National Basketball Association
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
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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 |
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