​After defeating Green Bay, Minnesota looms ahead for Jerrod Calhoun.Sure, that sounds like someone previewing an NFC North game, but it’s the early state of University of Cincinnati basketball. The Bearcats bounced the Green Bay Phoenix 81-64 Thursday, Nov. 5, but not without a few growing pains.Green Bay trailed by just eight at halftime and got as close to four a minute into the second half.Myles Colvin led the Bearcats by tying a personal best with seven treys. He had 31 points, two off of his career-high. Without him, it would have been a woeful night from the perimeter. UC finished 10-for-31, but among players not named Colvin they were 3-for-19.Amani Lyles added 14 points for UC and MJ Collins and Erik Mahaffey each had 11. UC outrebounded Green Bay 30-25 and caused 21 turnovers. Orlando Lovejoy led Green Bay with 16 points. Formerly known as Wisconsin-Green Bay, the Phoenix hung around in single digits with the Bearcats for a while, similar to the American opener. Green Bay actually took a 20-19 lead at 8:01 of the first half, with UC having to fight back to lead 40-32 at the break.UC pulled away in the second half, but that also had its rough edges. Tyler Tejada and Adlan Elamin had off shooting nights, missing nine shots between them. Green Bay cut the UC lead to four in the first minute of the second half, before the Bearcats responded. They eventually led by as many as 21 with 8:11 to play, but then followed with a long scoring drought.Extra work for Cincinnati’s Myles Colvin pays offColvin, held to three points in the American University win, came back well after the game Nov. 2 to work on his shot. It paid off as he was one of the few Bearcats hot in the first half, hitting four of UC’s five 3-point shots. He finished with seven on the night.Mahaffey also helped the Bearcats early, making all of his first-half shots and providing clutch defense.Update on injury to UC Bearcats center Jayden HastingsThe shoulder of Hastings was pulled out of its socket early in the win over American. He tried to return but suffered the same issue again. Hastings did not dress for the Green Bay game and is considered week-to-week. He was not wearing any particular shoulder support item.No surprise. No Jayden Hastings tonight. https://t.co/ghjbVeGom7— Scott Springer (@sspringersports) November 5, 2026Also, sophomore guard Akai Fleming did not dress as he’s day-to-day with a knee ailment. Riley Allenspach started the game for Hastings and UC got their best minutes from Lyles, who had his first double-digit game for the Bearcats.Power conference opponent ahead for UC BearcatsCome Monday, Nov. 9, the Bearcats will entertain the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Big Ten. Minnesota was 15-18 (8-12 Big Ten) last season but did have ranked wins over Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan State last season. They return four players who played significant minutes in 2025-26. Playing for North Dakota State last season, Trevian Carson was his team’s top scorer against them w