National Basketball Association
Cincinnati 78, Iowa St. 70
When: 6:30 PM ET, Friday, November 23, 2012
Where: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# David Hall, # John Higgings, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
N/A
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No. 20 Cincinnati 78, Iowa State 70: Sean Kilpatrick scored 32 points, including a perfect 16-for-16 at the free-throw line, to lead the Bearcats to the win in a meeting of undefeated teams at the Global Sports Classic at Las Vegas.
Tyrus McGee scored a career-high 22 points off the bench for the Cyclones (4-1).
Kilpatrick helped Cincinnati (5-0) build a 16-point lead midway through the second half. He scored six points in 16 seconds in the Bearcats' decisive run. First, Kilpatrick was fouled on a 3-pointer and made all three free throws. On the next trip down the court he buried a 3-pointer to give the Bearcats a 58-42 lead with 12:17 to play.
Iowa State cut the deficit to 68-65 on a layup by Melvin Ejim but Cincinnati was able to stave off the comeback bid at the line by hitting hitting 23-of-25 shots.
Kilpatrick hit a jumper with a minute left in the first half to knot the game at 35 at the intermission. He had 18 points in the first half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Iowa State's Georges Niang went 0 for 5 from the stripe. ...Cincy is 3-1 all-time vs. ISU. The first three games were played at neutral sites. ISU's lone win was in the 1997 NCAA Tourney, which qualified it for the Sweet Sixteen. ...Cashmere Wright added 14 points for Cincinnati.
Top Game Performances
| Iowa St. |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Tyrus McGee 22 |
Scoring |
Sean Kilpatrick 32 |
|
Chris Babb 3 |
Assists |
Cashmere Wright 5 |
|
Melvin Ejim 10 |
Rebounds |
Justin Jackson 6 |
|
Tyrus McGee 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Sean Kilpatrick 16 |
|
Melvin Ejim 2 |
Steals |
Sean Kilpatrick 5 |
|
Korie Lucious 1 |
Blocks |
Justin Jackson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Iowa St.
|
70 |
37.3 |
8-27 |
12-21 |
12 |
36 |
2 |
6 |
18 |
| Cincinnati
|
78 |
41.7 |
5-20 |
23-25 |
11 |
34 |
5 |
11 |
13 |
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