SportsDirect Inc. Ad
SportsDirect Inc. Ad
SportsDirect Inc. Ad
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Marshall 73, Cincinnati 69
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 25, 2011
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Brian O'Connell, # John Cahill, # Anthony Chiazza
Attendance: 7021

Damier Pitts scored 19 points, including three foul shots late in overtime, to lead unbeaten Marshall to a 73-69 victory over host Cincinnati on Friday.

The Thundering Herd (5-0) recorded their first victory over a BCS conference team in a true road game since a 69-66 win over Texas A&M on Dec. 7, 1989.

Sean Kilpatrick scored 19 for Cincinnati (3-2), which has lost two non-conference home games in six days. The Bearcats were stunned by Presbyterian on Saturday.

Marshall rallied from a 47-38 deficit midway through the second half to take a 61-56 lead with 2:05 remaining. The Bearcats scored five straight points and tied the game on Yancy Gates' layup with 1:13 to play.

DeAndre Kane's 3-pointer and Robert Goff's tip-in gave the Herd a five-point lead in overtime. Cincinnati cut the lead to two before Marshall took a 70-66 lead on Goff's jumper with 1:19 remaining.

Cincinnati scored the next three points, including two free throws by Cashmere Wright with 26.2 seconds left. Pitts split two foul shots with 23.2 seconds remaining to give the Herd a two-point lead.

Following a Cincinnati turnover, Pitts hit two more free throws with 8.4 seconds remaining.

Dennis Timmon added 14 points for Marshall, while Kane scored 13 and Goff had 11.
Top Game Performances
 
Marshall   Cincinnati
Damier Pitts 19 Scoring Sean Kilpatrick 19
DeAndre Kane 4 Assists Cashmere Wright 10
Dennis Tinnon 14 Rebounds Yancy Gates 7
Robert Goff 3 Free Throws Made Dion Dixon 3
Damier Pitts 1 Steals Cashmere Wright 4
Justin Coleman 1 Blocks Yancy Gates 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Marshall 73 42.6 7-16 14-19 10 40 2 2 14
Cincinnati 69 44.3 5-15 10-19 13 27 4 9 9