No. 24 Cincinnati 93, North Carolina A&T 39: Sean Kilpatrick scored a career-high 29 points as the host Bearcats cruised to their third blowout win in as many games.

Cashmere Wright was the only other Cincinnati player in double figures with 13 points. The Bearcats (3-0), who have won each of their games by at least 23 points, hit 12 3-pointers and held the Aggies to 15.6 percent shooting.

Cincinnati scored the first 14 points of the game – highlighted by four 3-pointers from Kilpatrick – and closed the first half on a 28-8 run after the Aggies (1-3) had cut the deficit to 10.

Kilpatrick had 21 points in the opening half and matched his career best with six 3-pointers before the intermission.

The Bearcats continued expanding the margin throughout the second half, leading by as many as 56 in the final seconds. Lamont Middleton led the Aggies with 11 points.

GAME NOTEBOOK: North Carolina A&T shot 4-of-30 in the first half and 10-of-64 for the game. … Kilpatrick made more 3-pointers in the first half than the Aggies had total field goals in the first 20 minutes. … The Bearcats placed 12 players in the scoring column and have hauled in at least 50 rebounds in every game this season.