The Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team has gotten off to a fast start this season in more ways than one.The No. 16 Bearcats have raced to a 5-0 record while outscoring their opponents by more than 31 points per game, with just one team (Northern Kentucky) coming within 16 points. Cincinnati is averaging a robust 87 points per game with one of the more efficient offenses in college basketball.Cincinnati will look to continue that hot streak when it plays host to Alabama State in nonconference action Wednesday evening.Cincinnati has punished opposing defenses in a variety of ways this season. Despite being the No. 14 offense in the nation in Ken Pomeroy’s efficiency ratings, the Bearcats aren’t among the nation’s leaders in pace.Still, they take advantage of those opportunities when they are there.”Us playing fast is something we want to do,” Cincinnati forward Dillon Mitchell said. “When I was being recruited here, that was something Coach (Wes) Miller wanted to do.”There could be games where we’re not making shots or something is off, but one thing is we’re gonna push the ball, play hard and play fast. That’s something he preaches. We’ll be in shape and get rebounds.”Mitchell is fresh off a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in Cincinnati’s 81-58 road win at Georgia Tech Saturday. He is one of four Bearcats to average double figures in scoring this season.That balance was on display once again against the Yellow Jackets, with Connor Hickman and Jizzle James also scoring 14 points each and Simas Lukosius contributing 12 points.In that game, Cincinnati sank 51.6 percent of its shots while regularly getting out into transition with 16 fastbreak points, while winning the rebounding battle 36-29.”Any time you get a road win over a quality, Power 4 team, you’re gonna feel good about it,” Miller said. “I was pleased with our effort.”