National Basketball Association
Cincinnati 84, Brown 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 11, 2016
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials:
# Jon Campbell, # Kyle Ingram, # Bill Jacobson
Attendance:
6504
By The Sports Xchange
Jacob Evans and Kyle Washington provided the first-half sparks and veterans Troy Caupain and Gary Clark closed the deal in the second half as Cincinnati crushed Brown 84-55 on Friday in the first round of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Tip-off tournament in Cincinnati.
Evans scored 13 points in the first half on his way to a game-high 23 points. Washington added 10 points in the first half and finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as the Bearcats (1-0) cruised to the easy win.
Caupain, the American Athletic Conference's Co-Preseason Player of the Year, was held to 10 points. Clark, a unanimous preseason all-conference pick, tallied 14 points and nine boards.
The hallmarks of Mick Cronin's Cincinnati teams have always been defense and rebounding, and both were on display against Brown (0-1).
Cincinnati held Brown to 31.6 percent shooting from the field and outrebounded the Bears 43-23.
Obi Okolie scored the first point of the season to give the Bears their only lead of the night at 1-0. The Bearcats reeled off 11 straight points to take control.
Caupain scored only three points in the run, but also had two boards, a steal and block to ignite the Bearcats.
The Bears got within 14-11 on Joshua Howard's jumper, but the Bearcats were too strong and too athletic for Brown.
Washington's jumper made it 27-19 at the 7:01 mark and then it was Clark's turn to start asserting his power. A couple layups, a steal and a dunk, and suddenly Cincinnati was in cruise control at half with a 43-25 lead.
The Bearcats are the preseason favorite to win the American Athletic Association and on Friday they showed why.
Brown, coming off an 8-20 season, was led by co-captain JR Hobbie with 12 points.
Top Game Performances
| Brown |
|
Cincinnati |
|
JR Hobbie 12 |
Scoring |
Jacob Evans 23 |
|
Tavon Blackmon 5 |
Assists |
Troy Caupain 6 |
|
Tavon Blackmon 7 |
Rebounds |
Kyle Washington 12 |
|
Obi Okolie 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Kyle Washington 4 |
|
Tavon Blackmon 1 |
Steals |
Gary Clark 3 |
|
Miki Ljuboja 1 |
Blocks |
Gary Clark 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Brown
|
55 |
31.6 |
10-25 |
9-14 |
10 |
21 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
| Cincinnati
|
84 |
57.9 |
6-22 |
12-20 |
23 |
43 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
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