Cincinnati vs West Virginia — College Basketball, Jan 6, 2026

West Virginia beat Cincinnati 62–60 at home on Jan 6, 2026.

FinalTue, Jan 6Conference game

Cincinnati Bearcats

18-15 · 2-11 on the road

60

West Virginia Mountaineers

18-14 · 15-5 at home

62

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
CIN	28	32	60
WVU	31	31	62

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

Cincinnati Bearcats

• Jalen CelestineG

  15 pts · 5 reb
  5-11 FG

  5-9 3PT
• Day Day ThomasG

  9 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
  3-10 FG

  3-8 3PT
• Jizzle JamesG

  8 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast · 4 stl
  3-13 FG

  2-8 3PT

West Virginia Mountaineers

• Honor HuffG

  24 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
  7-14 FG

  6-10 3PT
• Chance MooreG

  14 pts · 4 reb
  6-10 FG

  1-3 3PT
• Treysen EaglestaffF

  10 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
  3-8 FG

  2-5 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

CIN	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Day Day Thomas	34	9	2	5	1	0	0	3-10	3-8	0-0	—
Baba Miller	34	4	7	6	1	0	2	2-5	0-2	0-0	—
Jizzle James	29	8	2	4	4	0	3	3-13	2-8	0-0	—
Moustapha Thiam	27	4	4	1	0	2	1	2-6	0-1	0-0	—
Sencire Harris	17	7	6	1	1	0	0	2-7	0-2	3-5	—
Jalen Celestine	25	15	5	0	0	0	0	5-11	5-9	0-0	—
Shon Abaev	12	4	1	0	0	0	1	1-5	1-3	1-3	—
Tyler McKinley	9	6	1	0	0	0	0	3-3	0-0	0-1	—
Keyshuan Tillery	9	3	2	2	0	0	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	—
Halvine Dzellat	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		60	30	19	7	2	8	22-62	12-35	4-9

WVU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Honor Huff	38	24	8	1	1	0	2	7-14	6-10	4-6	—
Treysen Eaglestaff	26	10	7	2	2	0	4	3-8	2-5	2-2	—
Jasper Floyd	26	0	4	3	1	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Brenen Lorient	25	2	3	0	0	0	2	1-5	0-0	0-0	—
Harlan Obioha	24	0	6	0	0	1	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	—
Chance Moore	24	14	4	0	1	0	1	6-10	1-3	1-5	—
Amir Jenkins	20	5	1	2	1	0	1	2-4	1-2	0-0	—
DJ Thomas	15	7	1	1	0	0	1	3-5	1-3	0-0	—
Jackson Fields	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		62	34	9	6	1	15	22-48	11-23	7-13

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

CINWVU

35.5%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 22-62, home 22-48.

45.8%

34.3%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 12-35, home 11-23.

47.8%

44.4%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 4-9, home 7-13.

53.8%

33

Rebounds

37

10

Offensive rebounds

6

19

Assists

9

8

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

15

7

Steals

6

2

Blocks

1

18

Points in the paint

18

16

Fast-break points

4

15

Fouls?Fewer is better.

14

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

CIN offensevsWVU defense

CIN offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · WVU defense in 4 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

50.5%

#215

48.3%

Stronger#45

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

14.7%

#195

15.9%

Stronger#91

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

30.6%

#177

29.0%

slight#106

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

20.0%

#336

21.1%

Stronger#48

WVU offensevsCIN defense

WVU offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · CIN defense in 4 (4 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

51.1%

#186

47.3%

Stronger#27

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

15.2%

#229

16.1%

Stronger#81

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

31.0%

#163

27.3%

Stronger#52

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

24.0%

#221

21.3%

Stronger#55

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

CINWVU

+8.1 70thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions78th +6.9

106.3 244thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions208th 107.9

98.2 11thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)28th 101.0

68.8 141stPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)346th 64.1

Expected pace: about 66 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  CIN 3-point shooting

  CIN offense 33.9% (173rd) vs WVU defense allowing 35.0% (244th)
  +71 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

SMTWTFSSMGame

CIN

LIP

HOU

WVU

2 days rest

SMTWTFSSMGame

WVU

ISU

CIN

3 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

CIN · last 10

18-15 · 2 days rest

• Jan 3 vs HOUL 60–67
• Dec 29 vs LIPW 89–62
• Dec 21 @ CLEML 65–68
• Dec 17 vs ALSTW 88–51
• Dec 13 @ UGAL 65–84
• Dec 5 @ XAVL 74–79
• Dec 1 vs TARW 76–58
• Nov 26 vs EMUL 56–64
• Nov 24 vs NJITW 94–67
• Nov 21 vs LOUL 64–74

4-6 in these

WVU · last 10

18-14 · 3 days rest

• Jan 2 @ ISUL 59–80
• Dec 22 vs MVSUW 86–51
• Dec 13 @ OSUL 88–89
• Dec 9 vs LRW 90–58
• Dec 6 vs WAKEL 66–75
• Dec 3 vs COPPW 91–49
• Nov 30 vs MERCW 70–38
• Nov 23 @ XAVL 68–78
• Nov 21 @ CLEML 67–70
• Nov 17 vs LAFW 81–59

5-5 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.