National Basketball Association
Cincinnati 94, St. Francis (PA) 58
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 23, 2010
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials:
# Jamie Luckie, # Ray Perrone, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance:
5504
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Sean Kilpatrick scored 21 points as Cincinnati stayed undefeated with a 94-58 win over St. Francis (Pa.) on Thursday night. The Bearcats (12-0) are off to their best start since the 2004-05 season, the last time Cincinnati made the NCAA Tournament. The Bearcats were 13-0 to begin the 2003-04 season.
St. Francis (2-10) never led and the game's only tie came at 2-2. The Red Flash have lost seven straight games. Chris Johnson led St. Francis with 12 points. Kilpatrick, in his first career start, made 8 of 12 from the field and hit three 3-pointers. Yancey Gates and Larry Davis scored 18 points apiece..
Leading 7-6 early in the first half, Cincinnati went on a 21-2 run to lead 28-8. The Bearcats were ahead 47-21 at halftime.
Dion Dixon, Cincinnati's top scorer averaging 13.3 points a game, scored seven points. Cashmere Wright, the Bearcats' second-leading scorer with a 10.4 average, injured his shoulder late in the first half and didn't return. Wright scored six points.
Umar Shannon and Will Felder scored 12 points apiece.
Top Game Performances
| St. Francis (PA) |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Chris Johnson 13 |
Scoring |
Sean Kilpatrick 21 |
|
Chris Johnson 4 |
Assists |
Jaquon Parker 6 |
|
Will Felder 9 |
Rebounds |
Jaquon Parker 8 |
|
Mislav Jukic 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony McClain 3 |
|
Anthony Ervin 3 |
Steals |
Yancy Gates 4 |
|
Mislav Jukic 2 |
Blocks |
Rashad Bishop 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| St. Francis (PA)
|
58 |
37.7 |
6-17 |
12-13 |
13 |
22 |
3 |
7 |
|
| Cincinnati
|
94 |
52.2 |
12-24 |
10-20 |
23 |
39 |
4 |
13 |
|