CINCINNATI — The nightmare conference slate grew darker on Sunday as West Virginia blitzed Cincinnati 63-50 to end any finite at large NCAA Tournament hopes UC once had.

Javon Small scored 14 of his 19 points in the first half and Joseph Yesufu finished with 16 points to lead visiting West Virginia past Cincinnati 63-50 on Sunday afternoon in Big 12 action.

West Virginia snapped a three-game losing skid Sunday afternoon, taking down the Cincinnati Bearcats, 63-50, on the road. Here are a few of my initial thoughts from today's game. The beginning of games has been a nightmare recently for West Virginia for some reason.

Everything you need to know in order to watch the Cincinnati Bearcats take on the West Virginia Mountaineers on Sunday, Feb. 2.

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The West Virginia Mountaineers (13-7, 4-5) are on the road to take on the Cincinnati Bearcats (12-8, 2-7) Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. EST and the action will stream on ESPN+. If West Virginia plays like it did in the second half versus Houston earlier this week,

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The freefall continued for Cincinnati Bearcats basketball over the weekend across a 63-50 home loss to West Virginia. Neil Meyer and I assess the fight this team is showing and preview the next matchup against UCF on Wednesday.