Cincinnati posted a blowout at home over Oakland 97-58 on Tuesday to close out the 2026 exhibition slate. MJ Collins (22 points, five triples, two rebounds, one steal) scorched the Grizzlies for his best outing after four exhibitions total with the Bearcats dating back to the Bahamas in August.
He lit up the home twine, and Cincinnati played mostly solid ball to get even more reps ahead of next week's two-game regular season slate against American and Green Bay. They got to taste what a zone looks like as another tune-up chance tonight.
Jerrod Calhoun's team held Oakland to 37% shooting and went cold at a point in the second half, but all in all never looked too phased against a team ranked 223rd on Bart Torvik and 225th on Evan Miya.
Myles Colvin's (15 points, six rebounds) impact can't be understated in this game either; he hit five triples after hitting a solid 36% from deep last season (career 35.1% shooter on 353 attempts).…