Cincinnati sophomore guard Akai Fleming (knee) is available for tonight’s game against Minnesota (7 p.m., ESPN+). Senior forward Jayden Hastings (shoulder) remains week-to-week.

Minnesota’s Winters Grady (undisclosed) is available for tonight’s game against Cincinnati, per Niko Medved.

Transfer from Michigan who has yet to play so far this season.

Starting 5 for Minnesota

• Evans,Kyan
• Asuma,Isaac
• Grove,Grayson
• Durkin,Bobby
• Crocker-Johnson,Jaylen

Iweze will make his first start for the Bearcats tonight, will be tasked with a difficult assignment in the paint. Cincinnati will need his motor to crash the boards and be a physical big body presence down low against a tall Minnesota team

18:30 – Cincinnati 2 / Minnesota 5

Minnesota is effectively getting into the paint

16:57 – Cincinnati 5 / Minnesota 7

Tylen Riley bangs a three ball down at the top of the key

Subbing in for Cincinnati: Elamin, Lyles, Perryman, Mahaffey, Carson

15:50 – Cincinnati 7 / Minnesota 10

Perryman steals the ball after it’s tossed inbounds, makes a layup

LOVING THE ENERGY INSIDE FIFTH THIRD ARENA

Cincinnati brings out the full court press

14:22 – Cincinnati 9 / Minnesota 14

On the floor for Cincinnati: Carson, Collins, Elamin, Riley, Lyles

12:32 – Cincinnati 11 / Minnesota 16

Subbing in for Cincinnati: Fleming, Tejada, Allenspach

Cincinnati is 6 of 14 from the field (42.9%) and 1 of 7 from three point range (14.3%)

10:47 – Cincinnati 18 / Minnesota 20

Tylen Riley nails a three at the top of the key

8:40 – Cincinnati 18 / Minnesota 20

Both teams are in a scoring drought for 2:30 of time

7:50 – Tylen Riley has 9 points, 3/5 from the field, 3/3 from three point land

6:45 – Cincinnati 23 / Minnesota 23

Mahaffey is fouled driving to the rack and will shoot two free throws

4:44 – Cincinnati 26 / Minnesota 23

Cincinnati is on a run, defensive intensity has shot up!

2:03 – Cincinnati 30 / Minnesota 28

On the floor for Cincinnati: Lyles, Perryman, Collins, Tejada, Carson

HALFTIME: Cincinnati 30 / Minnesota 30

Starting the 2nd half: Iweze, Riley, Colvin, Tejada, Collins

17:56 – Cincinnati 32 / Minnesota 32

Cincinnati challenges a call on Tejada stepping out of bounds

Challenge is unsuccessful

17:00 – Cincinnati 35 / Minnesota 35

Both teams trade three pointers, Tylen Riley is up to 12 points on the night

15:06 – Cincinnati 37 / Minnesota 39

The Bearcats need to get the shooting going.. 4 of 20 from three point range (20%) / 14 of 38 from the field (36.8%)

Minnesota leads the battle of the boards 29 to 16

On the floor for Cincinnati: Riley, Tejada, Allenspach, Collins, Mahaffey

13:56 – Cincinnati 42 / Minnesota 39

Tylen Riley is powering Cincinnati ahead he is on a 5-0 run

On the floor for Cincinnati: Mahaffey, Perryman, Elamin, Carson, Allenspach

11:04 – Cincinnati 44 / Minnesota 41

Bearcats have forced a handful of turnovers in the past couple minutes but haven’t been able to convert on the opposite side

9:46 – Cincinnati 46 / Minnesota 41

Trevian Carson makes two huge back to back offensive rebounds, Mahaffey gets a dish inside to slam one down

8:04 – Cincinnati 49 / Minnesota 41

Elamin backs his defender down utilizing his height advantage and makes a jumper

On the floor for Cincinnati: Elamin, Riley, Mahaffey, Lyles, Collins

6:41 – Cincinnati 49 / Minnesota 46

Tylen Riley is up to 23 points on the night, drills a three

5:14 – Cincinnati 52 / Minnesota 48

3:40 – Cincinnati 56 / Minnesota 54

Tylen Riley and Kyan Evans are DUELING

Cincinnati has is 4 of 4 in their last attempted field goals

2:12 – Cincinnati 61 / Minnesota 56

Eric Mahaffey drives and makes a quick layup in traffic. Minnesota follows suit

52.7 – Cincinnati 61 / Minnesota 58

Minnesota scores off an accidental pass from Lyles trying to keep the ball inbounds off a rebound

08.9 – Cincinnati 61 / Minnesota 60

FINAL – Cincinnati 61 / Minnesota 63