National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 70, Seton Hall 53
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 31, 2010
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Jamie Luckie, # Earl Watson
Attendance: 5530
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Jamie Luckie, # Earl Watson
Attendance: 5530
Ibrahima Thomas had 12 points and nine rebounds, and Sean Kilpatrick scored 14 points as Cincinnati defeated Seton Hall 70-53 on Friday night in the Big East Conference.
Rashad Bishop had 10 points, while Yancy Gates and Dion Dixon scored nine apiece for the the Bearcats (15-0, 2-0 Big East), who shot 47.1 percent from the field.
Keon Lawrence scored a game-high 15 points off the bench for the Pirates (7-7, 1-1), who shot 33.3 percent from the field. Herb Pope and Fuquan Edwin added 10 points apiece.
Cincinnati evened the all-time series at 6-6, and avenged last season’s 83-76 loss in which they blew a 12-point lead.
The Bearcats play crosstown rival Xavier on Thursday.
Top Game Performances
| Seton Hall | Cincinnati | |
| Keon Lawrence 15 | Scoring | Sean Kilpatrick 14 |
| Keon Lawrence 3 | Assists | Dion Dixon 6 |
| Keon Lawrence 6 | Rebounds | Ibrahima Thomas 9 |
| Herb Pope 8 | Free Throws Made | Sean Kilpatrick 4 |
| Jordan Theodore 3 | Steals | Rashad Bishop 2 |
| N/A | Blocks | Yancy Gates 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Seton Hall | 53 | 33.3 | 5-14 | 18-25 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 9 | |
| Cincinnati | 70 | 47.1 | 6-20 | 16-20 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 5 |