BYU's Postseason Hopes Take Hit

BYUs Postseason Hopes Take a Hit: Cougars Lose Third Straight, Struggle Offensively and Defensively Against Cincinnati

BYUs tough stretch in Big Twelve play took a turn for the worse with a ninety to sixty-eight blowout loss at Cincinnati, marking their third consecutive defeat. The Cougars, now twenty wins and ten losses overall, sit at eight and nine in conference action, with a real dent in their postseason hopes after dropping nine of their last thirteen games.

The offense faltered against Cincinnatis stout defense, hitting only forty-one percent from the field and twenty-nine percent from beyond the arc. Turnovers also played a significant role, with fifteen leading to twenty-one points for the Bearcats. Despite AJ Dybantsa and Rob Wright the third combining for forty-four of BYUs points, they shot inefficiently and committed nine turnovers themselves.

Defensively, BYU struggled once again, allowing Cincinnati to score ninety points despite the Bearcats averaging just over seventy-three per game this season. All five starters for Cincinnati reached double figures, shooting fifty percent overall and draining ten threes. This defeat likely secures BYUs position in the nine or ten spot in the Big Twelve standings, with no bye in the tournament and a first-round matchup against either Kansas State or Utah.

The Cougars still have a chance to build momentum before the postseason grind, facing Texas Tech at home on Saturday in a key Quad one game.

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