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HOUSTON - The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team battled back to pull out a thrilling 76-73 double overtime victory on the road against Houston Wednesday evening.
CINCINNATI 76 (4-11, 1-3), HOUSTON 73 (6-9, 1-3)
// THE SHORT STORY: Following a back-and-forth second half, the Bearcats found themselves trailing by five with just 1:21 to play in the first overtime period. Bianca Quisenberry (Springfield, Ohio/Tecumseh) stepped up for UC, hitting a pair of free throws and adding another bucket and free throw to send the game to a second extra frame. UC scored the first three points of the second overtime and never looked back, outscoring the Cougars 7-4 during the five-minute span to earn a 76-73 win.
Standing out among several career-high performances was Marley Hill's (Cleveland, Ohio/ Columbus Africentric) 28 points. Quisenberry scored eight of her 10 points during the pair of overtime periods
// KEY PLAYERS:
CINCINNATI
#35 Marley Hill: 28 points | 12-of-19 FG | 13 rebounds | 2 blocks
#23 Jasmine Whitfield: 24 points | 10-of-11 FT
#22 Bianca Quisenberry: 10 points | 8 rebounds | 5 assists
#13 Brandey Tarver: 9 points | 4-of-7 FG | 6 rebounds | 3 assists
HOUSTON
#21 Jessieka Palmer: 19 points | 8-of-17 FG | 14 rebounds
#15 Alicia Smith: 7 points | 7 assists | 4 rebounds | 2 steals
#33 Tyler Gilbert: 14 points | 6-of-9 FG | 5 rebounds | 6 blocks
// KEY RUNS:
- UC posted the first run of the game, scoring six straight points to take a 13-8 lead at the 13:55 mark of the first half.
- Houston took their largest lead of the first half following a 7-0 spurt that gave the Cougars a 25-17 advantage with 7:47 remaining in the frame.
- The Bearcats were able to cut into the lead before halftime after outscoring Houston 7-2 during a two minute and 39 second span.
- UC took the lead for the first time in the second half following a 7-1 spurt that included scores from Marley Hill, Jasmine Whitfield and Brandey Tarver.
- The two teams traded 5-0 scoring runs to account for the only scoring in the first overtime period. Houston scored the first five points before UC answered with five points during the final 59 seconds.
- UC added the first three points of the overtime frame and won by the same margin. Neither team added a point during the final 1:11 of the game.
// TEAM NOTES:
- Starters: Owens (G), Quisenberry (G), Whitfield (G), Hill (F), Jamison (F)
- UC's last double-overtime game came back on Dec. 2, 2012 against Xavier, with UC suffering a 69-67 loss.
- The Bearcats' last double-overtime win came on the road against Louisville on Feb. 16, 2003 by a 73-66 score.
- UC set a new season-high scoring mark with 76 points, topping the 73 points scored against Arkansas Pine-Bluff in the season opener.
- UC had seven shots blocked, tying the season-high number they also had against Delaware on Dec. 20, 2014.
- 78 of the games 149 points were scored in the paint. UC held a slight 40-38 edge in inside scoring.
// INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
- Marley Hill set a new career high in scoring with 28 points, surpassing her previous career mark of 21 set during the season opener against Arkansas Pine-Bluff.
- The 28 points mark the 10th time this season and the 13th time in her career she has recorded double-digit points. It also marks her second 20-point plus game and her seventh double-double of the season, grabbing 13 rebounds.
- Jasmine Whitfield tied her career-high scoring output with 24 points. She previously recorded that total during the season opener against Arkansas Pine-Bluff.
- Two UC players reached the 20-point plateau in the same game for the second time season. Jasmine Whitfield and Marley Hill each achieved the feat in the Arkansas Pine-Bluff game.
- Chelsea Jamison pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds, surpassing her previous career high of nine set against NKU. It marks the third time this year she has set a career mark in rebounding.
- Bianca Quisenberry recorded her fourth game this season and eighth of her career with double-digit points. Eight of her 10 points came during the first and second overtime periods.
- Brandey Tarver tied a pair of career-best marks with six rebound and three assists.