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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 62, Cincinnati 52
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 9, 2013
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Karl Hess, # Brian O'Connell, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance: 12478

No. 25 Pittsburgh 62, No. 17 Cincinnati 52:
Tray Woodall scored 14 points and hit a pair of key 3-pointers late in the second half as the visiting Panthers overcame the Bearcats.

Steven Adams added 13 points and Talib Zanna collected 11 points and nine rebounds for Pittsburgh (20-5, 8-4 Big East), which has won three straight and seven of eight.

Sean Kilpatrick led Cincinnati (18-6, 6-5) with 16 points while Cashmere Wright struggled to five points on 2-of-12 shooting, including 1-of-11 from 3-point range. The Bearcats have dropped back-to-back games for the second time this season.

Cincinnati held a 45-39 lead after Titus Rubles' three-point play with 9:21 left but did not make another field goal.

Woodall’s 3-pointer with 6:56 left knotted it at 45 and Trey Ziegler put the Panthers on top the next trip down the court. Woodall hit another 3-pointer with 3:23 left to cap a 7-0 burst and Pittsburgh coasted the rest of the way on the strength of its defense.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Cincinnati went 4-for-25 from 3-point range and shot 30.8 percent from the field overall. … Pittsburgh got revenge for a 70-61 home loss to the Bearcats in the Big East opener Dec. 31. … The Panthers have beaten their last three ranked opponents.
Top Game Performances
 
Pittsburgh   Cincinnati
Tray Woodall 14 Scoring Sean Kilpatrick 16
Lamar Patterson 3 Assists Cashmere Wright 2
Talib Zanna 9 Rebounds Titus Rubles 8
James Robinson 4 Free Throws Made Sean Kilpatrick 4
J.J. Moore 1 Steals Sean Kilpatrick 1
Steven Adams 4 Blocks Ge'Lawn Guyn 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Pittsburgh 62 45.5 4-8 18-27 13 29 4 4 7
Cincinnati 52 30.8 4-25 16-22 8 28 3 4 12