The Cincinnati Bearcats take on the Dayton Flyers this upcoming Tuesday in a huge rivalry game at Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats and Flyers have played each other the past two seasons, with each team winning a game. Instead of the game taking place at Heritage Bank Center in a neutral site, they have decided to move it to the campus, with next year's game taking place at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
The past two games at Heritage Bank Center have been a split environment, regardless of the game still taking place in Cincinnati. Expect Flyer fans to travel well and be loud at Fifth Third Arena.
The Bearcats and Flyers both enter the game at 2-0, but struggled against lesser teams in their second game of the season. The Flyers struggled to put UMBC away, winning 77-7, and the Bearcats only beat Georgia State 74-64.
Both teams are relatively new compared to last season, the Bearcats only returning Day Day Thomas, who played real minutes in this game last year, and the Flyers only having Javon Bennett and Amael L'Etang.
The Bearcats, however, do have some players who have experience playing against the Flyers. Baba Miller played against the Flyers in the first round of the NIT last season, recording 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals in 29 minutes. Bearcats forward Jalen Haynes also played against the Flyers last season when he was at George Mason, but unfortunately, the first-team All-Atlantic 10 player won't be suiting up.
The game will be on ESPN+ at 7:00 p.m. on November 11th.