STARTING FIVE1) The 2024-25 season marks the 121st season for Arizona men’s basketball. The Wildcats record in that span is 1896-991.

2) Over the last three games, Caleb Love has scored 23, 24 and 33 points for an average of 26.7ppg. He’s also averaging 4.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists with a 3-to-1 Assist/TO ratio. He is shooting 58.7% overall from the floor and 39.3% from the 3-point line in that span.

3) As a team, Arizona is averaging 26.3 assists over the last three games, including back-to-back games with 28 assists entering today’s game.

4) Arizona is 42-1 under head coach Tommy Lloyd when scoring 90+ points, including all seven wins this season.

5) The last time Arizona played a game in the state of Ohio was March 16, 1995 against Miami (OH) in Dayton. The Wildcats lost, 71-62.

SERIES HISTORY

• Arizona is 4-0 all-time against Cincinnati, including 1-0 under head coach Tommy Lloyd

• The Wildcats defeated the Bearcats, 101-93, as part of the Maui Invitational in 2022

• On Feb. 11, 1996, Miles Simon beat Cincinnati in Phoenix with a 3/4 court shot at the buzzer

NOTING THE WILDCATS

• The Wildcats are 53-4 (.930) at home over the last three-plus seasons under Lloyd, tied for the sixth-best winning percentage in the country.

• Despite the five losses in non-conference play, the Wildcats are still No. 23 in the NET rankings and No. 21 in KenPom.

• Lloyd’s 95 wins are the sixth-most in the country since he became head coach prior to the 2021-22 season.

• In Arizona’s seven wins this season, the Wildcats are averaging 97.3 points as a team. In the five losses, they are averaging 70.0 points.

• Arizona has registered a 10-0 run or better 15 times through 12 games this season, a total that is tied for seventh-most in the country. On the flip side, the Wildcats have allowed a 10-0 run just twice (source: EvanMiya.com)

• With 31.67 points per game coming from the bench, Arizona ranks 16th in the country.

• Arizona is eighth in the country in rebound margin (+11.5), 10th in rebounds per game (42.17).

• Entering the game, Cincinnati leads the Big 12 in 3FG% defense (27.7%) while Arizona is last in the conference shooting the 3-pointer at 30.8% this season.

• Caleb Love leads the Big 12 in FG attempts (169) and is third in FG made (72).

• Redshirt sophomore Henri Veesaar had the best game of his career against TCU, scoring 15 points (6-7 FG) in 17 minutes off the bench to go with 6 rebounds and career-high 4 assists. Over the last five games, he is averaging 10.0p, 5.0r and shooting 63.3% from the floor.

• Tobe Awaka is second in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds per game (3.3). He had 10 points, 10 rebounds against CMU on Dec. 21, his team-leading third double-double of the season.

• KJ Lewis has made his last 14 consecutive free throws over the last three games. Since asking to come off the bench, Lewis is averaging 10.3 points. 4.0 rebounds and shooting 57.1% from the floor compared to 40.4% when he was starting.