It will be extremely difficult to knock off the Cougars in the mountains. BYU is 9-1 at home and 2-1 in Quad 2 games, as Cincinnati fits that distinction being a team ranked outside the NET's top 30. The Bearcats are 2-1 against BYU since the 1949-50 season, winning by an average of 11 points.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball hosts Texas Tech Tuesday giving them a chance at a Quad 1 win. Here are three keys from reporter Scott Springer.