National Basketball Association
Cincinnati 91, Campbell 72
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials:
# Clarence Armstrong, # Tony Chiazza, # Tony Greene
Attendance:
5924
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No. 20 Cincinnati 91, Campbell 72: Cashmere Wright set a career high with his 28 points on 8-of-14 shooting and JaQuon Parker added 21 points as the host Bearcats cruised past the Fighting Camels.
Sean Kilpatrick overcame a sluggish start to finish with 15 points and eight rebounds for 20th-ranked Cincinnati (4-0), which has won each game this season by double digits.
Campbell (2-3) trimmed a 25-point deficit to 12 at 74-62 with just over six minutes left, but Wright scored 11 of the Bearcats' next 17 points to seal the win.
With Cincinnati nursing an 18-13 lead, Wright drilled his third 3-pointer of the contest and Parker scored nine points to ignite a 20-4 run.
Darren White had a team-high 22 points and Trey Freeman added 17 for the Fighting Camels, who saw the Bearcats enjoy a 14-3 edge in offensive rebounds.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cincinnati center Cheikh Mbodj had two blocks to extend his team-lead to 16 on the season. Mbodj recorded 19 blocks in 28 games last season. ... The Bearcats enjoyed a 46-28 advantage at intermission despite shooting just 4-for-14 over the final 7:28 of the first half. ... Cincinnati will face its first opponent from a major conference on Friday when it challenges Iowa State as part of the Global Sports Invitational in Las Vegas.
Top Game Performances
Campbell |
|
Cincinnati |
Darren White 22 |
Scoring |
Cashmere Wright 28 |
Trey Freeman 8 |
Assists |
Sean Kilpatrick 3 |
Darren White 7 |
Rebounds |
Sean Kilpatrick 10 |
Darren White 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Cashmere Wright 8 |
Darian Hooker 2 |
Steals |
Cashmere Wright 5 |
Darian Hooker 1 |
Blocks |
Justin Jackson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Campbell
|
72 |
47.5 |
5-11 |
9-17 |
14 |
24 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
Cincinnati
|
91 |
50.0 |
9-23 |
18-34 |
13 |
46 |
9 |
9 |
14 |