Tickets18/16 OHIO STATE (1-0) 64
rv/nr CINCINNATI (0-1) 56
November 6, 2019 • Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
Starting Five: G Chris McNeal • G Keith Williams • F Trevon Scott • 33 Chris Vogt • G Jarron Cumberland
The Turning Point: The Buckeyes opened the second half on an 11-3 run in the first four minutes of play to grab the lead (30-29), a lead they would not relinquish.
Leaders: Jarron Cumberland and Keith Williams led the way for the Bearcats with 13 points each and Chris McNeal added 10 in his debut at Cincinnati while Kyle Young led all scorers with 14 points for Ohio State. Trevon Scott, who scored three points from the free-throw line while adding a career-high-tying 12 rebounds, six of which came on the offensive glass, also tying a career-high.
// TEAM NOTES
• With the loss, the Bearcats fall to 0-1 on the year while the Buckeyes stand 1-0 after their season-opener.
• IN THE SERIES: Ohio State now leads, 8-4, in the all-time series while moving to 4-2 when the series is played in Columbus. The Buckeyes also have won four in a row in the series, including back-to-back 64-56 scores after winning by the same tally last year.
• LIF LIFTERS: Cincinnati fell to 96-23 all-time in season openers and 11-11 when opening its season on the road. The last time UC opened the season on the road came in 2001 when they fell at #18 Oklahoma, 69-62.
• Following John Brannen's first game coaching Cincinnati, the Bearcats are now 17-10 all-time in a new coach's debut and 1-6 when that coach's first game comes on the road. The last time a UC's coaching debut came on the road was December 2, 1978, when Ed Badger's Bearcats lost 84-72 at Long Beach State
• Brannen is now 3-2 in season-openers as a collegiate coach and 0-2 when the season opens on the road. He joins Bob Huggins as the only UC coaches to face a ranked opponent in his Cincinnati debut after Huggins guided the Bearcats to a 66-64 win over #20 Minnesota at home November 25, 1989
• HALFTIME REPORT: The Bearcats built a 26-19 lead at the break as both teams struggled from the field in the opening 20 minutes of play, combining for a collective 19-of-63 (.302) shooting. Cincinnati led for 18:42 of the half thanks in part to not allowing the Buckeyes to score for the opening 7:40 of the game. Ohio State eventually took the lead but held it for just 27 seconds as a Jarron Cumberland trey put the visitors back in front. Individually, Cumberland and Keith Williams both scored seven points while Chris McNeal chipped in five. Additionally, Trevon Scott pulled down nine boards, including five on the offensive glass, leaving him one shy of tying his career-high total. Kyle Young led all scorers with 10 in the first half.
• Six different newcomers debuted for Cincinnati tonight, including transfers Chris McNeal, Chris Vogt, Jaevin Cumberland and Jaume "Jay" Sorolla and freshmen Jeremiah Davenport and Zach Harvey.
// PLAYER NOTES
• Trevon Scott was big on the boards for the Bearcats as the senior pulled down 12 to tie his career-high after recording the same last year in the AAC Tournament against SMU (March 15, 2019). Scott, who finished three points, also grabbed six offensive rebounds – five of which came in the first half – to tie his single-game game, which also came in the game with SMU. Scott opened the season with a double-digit rebounding effort, giving him nine for his career after recording seven last year and one as a freshman.
• NEWCOMER TRACKER: Six different players debuted for the Bearcats tonight with each scoring as well.
- Vogt started and finished with four points, including a layup on the opening possession to stake UC to an early 2-0 lead
- McNeal also started and finished with 10 points. He opened his scoring with a three-point basket in the first half that followed Vogt's basket for a 5-0 lead.
- Harvey entered the game as a sub at 13:35 and got into the scoring column 39 seconds later as he made his second of two free throw attempts. The rookie finished with three points on the night, going 3-of-3 from the charity stripe.
- Sorollo finished the night with six points and scored a layup at 12:04 in the first to collect his first points with UC.
- Davenport entered the game with 8:01 remaining in the first half. He scored three points on the night as he drained all three of his free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt at 12:56 in the second half.
- Jaevin Cumberland drained a three in the corner for his first points with UC.
• ON THE LIST: Jarron Cumberland ended the night with 13 points to bring his career total to 1,376 points, which ranks 20th all-time in UC history. Next on the list is Bobby Austin, who tallied 1,385 points for UC from 1979-82 (nine points ahead).
