National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 92, Utah Valley 72
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2010
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Tim Clougherty, # John Gaffney, # Brett Hampton
Attendance: 5054

Rashad Bishop scored 19 points and Dion Dixon added 15 as Cincinnati remained unbeaten with a 92-72 victory over Utah Valley State on Saturday.

Yancy Gates had 14 points for Cincinnati (8-0), which is off to its best start in six years as the Bearcats made 14 3-pointers in the wire-to-wire rout.

It was the third straight blowout win for the Bearcats, who had won their previous two games by 34 points apiece.

Cincinnati, which is seeking its first NCAA Tournament berth under fifth-year coach Mick Cronin, opened the game with a 17-2 run and led 56-38 at the half.

The catalyst was Bishop, who was 8 for 8 from the field, including 3 of 3 from behind the arc before sitting out the second half.

Ben Aird had 14 points for the Wolverines (4-5), who have lost two straight after a four-game winning streak.
Top Game Performances
 
Utah Valley   Cincinnati
Ben Aird 14 Scoring Rashad Bishop 17
Shawn Deadwiler II 4 Assists Dion Dixon 4
Ben Aird 9 Rebounds Ibrahima Thomas 12
Holton Hunsaker 3 Free Throws Made Dion Dixon 5
Shawn Deadwiler II 2 Steals Darnell Wilks 5
Justin Baker 2 Blocks Yancy Gates 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah Valley 72 47.4 7-16 11-12 9 28 4 3
Cincinnati 92 47.8 14-28 14-25 17 37 4 12
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