Basketball Game Preview: Cushing Tigers vs. Cleveland Tigers

Cushing is 1-9 against Cleveland since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cushing Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Cleveland Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Cushing has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Cushing turned things around against Nathan Hale on Saturday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 68-26 victory over the Rangers.

Meanwhile, Cleveland posted their biggest win since January 18, 2024 on Saturday. They put the hurt on Porter with a sharp 56-35 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.

Cleveland's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9. As for Cushing, their victory bumped their record up to 2-16.

Things could have been worse for Cushing, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-43 loss to Cleveland in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Cushing avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.