A 2-0 weekend emphatically ended the Bearcats non-conference basketball slate successfully and has them moving up the AP Poll heading into the holiday. Cincinnati jumped from No. 19 to No. 17 on Monday and sits at No.

Wes Miller's Cincinnati Bearcats wrapped up the non-conference schedule Sunday with a win over Grambling State. Here's what we learned.

Cincinnati Bearcats guard Dan Skillings Jr. (0) goes in for a layup in the first half of a NCAA men’s basketball game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and Dayton Flyers, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at Heritage Bank Center in downtown Cincinnati. / Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Aziz Bandaogo led No. 19 Cincinnati with 15 points as the host Bearcats dominated in the paint in an 84-49 win against Grambling State on Sunday.