National Basketball Association
Cincinnati 56, Miami (OH) 47
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Mike Roberts, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
6457
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Cheikh Mbodj scored a career-high 12 points, including two crucial 3-pointers late in the game, and Cincinnati defeated visiting Miami (Ohio) 56-47 on Tuesday.
Cincinnati (4-2) defeated Miami (2-3) for the 13th straight time. The RedHawks haven't defeated the Bearcats since an 82-62 victory Nov. 30, 1991.
Miami's Julian Mavunga scored a game-high 26 points to reach 1,000 in his career. His jumper capped a 10-1 run and cut the lead to 46-45 with 4:52 to play before the Bearcats, who had lost two of their last three games, pulled away.
Mbodj hit two 3-pointers and Sean Kilpatrick added another as Cincinnati took a 54-47 lead with 1:30 to play.
Cincinnati scored the game's first eight points and built a 12-point lead, but Miami cut the deficit to 23-22 at halftime.
Kilpatrick, Dixon Dixon and Yancy Gates scored 10 points apiece for the Bearcats.
Top Game Performances
| Miami (OH) |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Julian Mavunga 26 |
Scoring |
Cheikh Mbodj 12 |
|
Quinten Rollins 5 |
Assists |
Cashmere Wright 7 |
|
Julian Mavunga 12 |
Rebounds |
Yancy Gates 10 |
|
Julian Mavunga 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Dion Dixon 2 |
|
Quinten Rollins 2 |
Steals |
Cashmere Wright 2 |
|
Jon Harris 1 |
Blocks |
Yancy Gates 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Miami (OH)
|
47 |
47.5 |
5-15 |
4-10 |
9 |
28 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
| Cincinnati
|
56 |
41.8 |
6-16 |
4-10 |
9 |
27 |
2 |
7 |
10 |