Let’s start this post by saying thanks to the NFL for providing the appetizers for this weekend’s main event. That is, of course, the Sunday evening American Athletic Conference matchup between the No. 19 Cincinnati Bearcats and the SMU Mustangs at BB&T Arena.
- Tipoff: 6 p.m. ET
- Television: ESPN2
- Announcing crew: Kevin Brown (play-by-play) and John Thompson (analyst)
- Radio: 700 WLW
- Announcing crew: Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Terry Nelson (analyst)
- Series history: The premiere rivalry in the American Athletic Conference now that UConn is, well, not great, the Bearcats and Mustangs have still only met 12 times historically.