Wes Miller And More Discuss 94-67 Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Win Over NJIT

UC is 2-0 against the Highlanders.

Cincinnati Bearcats center Moustapha Thiam (52) dunks in the first half of the NCAA men’s basketball game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the NJIT Highlanders at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — The Bearcats rolled past the NJIT Highlanders on Monday night, 94-67, for the team's fifth win of the 2025-26 season.

UC was pretty strong in every facet besides rebounding, where the Highlanders took a 40-38 advantage, but they turned them over at will and fully capitalized on those chaotic, open-court possessions (20 turnovers with 33 points off them).

Moustapha Thiam (15 points, 10 rebounds, one block) owned the paint in this game, and Shon Abaev (UC career high 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists) owned the perimeter to lead the entire game with some rough patches mixed in.

Wes Miller noted Baba Miller will continue recovering over the next few days and he hopes to have him against Eastern Michigan but it just depends how fast the hip heals.

Wes Miller, Abaev, and Sencire Harris discussed the victory with the media following the team's latest 40-minute showing.

"Friday night was Friday night, time to focus on the next game after that," Abaev said after the bounce-back showing following a 4-16 showing against Louisville. "I trusted in my teammates and tried to carry that mindset into tonight."

Cincinnati now prepares for the Wednesday matchup against Eastern Michigan at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Check out all of the comments below as they rest up over the next 46 hours before another home projected domination of Eastern Michigan:

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