The Cincinnati Bearcats have been ripping through conference play to lead up to Thursday night’s epic inner-city rivalry game against the Xavier Musketeers. The ‘Cats have really been hitting full stride with a 10=game win streak to show for it. The Musketeers, however, have had quite the opposite stretch.
The Musketeers will ride into Fifth Third Arena on Thursday night, hoping to put a rough patch in conference play behind them. The Muskies lost three straight conference games from Jan. 10 through Jan. 14 to Villanova, Butler and Creighton. However, all three of those teams are ranked in the top 20 in the country and all have a great opportunity to make huge impacts in March.