TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati women's basketball cruised to a 74-47 victory over Tulsa Wednesday night at Fifth Third Arena.
The Bearcats (17-9, 9-4 AAC) parlayed a 21-point halftime advantage into a 27-point drubbing of the visiting Golden Hurricane (11-14, 5-7 AAC) – UC's third-straight home American Athletic Conference win of 24 points or more.
Junior guard Antoinette Miller (Detroit, Mich./Southfield-Lathrup) scored in double figures for the 10th-consecutive contest with a game-best 17 points, to go along with five rebounds and four assists. Fellow junior guard Florence Sifa (Bujumbura, Burundi/Jacksonville College) – in her third start of the season – stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, a game-high-tying seven rebounds, and a season-best six steals. In addition, junior forward Angel Rizor (Zebulon, N.C./East Wake) added nine points and seven rebounds.
Back home after a pair of games on the road, the Bearcats started fast scoring, the first six points of the game. After the Hurricane pulled closer, UC answered with another 6-0 run and took a 14-7 advantage into the second quarter. The Red & Black was in control throughout the second period and ended the stanza with a 10-0 run to take control, 36-15, at the break.
TU came out the locker room energized to begin the third quarter, manufacturing a 14-4 run to get back into the game. The Bearcats answered with a 6-0 burst and proceeded to take a 53-33 lead into the final quarter. In the fourth period, UC had its way, increasing its advantage to as many as 32 – 74-42 – with 2:05 to go as it rolled to victory.
UC fired from the field at a 47.5-percent rate and knocked down six 3-pointers. The Bearcats also buried 12 free throws and held a 39-31 edge on the glass. The Red & Black defense was stifling, forcing the Hurricane into 22 turnovers which they converted into 22 points. Furthermore, Cincinnati dished out 16 assists on 28 made field goals, got out in transition for 18 points, scored 36 points in the paint, and got 18 points from its bench.
// UP NEXT
UC will hit the road to face ECU on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. ET inside Minges Coliseum. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
// AAC CHAMPIONSHIP TICKET INFO
Fans wanting to support University of Cincinnati women's basketball at the 2019 American Athletic Conference Championship can purchase tickets at GoBearcats.com/Tickets or by calling 1-877-CATS-TIX. The championship will take place March 8-11, 2019, with all games being played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, for the sixth-consecutive season. All-session ticket packages, which includes admission to all four days of competition – a total of 11 games – will be available for $99. Tickets will be allocated and mailed the week of Feb. 25. All will-call tickets will be available to pick up at the Mohegan Sun Arena on UC gamedays.