Rank Bearcat (years) Points
17 Dwight Jones (1980-83) 1,451
18 Paul Hogue (1960-62) 1,391
19 Bobby Austin (1979-82) 1,385
20 Jarron Cumberland (2017-p) 1,376
rv/nr CINCINNATI (0-1) 56
November 6, 2019 • Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
Starting Five: G Chris McNeal • G Keith Williams • F Trevon Scott • 33 Chris Vogt • G Jarron Cumberland
The Turning Point: The Buckeyes opened the second half on an 11-3 run in the first four minutes of play to grab the lead (30-29), a lead they would not relinquish.
Leaders: Jarron Cumberland and Keith Williams led the way for the Bearcats with 13 points each and Chris McNeal added 10 in his debut at Cincinnati while Kyle Young led all scorers with 14 points for Ohio State. Trevon Scott, who scored three points from the free-throw line while adding a career-high-tying 12 rebounds, six of which came on the offensive glass, also tying a career-high.
// TEAM NOTES
• With the loss, the Bearcats fall to 0-1 on the year while the Buckeyes stand 1-0 after their season-opener.
• IN THE SERIES: Ohio State now leads, 8-4, in the all-time series while moving to 4-2 when the series is played in Columbus. The Buckeyes also have won four in a row in the series, including back-to-back 64-56 scores after winning by the same tally last year.
• LIF LIFTERS: Cincinnati fell to 96-23 all-time in season openers and 11-11 when opening its season on the road. The last time UC opened the season on the road came in 2001 when they fell at #18 Oklahoma, 69-62.
• Following John Brannen's first game coaching Cincinnati, the Bearcats are now 17-10 all-time in a new coach's debut and 1-6 when that coach's first game comes on the road. The last time a UC's coaching debut came on the road was December 2, 1978, when Ed Badger's Bearcats lost 84-72 at Long Beach State
• Brannen is now 3-2 in season-openers as a collegiate coach and 0-2 when the season opens on the road. He joins Bob Huggins as the only UC coaches to face a ranked opponent in his Cincinnati debut after Huggins guided the Bearcats to a 66-64 win over #20 Minnesota at home November 25, 1989
• HALFTIME REPORT: The Bearcats built a 26-19 lead at the break as both teams struggled from the field in the opening 20 minutes of play, combining for a collective 19-of-63 (.302) shooting. Cincinnati led for 18:42 of the half thanks in part to not allowing the Buckeyes to score for the opening 7:40 of the game. Ohio State eventually took the lead but held it for just 27 seconds as a Jarron Cumberland trey put the visitors back in front. Individually, Cumberland and Keith Williams both scored seven points while Chris McNeal chipped in five. Additionally, Trevon Scott pulled down nine boards, including five on the offensive glass, leaving him one shy of tying his career-high total. Kyle Young led all scorers with 10 in the first half.
• Six different newcomers debuted for Cincinnati tonight, including transfers Chris McNeal, Chris Vogt, Jaevin Cumberland and Jaume "Jay" Sorolla and freshmen Jeremiah Davenport and Zach Harvey.
// PLAYER NOTES
• Trevon Scott was big on the boards for the Bearcats as the senior pulled down 12 to tie his career-high after recording the same last year in the AAC Tournament against SMU (March 15, 2019). Scott, who finished three points, also grabbed six offensive rebounds – five of which came in the first half – to tie his single-game game, which also came in the game with SMU. Scott opened the season with a double-digit rebounding effort, giving him nine for his career after recording seven last year and one as a freshman.
• NEWCOMER TRACKER: Six different players debuted for the Bearcats tonight with each scoring as well.
- Vogt started and finished with four points, including a layup on the opening possession to stake UC to an early 2-0 lead
- McNeal also started and finished with 10 points. He opened his scoring with a three-point basket in the first half that followed Vogt's basket for a 5-0 lead.
- Harvey entered the game as a sub at 13:35 and got into the scoring column 39 seconds later as he made his second of two free throw attempts. The rookie finished with three points on the night, going 3-of-3 from the charity stripe.
- Sorollo finished the night with six points and scored a layup at 12:04 in the first to collect his first points with UC.
- Davenport entered the game with 8:01 remaining in the first half. He scored three points on the night as he drained all three of his free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt at 12:56 in the second half.
- Jaevin Cumberland drained a three in the corner for his first points with UC.
• ON THE LIST: Jarron Cumberland ended the night with 13 points to bring his career total to 1,376 points, which ranks 20th all-time in UC history. Next on the list is Bobby Austin, who tallied 1,385 points for UC from 1979-82 (nine points ahead).
Rank Bearcat (years) Points
17 Dwight Jones (1980-83) 1,451
18 Paul Hogue (1960-62) 1,391
19 Bobby Austin (1979-82) 1,385
20 Jarron Cumberland (2017-p) 1,376