National Basketball Association
Cincinnati 69, Memphis 53
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 4, 2014
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials:
# Ted Valentine, # Steve Olson, # Brent Hampton
Attendance:
17191
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Cincinnati 69, No. 18 Memphis 53: Sean Kilpatrick broke out of a shooting slump, finishing with 18 points as the visiting Bearcats pulled away late to end the Tigers' 19-game home winning streak.
Kilpatrick, who came in shooting 5-for-25 from the field over his previous two games, went 5-for-11 Saturday while knocking down 7-of-9 free throws to lead Cincinnati (13-2, 2-0 AAC). Justin Jackson had 13 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks while Shaquille Thomas added 10 points and three steals.
Joe Jackson's 13 points paced the Tigers (10-3, 1-1), who shot 33.3 percent from the field while hitting 2-of-17 attempts from 3-point range. Michael Dixon Jr. (12) was the only other Memphis player to reach double figures.
Neither team led by more than seven points in a back-and-forth opening half. A Joe Jackson jumper gave Memphis a 26-21 lead with 2:43 remaining, but a Kevin Johnson putback capped a quarter-closing 6-0 run that surged the Bearcats in front by a point heading into the break.
The teams remained close until just before the midway point of the second half, when Thomas' contact layup an ensuing foul shot and Troy Caupain's 3-pointer on a Jermaine Sanders feed put Cincinnati ahead 48-40. Justin Jackson knocked down back-to-back shots to stretch the lead to double digits, and Memphis didn't challenge the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kilpatrick is 30-for-33 from the free-throw line over the previous three games. ... The Tigers came into the game averaging 82.8 points, the 22nd-best rate in the nation. ... Memphis faces No. 17 Louisville on Thursday, while Cincinnati tangles with Houston on Tuesday.
Top Game Performances
Cincinnati |
|
Memphis |
Sean Kilpatrick 18 |
Scoring |
Joe Jackson 13 |
Troy Caupain 5 |
Assists |
Chris Crawford 4 |
Justin Jackson 8 |
Rebounds |
David Pellom 7 |
Sean Kilpatrick 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Dixon Jr. 3 |
Troy Caupain 3 |
Steals |
Geron Johnson 3 |
Justin Jackson 7 |
Blocks |
Austin Nichols 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Cincinnati
|
69 |
43.9 |
6-11 |
13-19 |
15 |
34 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
Memphis
|
53 |
33.3 |
2-17 |
9-15 |
11 |
35 |
4 |
10 |
16 |