Cincinnati will turn to its new-look balanced attack to continue to set the table for the Big 12 Conference gauntlet when it hosts Georgia State on Friday.

The Bearcats (1-0) were dynamite in their season-opening 94-63 win over visiting Western Carolina on Monday. Cincinnati got 18 points each from Baba Miller, Shon Abaev and Moustapha Thiam and 10 from Jordi Rodriguez.

Miller, a transfer from Florida Atlantic, showed his ability as a slasher and finisher, hit on 7 of his 9 field-goal attempts and also paced Cincinnati with 10 rebounds. Thiam, who came to the program in the offseason from UCF, connected on 6 of 7 shots as the Bearcats hit 54.2% from the field and 10 of 28 attempts from beyond the arc (35.7%).

Cincinnati led by 28 points in the first half and by 21 points at the break be

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