The Arizona State men's basketball team desperately needs a victory. The Sun Devils (10-6, 1-4) have lost three consecutive games and have gone from NCAA tournament contenders to out of the postseason picture since Big 12 play started on Dec.

Arizona coach Adia Barnes on Cincinnati: “Cincinnati is really athletic. (UC coach) Trina (Merriweather) has them playing really hard. Their guards go downhill. They are going to press us in all kinds of different ways. They're a good, feisty team that is capable of beating anybody.

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Dillon Mitchell led a balanced attack with 14 points and the Cincinnati defense swarmed visiting Arizona State in a 67-60 win Saturday afternoon.

BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati plays Arizona after Tineya Hylton scored 27 points in Cincinnati's 65-59 victory against the Colorado Buffaloes. The Wildcats are 7-4 on their home court. Arizona averages 69.1 points while outscoring opponents by 7.5 points per game.

The Star sat down with Arizona coach Adia Barnes ahead of Wednesday’s game against Cincinnati at McKale Center and learned about what worked at Kansas, how the Wildcats got there and what she’s seeing in Swann.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball hosted Arizona State Saturday afternoon as they acheived their first Big 12 home win of the season.

It was another road game and another slow start from which the Arizona State men's basketball team could not recover as the Sun Devils were dealt a 67-60 loss by Cincinnati in Big 12 play Saturday afternoon at Fifth Third Arena.

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It is a Saturday afternoon Big 12 clash as we continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona State-Cincinnati prediction and pick.

It has been a rough introduction to the Big 12 for Bobby Hurley and the Arizona State men's basketball team. Sitting at 9-2 entering conference play, the Sun Devils had NCAA tournament aspirations. Six games later,

Fresh off a 70-54 home win over Arizona on Saturday, the Texas Tech Red Raiders hit the road for Cincinnati to meet the Bearcats in a Big 12 showdown on Tuesday.