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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 49, Central Florida 38
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Where: CFE Arena, Orlando, Florida
Officials: # Tim Nestor, # Steve Olson, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 7565
Forward Gary Clark recorded 17 points and 14 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season to lead No. 12 Cincinnati to its eighth consecutive win, 49-38 over UCF Tuesday night in Orlando.

The Bearcats (16-2, 5-0 American Athletic Conference) were held to a season-low point total, but made up for that by also holding the Knights (12-6, 3-3) to a season low.

Guard Jacob Evans III was the only other Bearcat in double figures with 10 points.

The Knights (12-5, 3-2) did not have a double-figure scorer, but three players -- center Tacko Fall, guard Terrell Allen and guard Dayon Griffin -- scored seven points each.

The Bearcats trailed the entire first half and didn't get their first lead until early in the second half when forward Kyle Washington put them up 23-22 on a 3-pointer at the 17:13 mark. But it lasted less than a minute when Allen answered with a triple of his own.

Cincy took the lead for good when guard Cane Broome's 3-pointer at the 12:47 mark broke a 30-30 tie. That basket also sparked an 8-0 run that put the Bearcats up 38-30 with just over eight minutes remaining.

UCF cut that in half on Fall's two short shots, but the Bearcats responded and Clark's dunk with 3:56 remaining put them up 45-36, their biggest margin of the game to that point.

The first half featured many empty possessions for both teams.

Halfway through the period the Bearcats had made only 2 of their 11 field-goal attempts but trailed only 14-5 because the Knights had hit only 5 of their 18 attempts.

Clark then scored five quick points on a layup and 3-pointer and guard Jarron Cumberland hit a triple to get the Bearcats to within 14-13, but Taylor closed out the half with a couple of baskets and Griffin added a free throw to make it a 19-15 game at the intermission.

The point totals were also season-lows for the first half for both teams.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Cincinnati   Central Florida
Gary Clark 17 Scoring Terrell Allen 7
Cane Broome 5 Assists A.J. Davis 3
Gary Clark 15 Rebounds Tacko Fall 9
Jacob Evans 3 Free Throws Made A.J. Davis 1
Gary Clark 2 Steals Dayon Griffin 2
Jacob Evans 3 Blocks Tacko Fall 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cincinnati 49 35.2 5-20 6-10 15 30 6 6 9
Central Florida 38 30.0 5-17 3-10 11 28 1 3 14