Cincinnati Basketball: Players to watch as the Bearcats take on West Virginia

Both teams have several players to watch as the Cincinnati Bearcats take on the Big 12 rival West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday afternoon!

It will be key for the Bearcats to slow down West Virginia guards RaeQuan Battle, Noah Farrakhan and Kerr Kriisa from creating high quality shots.

Players to watch are Cincinnati forwards Simas Lukosius and John Newman III alongside center Aziz Bandaogo and guard DaVeon Thomas.

The Mountaineers will continue to lean on center Jesse Edwards, who is coming off a career-best 36-point outing in a 93-81 loss to TCU this week.

Cincinnati Basketball: Players to watch as the Bearcats take on West Virginia

Battle is averaging a team-high 16.6 points since becoming eligible in December, while Edwards is posting 15.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.

Cincinnati is looking to bounce back from a loss at Oklahoma and finish the regular season with a win over rival West Virginia on Senior Day.

Lukosius compiled 10 points and five rebounds, while Newman posted 15 points in the Bearcats overtime loss at Oklahoma on Tuesday night.

West Virginia stormed back from a double figure deficit during the second half to upset Cincinnati this season in the first meeting in over a decade.