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.

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.

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.