How to watch Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Saturday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Cincinnati vs. Arizona State basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 18, 2025 at 3:01 pm ET • 2 min read

Halftime Report

Only one more half stands between Cincinnati and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Arizona State 36-22.

If Cincinnati keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 12-5 in no time. On the other hand, Arizona State will have to make due with a 10-7 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

Arizona State Sun Devils @ Cincinnati Bearcats

Current Records: Arizona State 10-6, Cincinnati 11-5

How To Watch

When: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
Where: Fifth Third Arena -- Cincinnati, Ohio
TV: CBS Sports Network
Follow: CBS Sports App
Watch on Connected TV: CBS Sports App on Roku and Fire TV
Live Stream: CBSSports.com or fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $10.49

What to Know

We've got another exciting Big 12 matchup on schedule as the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Cincinnati Bearcats are set to tip at 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Fifth Third Arena. The Sun Devils are no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.

The experts predicted Arizona State would be headed in after a win, but UCF made sure that didn't happen. Arizona State took a 95-89 hit to the loss column at the hands of UCF on Tuesday. Even though they lost, the Sun Devils' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 75.7 points per game (they're now ranked 166th in scoring overall).

Despite their defeat, Arizona State saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. BJ Freeman, who went 8 for 14 en route to 26 points, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance also gave Freeman a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (83.3%). Jayden Quaintance was another key player, going 8 for 11 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds and five blocks.

Even though they lost, Arizona State was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati finally caught a break after four consecutive losses. They came out on top against Colorado by a score of 68-62 on Wednesday.

Among those leading the charge was Simas Lukosius, who earned 16 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. His performance made up for a slower matchup against Kansas on Saturday.

Arizona State's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Cincinnati, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-5.

While only Cincinnati took care of their fans the last time they played, neither team managed to cover. Looking forward, Cincinnati is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by ten points. For those looking to play the spread, watch out: Cincinnati is playing at home, but their 3-6 record against the spread as such isn't exactly encouraging.