UC has now given up 80 or more points in back-to-back games. BYU coach Kevin Young apologized for the shot, but it did give the 17,483 fans at the Marriott Center free subs from Jersey Mike's in a local promotion.

It will be extremely difficult to knock off the Cougars in the mountains. BYU is 9-1 at home and 2-1 in Quad 2 games, as Cincinnati fits that distinction being a team ranked outside the NET's top 30. The Bearcats are 2-1 against BYU since the 1949-50 season, winning by an average of 11 points.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball tips off a two-game road swing in Utah with BYU Saturday night. Here are three keys from beat reporter Scott Springer.

The Cougars routed Cincinnati 80-52 Saturday night at the Marriott Center in Provo, moving to 13-6 on the season and 4-4 against Big 12 competition. BYU bested Cincinnati’s elite defense. Going into the matchup,

The Bearcats dropped another conference conference game on Saturday night 80-52 to BYU. The Cougars stifled Cincinnati's offensive sets all game and used hot three-point shooting (15-24) to cruise to what tied for the worst losing margin of the Wes Miller era.

Richie Saunders scored 21 points to lead BYU to an impressive 80-52 victory over Cincinnati in Provo, Utah, on Saturday night. Egor Demin added 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds as the hot-shooting Cougars (13-6,