National Basketball Association
Cincinnati 80, Tenn-Martin 57
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 11, 2012
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # Wally Rutecki, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance:
5728
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No. 24 Cincinnati 80, UT-Martin 57: Cashmere Wright scored 16 points as the host Bearcats ran out to a 33-6 lead en route to their fifth straight season-opening victory.
Wright connected on 4-of-7 3-pointers and Sean Kilpatrick added 14 points as Cincinnati shot 47.5 percent and outrebounded the Skyhawks by a 49-29 margin.
The Bearcats took a 43-17 lead into halftime and UT-Martin never got closer than 24 points.
A Wright dunk and Kilpatrick's three-point play helped get the run going. JaQuon Parker hit back-to-back 3-pointers midway through the first half to punctuate the spurt.
Jeremy Washington led the Skyhawks (0-2) with 15 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cincinnati now holds a 3-0 lead in the all-time series. … The Bearcats have won 30 of their last 32 season openers. … UT-Martin reserve Mike Liabo was 5-for-17 and scored 12 points as the Skyhawks shot just 28.4 percent from the field
Top Game Performances
| Tenn-Martin |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Jeremy Washington 15 |
Scoring |
Cashmere Wright 16 |
|
Mike Liabo 3 |
Assists |
Titus Rubles 4 |
|
Myles Taylor 6 |
Rebounds |
Justin Jackson 11 |
|
Jeremy Washington 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Sean Kilpatrick 3 |
|
Omari Minor 4 |
Steals |
Justin Jackson 2 |
|
Myles Taylor 1 |
Blocks |
Cheikh Mbodj 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tenn-Martin
|
57 |
28.4 |
6-22 |
13-20 |
6 |
29 |
2 |
13 |
10 |
| Cincinnati
|
80 |
47.5 |
9-21 |
15-27 |
19 |
49 |
10 |
6 |
19 |
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