Cincinnati Basketball: Bearcats take on Indiana State in NIT quarterfinals

After collecting a win during the second round, the Cincinnati Bearcats meet the Indiana State Sycamores in the NIT quarterfinals on Tuesday!

Cincinnati blew past the Bradley Braves 74-57 as freshman point guard Jizzle James put together a season-high 25 points in his first career start.

The Sycamores are led by center and top scorer Robbie Avila (17.1 points and 6.6 rebounds) and backcourt duo Ryan Conwell and Jayson Kent.

Wes Miller's team moved to 22-14 with the win over Bradley and will move onto Indiana State with a berth in the NIT semifinals on the line!

Cincinnati Basketball: Bearcats take on Indiana State in NIT quarterfinals

Indiana State enters the matchup with a 30-6 record after taking home the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship.

James started for the first time this season after DaVeon Thomas went down with an injury in the Bearcats win in the NIT opening round last week.

Players to watch include Cincinnati duo Simas Lukosius and Daniel Skillings Jr, plus forward John Newman III and center Aziz Bandaogo.

The Bearcats opened as 3.5-point underdogs at Indiana State with the over/under currently set at 155.5 total points per FanDuel Sportsbook.