For the first time in the Kevin Young era, BYU basketball has won two consecutive games in conference play. On Saturday night, the Cougars used a dominant secon

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball tips off a two-game road swing in Utah with BYU Saturday night. Here are three keys from beat reporter Scott Springer.

It will be extremely difficult to knock off the Cougars in the mountains. BYU is 9-1 at home and 2-1 in Quad 2 games, as Cincinnati fits that distinction being a team ranked outside the NET's top 30. The Bearcats are 2-1 against BYU since the 1949-50 season, winning by an average of 11 points.

BYU hit 11 threes in the second half to run away with a 80-52 win over Cincinnati Saturday night in Provo. BYU took a 28-23 lead into halftime and continued the stingy defense but showed their offensive prowess with a three-point barrage.