TicketsCINCINNATI – Antoinette Miller scored 17 points and six other members of the University of Cincinnati women's basketball team tallied at least five, but it was not enough as #6/#4 UConn defeated the Bearcats, 105-58, Wednesday night inside Fifth Third Arena. The loss, which dropped the Bearcats to 18-9 overall and 9-5 in the American Athletic Conference, snapped a 12-game home winning streak, the second-longest in program history.
// TIP INS
• Cincinnati fell to 18-9 overall and 9-5 in the American while UConn moved to 24-3 overall and 14-0 in the AAC
• Cincinnati saw its 12-game home winning streak – the second-longest in program history – come to an end
• Despite the loss, UC remained in second place in the American standings, tied with both UCF and USF
• Miller, who entered the game averaging 15.5 points per game, scored 17, marking the third game in a row in which she has tallied at least 17 points
• Jada Scott scored five points – including her first career three-point basket – to post her second-highest total of the season and the most since she scored a career-high eight against Pittsburgh (12/21/19)
• The Bearcats committed just 10 turnovers on the night, marking the seventh time this year they have limited their miscues to 10 or fewer in a game
• Tonight's crowd of 5,607 fans is the largest home crowd of the season and gives UC its largest home crowd of the season in back-to-back games after welcoming 3,272 fans Sunday against Tulane
// THE GAME
Cincinnati kept things close in the beginning as the Bearcats trailed by just eight at the end of the first quarter (19-11). But, a 10-0 run early in the second quarter, one that saw UConn drain two threes, opened things up as the visitors shot 68.8% from the field while the Bearcats were limited to 13.0% shooting, resulting in a 27-7 second quarter score in favor of the Huskies. From there, UConn connected on 12-of-19 three-pointers in the final half of play, including 7-of-10 on the third quarter alone, to open its lead further before taking the win.
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati returns to action on the road Saturday when the Bearcats face host Wichita State at 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. CT) in Wichita, Kan.
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