Cincinnati Basketball: Preview for the Bearcats matchup against San Francisco

Check out a preview for the Cincinnati Bearcats upcoming matchup against the San Francisco Dons in the NIT opening round on Wednesday!

Players to watch include Cincinnati duo Simas Lukosius and Daniel Skillings Jr, plus forward John Newman III and guard DaVeon Thomas.

Skillings compiled a team-high 12.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game including 25 points in a Big 12 Tournament win over Kansas last week.

Wes Miller's team wrapped up the season with a 20-14 overall record and is hoping to cap off the campaign with a memorable postseason run!

Cincinnati Basketball: Preview for the Bearcats matchup against San Francisco

During a pregame press conference this week, Miller looked ahead to the Bearcats battle with San Francisco in the NIT at Fifth Third Arena.

"I hope we see as many people out there as we can because it really helps elevate our program. We have a lot of passionate fans that do care."

San Francisco is led by star forward Jonathan Mogbo (14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds) along with Texas A&M transfer Marcus Williams.

The Bearcats opened as 6.5-point favorites over San Francisco with the over/under currently set at 143.5 total points per FanDuel Sportsbook.