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Bearcats Erase 14-Point Deficit, Defeat Temple 72-68

Jarron Cumberland scored 25 points with eight rebounds as the Bearcats rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Temple.

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Bearcats Erase 14-Point Deficit, Defeat Temple 72-68Bearcats Erase 14-Point Deficit, Defeat Temple 72-68
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jarron Cumberland scored 25 points with eight rebounds and Cincinnati rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Temple 72-68 Sunday for the Bearcats' sixth straight win.

The Bearcats (18-3, 7-1 American) trailed 41-27 with 18 minutes left before Cumberland scored 12 points and Keith Williams all of his nine in outscoring the Owls 30-14 over the next 12½ minutes to take a two-point lead. Shizz Alston Jr. tied the game with a layup but Cumberland scored the next four points to keep the lead.

Cumberland reached the 20-point plateau for the 10th time this season and led the Bearcats in points, rebounds (eight) and assists (three) for the second time in 2018-19. 

Temple trailed 70-65 with 19 seconds left but an Owls pass was intercepted by Justin Jenifer and Cincinnati added another free throw with seven seconds remaining.

Trevon Scott added 13 points for the Bearcats, who made only 3 of 18 3-point tries but outrebounded Temple 46-22 including 16-3 on the offensive glass for a 17-3 advantage on second-chance points.The rebounding total for Cincinnati marked a season high. 

J.P. Moorman II had 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Alston scored 18 points with four 3-pointers for Temple (15-5, 5-2). Quinton Rose added 16 points and Nate Pierre-Louis 11.