National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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