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02/08 15:13 CST Baba Miller has 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists to help
Cincinnati beat UCF 92-72
Baba Miller has 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists to help Cincinnati beat
UCF 92-72
CINCINNATI (AP) --- Baba Miller had 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists,
Jizzle James scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, and Cincinnati beat
UCF 92-72 on Sunday.
Moustapha Thiam also scored 15 points for Cincinnati (12-12, 4-7 Big 12), Jalen
Celestine added 14 and Day Day Thomas 11.
The Bearcats, who went into the game shooting 41.7% from the field (worst in
the Big 12 and No. 327 nationally) this season, shot a season-high 59% (33 of
56) and scored at least 90 points for just the third time this season.
Chris Johnson had 16 points and six assists and Jordan Burks also scored 16 for
UCF (17-6, 6-5). Jamichael Stillwell finished with 14 points and nine rebounds,
and Riley Kugel added 10 points.
The Knights made just 1 of 11 from the field to close the first half and went
scoreless for the final three-plus minutes. Cincinnati scored 14 of the final
16 points, capped when Celestine made back-to-back 3-pointers that made it
40-28 at halftime.
The Bearcats opened the second half with a 9-0 run to take their biggest lead
at 49-28 with 18:13 left.
Devan Cambridge and Johnson each hit from behind the arc in 20-6 run that
culminated when George Beale Jr. made 3s 27 seconds apart to trim UCF's deficit
to 62-56 with 9:33 left. Thiam answered with a jumper, James hit a 3 and made
two free throws, and Thiam threw down a dunk that pushed the lead to 15 less
than two minutes later.
Up next
UCF: Hosts West Virginia on Saturday.
Cincinnati: Plays Wednesday at Kansas State.
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