TicketsCINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati men's basketball team is back home Wednesday for a 7 p.m. matchup against Tulsa, its only regular-season meeting against the Golden Hurricane.
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Cincinnati led by as much as 13 in the first half, but Houston gained its first lead since the opening possessions at 3:51 to take a 75-69 victory. The Cougars made several tough, contested shots to go with its home-court advantage in the end. Landers Nolley II scored 24 points (6-10 3FG) as the Bearcats finished with 11 deep balls overall, including 8-for-12 in a 60.7-percent shooting first half. Nolley reached double-figures for the 12th consecutive game as well.
Nolley's 45.5 percent three-point shooting ranks 10th nationally in addition to pacing the AAC. He is also 50.8 percent in league play, with three 20-point games over his last five to go with 1,497 career points. David DeJulius (14 points) also finished one dime away from his second points-assists double-double of the season. He is also up to 972 points as he seeks to become the 55th member of UC's 1,000-point club. Jeremiah Davenport is right behind at 937. With three steals at Houston, 6-foot-11 Viktor Lakhin maintained his team-leads of 26 swipes to go with 29 blocks. His 62.4 percent shooting ranks 13th nationally and second in the AAC.
Cincinnati is 7-2 when making 10-plus threes, with the only losses coming to Arizona and Houston. The 11 at UH was an opponent season-high as well. The Bearcats' 38.0 and 29.9 three-point offensive and defensive percentages in AAC play rank first and second, respectively, while allowing 22 treys over the last five games. UC was 33.3 and 34.9 in those last season. UC, which led 43-36 at the half at Houston, is 14-2 when up at the break.
SERIES HISTORY
Cincinnati's 31-14 record against Tulsa includes a 11-3 mark in AAC play.
The Bearcats stormed past TU in a 90-69, late-Thursday clash in Cincinnati on Jan. 20. UC went 16-for-29 from deep, tying its Jan. 9 Memphis game for fourth-most makes in school history, with the 90 points remaining a season-high and most in the series since 1972. Davenport scored 24 points (7-for-9 from deep), with DeJulius (20), Mason Madsen (season-high 14) and Mika Adams-Woods (12, with seven assists) laying down the wood.
In the road rematch, Tulsa jumped out to a 17-6 lead. DeJulius led with 23 while Davenport followed with 15. UC's 74 shot attempts were a season-high.
Tulsa, like Wichita State, was a Missouri Valley Conference foe from 1957-70.
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Cincinnati led by as much as 13 in the first half, but Houston gained its first lead since the opening possessions at 3:51 to take a 75-69 victory. The Cougars made several tough, contested shots to go with its home-court advantage in the end. Landers Nolley II scored 24 points (6-10 3FG) as the Bearcats finished with 11 deep balls overall, including 8-for-12 in a 60.7-percent shooting first half. Nolley reached double-figures for the 12th consecutive game as well.
Nolley's 45.5 percent three-point shooting ranks 10th nationally in addition to pacing the AAC. He is also 50.8 percent in league play, with three 20-point games over his last five to go with 1,497 career points. David DeJulius (14 points) also finished one dime away from his second points-assists double-double of the season. He is also up to 972 points as he seeks to become the 55th member of UC's 1,000-point club. Jeremiah Davenport is right behind at 937. With three steals at Houston, 6-foot-11 Viktor Lakhin maintained his team-leads of 26 swipes to go with 29 blocks. His 62.4 percent shooting ranks 13th nationally and second in the AAC.
Cincinnati is 7-2 when making 10-plus threes, with the only losses coming to Arizona and Houston. The 11 at UH was an opponent season-high as well. The Bearcats' 38.0 and 29.9 three-point offensive and defensive percentages in AAC play rank first and second, respectively, while allowing 22 treys over the last five games. UC was 33.3 and 34.9 in those last season. UC, which led 43-36 at the half at Houston, is 14-2 when up at the break.
SERIES HISTORY
Cincinnati's 31-14 record against Tulsa includes a 11-3 mark in AAC play.
The Bearcats stormed past TU in a 90-69, late-Thursday clash in Cincinnati on Jan. 20. UC went 16-for-29 from deep, tying its Jan. 9 Memphis game for fourth-most makes in school history, with the 90 points remaining a season-high and most in the series since 1972. Davenport scored 24 points (7-for-9 from deep), with DeJulius (20), Mason Madsen (season-high 14) and Mika Adams-Woods (12, with seven assists) laying down the wood.
In the road rematch, Tulsa jumped out to a 17-6 lead. DeJulius led with 23 while Davenport followed with 15. UC's 74 shot attempts were a season-high.
Tulsa, like Wichita State, was a Missouri Valley Conference foe from 1957-70.