loss of the season, the Bearcats improved to 17-3 on the hardwood after trouncing South Florida and Houston. They are currently ranked 20th in the ESPN Poll and 21st in the AP Poll, with a tough match against Xavier on February 10 at the Fifth Third Arena in the Crosstown Shootout.
Xavier is 9-8 and has been a nonfactor in the A-10 this year.