ALABAMA A&M (0-2) AT CINCINNATI (1-1)
Date: Thursday, Nov. 14
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Fifth Third Arena ^__ Cincinnati, Ohio
WATCH: ESPN3
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CINCINNATI, Ohio ^__ Alabama A&M will tip off game three of the 2019-20 men's basketball season on Thursday night as the Bulldogs visit the University of Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena. The contest will tip at 7 p.m. CT and will also be televised on ESPN3.

This matchup will mark the first ever meeting in series history between the two teams.

About A&M

• Alabama A&M finished the 2018-19 season with a 5-27 overall mark and a 4-14 record in the Southwestern Athletic Conference play, which tied for ninth overall.
• Head coach Dylan Howard, who served as an interim last season, is looking to continue to improve as he welcomes his second season as head of the program.
• The Bulldogs were predicted to finish eighth in the conference this season, according to the SWAC preseason polls.
• Freshmen guards Cameron Alford and Garrett Hicks led the Bulldogs in scoring with 14 points and 12 points respectively in the 52-74 loss at UAB on Monday.
• Five of the six top scorers for the Bulldogs so far this season are freshmen, with Alford (14.0 ppg) and Hicks (10.5 ppg) both averaging double figures.
• On the season, Alabama A&M is shooting 38 percent from the field and averaging over eight steals per game

 
About Cincinnati

• Cincinnati's 81-59 win over Drake improved the Bearcats' all-time record in home openers to 86-11, including a 26-2 mark inside Fifth Third Arena. The victory was the first of the John Brannen coaching era at UC.
• The Bearcats fell on the road at No. 18 Ohio State 56-64 to open the season. Junior Keith Williams and Senior Jarron Cumberland led the team with 13 points each in the loss.
• UC grad transfer guard Jaevin Cumberland entered Tuesday having made at least one 3-pointer in 35 consecutive games, including at least one in every game last season.
• Cincinnati plays a school-record eight games in November this season, with the 2019-20 season opener on Nov. 6 at No. 18 Ohio State marked the earliest start to a season in school history.
• This year, Cincinnati plays three games in a season before Nov. 15 for only the third time school history (2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons).

Up Next
Alabama A&M will stay in Ohio the rest of the week to take on Mid American Conference opponent Miami (OH) on Saturday, Nov. 16 at John D. Millet Hall. Tip is set for 12 noon.

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