MBB Travels to Cincinnati for Road Swing Up North

Wednesday, January 28

Cincinnati, Ohio

5:30 pm

Baylor

Cincinnati

MBB Travels to Cincinnati for Road Swing Up North

1/27/2026 1:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball

The Bears will play in Queen City on Wednesday and Morgantown on Saturday

	BAYLOR BEARS (11-8, 1-6) Location: Waco, Texas Conference/Affiliation: Big 12 Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993) Roster \| Stats \| Game Notes (PDF)	BAYLOR (11-8, 1-6 Big 12) at CINCINNATI (10-10, 2-5 Big 12) Jan. 28, 2026 • 5:30 p.m. CT Cincinnati, Ohio • Fifth Third Arena (12,012) LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast WATCH: FS1 Talent: Brandon Gaudin (pxp), Dicky Simpkins (analyst) LISTEN: Baylor Sports Media Network via ESPN 1660 AM / 92.3 FM in Central Texas and worldwide at centexsportsfan.com Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst) SIRIUS XM: SiriusXM 381 or on the SXM App
	CINCINNATI BEARCATS (10-10, 2-5) Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Conference/Affiliation: Big 12 Head Coach: Wes Miller (UNC, 2007) Roster \| Stats \| Game Notes (PDF)

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Baylor men's basketball (11-8, 1-6) travels to its first of two road games, competing at Cincinnati (10-10, 2-5) on Wednesday night at 5:30 pm CT on FS1.

GAME NOTES
• Baylor travels to Cincinnati on Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. CT for the sixth meeting all-time.
• Wednesday's game marks the first game of Baylor's Big 12 road swing before the Bears head to Morgantown to play at West Virginia on Saturday night.
• BU is 1-1 playing at The Queen City, its lone loss in all-time history coming last season where the Bears narrowly fell, 69-67.
• Last season was the first time since 1946 that Baylor had played at Cincinnati.
• Baylor currently holds a 1-6 conference record, the worst start to Big 12 play since the 2013-14 season.
• Notably during the 2013-14 season, the Bears began conference season at 1-6 before going on a 7-1 run to close out the regular season, finishing 9-9 in the conference and reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
• BU is 1-3 this season in road games, its one win coming from a dominant 94-79 W at Oklahoma State.
• BU is 34-23 in Big 12 Road games since 2019-20, the best mark in the league in that span.
• Wednesday will mark the return of Dan Skillings Jr. to his former team, where he competed from 2022-25.
• In three seasons at UC (100 games), Skillings Jr. averaged 9.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
• Skillings Jr. was a 2024 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention for his sophomore season, where he was the leading scorer at 12.9 points per game, including 12.8 in Big 12 play.
• Baylor shot 50% (28-56) vs. TCU last game, BU has won 75 of it's last 78 games when shooting 50% or higher.
• In Big 12 play, BU has outrebounded its opponent in five out of seven conference games this season, averaging 36.0 rebounds per game and 12.4 offensive rebounds per game.
• For the season, the Bears rank second in the Big 12 and 28th in the country in offensive RPG (13.5).
• Versus TCU last game, BU had three players with 20+ points, the first time since 1/17/1998 versus Oklahoma State that Baylor has earned the mark.
• Kenpom has the Bears strength of schedule ranked as 16th in the nation and 4th in the Big 12.
• Additionally, the Bears hold the fourth toughest opponent defensive strength of schedule in the country.
• Cameron Carr is the only player in the country that averages 20 PPG, 2.0 3PM/G, 2.5 APG and 1.0 BS/G.
• Carr has reached double-figures in the first half in 15 of 18 games this season.
• Carr leads the Bears and is fifth in the Big 12 with 20.4 points per game.
• Carr is currently on a 11-game streak recording 15+ points.
• Isaac Williams IV has provided depth off the bench, averaging 10.3 PPG with a .556 mark from three.
• Tounde Yessoufou had snagged double-digits in all but one game this season.