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Postgame Notes - Miami (OH)

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Nov. 29, 2011

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2011-12 UC MEN'S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
Nov. 29, 2011

Cincinnati (4-2) 56, Miami (Ohio) (2-3) 47
Game 6 ▪ Fifth Third Arena ▪ Att: 6,457

STARTERS

LEADERS

  • Cincinnati: Gates (10 pts., 10 rebs.) | Mbodj (12 pts., 4 rebs.) | Dixon (10 pts.) | Wright (9 pts., 7 ast.)
  • Miami (Ohio): Mavunga (26 pts., 12 rebs.) | Harris (8 pts.)

TEAM NOTES

  • The Bearcats are 298-63 at Fifth Third Arena (23rd season).
  • UC is 95-53 all-time against Miami (Ohio), including a 64-18 advantage at home.
  • UC has won 13 straight against the RedHawks.
  • UC took a 23-22 lead to the locker room at halftime.
  • UC was outrebounded for the second straight game, 31-29, but posted 12 offensive rebounds.
  • Four Bearcats scored in double figures (Mbodj 12, Dixon 10, Gates 10, Kilpatrick 10).
  • Miami (Ohio) shot .333 (5-of-15) from three-point range. UC has allowed opponents to shoot just .287 from three-point range through its first six games (27-of-94).
  • The Bearcats have held 11 of the last 12 non-conference regular-season opponents to under 60 points.
  • UC led the BIG EAST Conference, allowing 59.6 points per game in 2010-11. The Bearcats are allowing an average of 53.0 points through six games this season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

  • Yancy Gates scored 10 points and has now scored in double figures in 14 of his last 15 games (Providence, 21 points, 2/19/11). He also grabbed 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season and the 16th of his career. He has led the Bearcats in rebounding in five of the first six games of the season.
  • Cheikh Mbodj scored a season and career-best 12 points and knocked down his first career three-pointer.
  • Cashmere Wright dished out seven assists with two turnovers. He has 17 assists and two turnovers in the last two games.
  • Dion Dixon scored 10 points and has scored in double figures in five of the first six games of the season.
  • Sean Kilpatrick totaled 10 points and has scored in double figures in five of the first six games.

NEXT GAME

  • Cincinnati will make its first road trip of the season when it travels to Georgia on Friday, Dec. 2. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on ESPNU as part of the BIG EAST/SEC Challenge.