No. 1 Kentucky (36-0) overcomes Cincinnati, moves into Sweet 16

Final

(8) Cincinnati 51

(23-11, 13-5 American)

(1) Kentucky 64

(36-0, 18-0 SEC)

2:53PM,EDT,March 21,2015
KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky

		1	2	T
#8	CIN	24	27	51
#1	UK	31	33	64

Top Performers

Cincinnati: O. Ellis 9 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Stl
Kentucky: T. Lyles 11 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

 

 

 

 

 

Associated Press

Kentucky Advances To Sweet 16

Trey Lyles had 11 points and 11 rebounds in Kentucky's 64-51 win over Cincinnati.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Nothing came easy for top-ranked Kentucky against eighth-seeded Cincinnati, which mixed it up with the Wildcats on almost every play.

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• How they got to the Sweet 16: Kentucky

They didn't flinch and eventually built a double-digit lead by physically imposing their will on the Bearcats. Kentucky's reward was college basketball's first 36-0 start and a return visit to the Sweet 16 as it cleared an important step in its quest to become the first unbeaten champion since Indiana in 1976.
Aaron Harrison scored 13 points, Trey Lyles added 11 with 11 rebounds and the Wildcats outworked Cincinnati for a 64-51 victory Saturday that showed their resolve even when the numbers worked against them.
Kentucky shot just 37 percent and was outrebounded 45-38 yet always seemed in control because of timely baskets and rebounds that Cincinnati failed to get.
"I always like it when my team shoots 37, 36, 35 percent and wins in double digits," Kentucky coach John Calipari said. "It shows them they don't have to make shots to win. You can miss them all. No, you can't miss them all. You can miss most of them, and you can still win games if you defend, you rebound and you play that way, make your free throws, and they did."
The Wildcats earned their sixth straight double-digit win that helped them surpass last year's Wichita State squad for the most victories to start the season. Kentucky squashed the Shockers' run in the third round last March and now looks to extend its roll in Thursday's Midwest Regional semifinal in Cleveland against the winner of Maryland-West Virginia.

Bad Sign For Kentucky?

At 36-0, Kentucky now has the longest win streak to begin a season in Division I history. Wichita State was 35-0 last season before losing to Kentucky. None of the previous teams to start at least 33-0 won the NCAA title.
Longest Winning Streak to Start a Season in Division I History

Year	Team	Win streak	Final result
2014-15	Kentucky	36	?
2013-14	Wichita St.	35	Round of 32
1990-91	UNLV	34	Final Four
1978-79	Indiana St.	33	Runner-up
--ESPN Stats and Information

That figures to be tough either way, though Kentucky might be hard pressed to find an opponent as grueling as Cincinnati (23-11). The physical, pesky Bearcats made the Wildcats work hard for every shot and rebound in an intense contest.
But the Wildcats succeeded by making life difficult on both ends for Cincinnati, holding the Bearcats to 32 percent shooting including just 24 percent in the second half. Kentucky blocked six shots after halftime and nine overall while also coming up with key rebounds.
"We went out there, and we matched their intensity and matched their physicalness," Lyles said.
The Wildcats made 20 of 28 free throws, chances created by their aggressive attack of the basket. Cincinnati didn't shoot a free throw until early in the second half and finished 9 of 14 from the line.
"Had we finished a little better down the stretch with some point-blank shots that we had, had we made some free throws, we'd have made it very, very interesting," Cincinnati associate head coach Larry Davis said.
Troy Caupain had 13 points, Shaq Thomas 10 and Octavius Ellis had nine with 10 rebounds for Cincinnati, which trailed by 19 points with 1:43 left.
Ellis embodied Cincinnati's attitude against the Wildcats, often adding an extra push after a play or finding a way to make Kentucky foul him as he tried to establish position down low.
But most notable for Kentucky were the timing of some baskets that ended up snatching momemtum, such as Willie Cauley-Stein's emphatic flying dunk and free throw during a 10-0 run just before halftime that brought another sea of blue in the crowd to its feet.
"When he does it, we all scream like we did it," Aaron Harrison said. "We're just used to it."
Aaron Harrison followed with a 3-pointer to cap the run and make it louder, and just like that Kentucky had the momentum it needed in half in which Cincinnati led several times and seemed intent on controlling the flow.
Cincinnati got within three points several times early in the second half, the last time at 35-32 on Ellis' jumper. Hard-fought offensive rebounds created more opportunities, but the Bearcats just couldn't convert as Kentucky came up with timely rebounds.
That's because Kentucky didn't let them.
"I think we did a good job in the first half, and I think we were in the game," Thomas said, "and we just made a couple mental errors that we need to fix. I think we played real physical with them."
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TIP-INS:
Cincinnati: Ellis made the Bearcats' first free throw attempt 10 seconds into the second half. ... Cincinnati edged Kentucky in the paint 32-30 and got 14 second-chance points.
Kentucky: Cauley-Stein and Tyler Ulis each added nine points for the Wildcats, who scored 16 points off 14 turnovers. ... Kentucky improved to 28-10 against Cincinnati.
UP NEXT:
Cincinnati: Season ends.
Kentucky: Sweet 16 in Cleveland.

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Team Stat Comparison

	CIN	UK
Points	51	64
FG Made-Attempted	20-63 (.317)	20-54 (.370)
3P Made-Attempted	2-14 (.143)	4-15 (.267)
FT Made-Attempted	9-14 (.643)	20-28 (.714)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)	22 (0/0)	15 (0/0)

Game Leaders

	CIN	UK
Points	T. Caupain 13	A. Harrison 13
Rebounds	O. Ellis 10	T. Lyles 11
Assists	T. Caupain 4	T. Ulis 5
Steals	T. Caupain 1	T. Ulis 3
Blocks	G. Clark 3	K. Towns 3
Team Stats: Cincinnati | Kentucky

Series

DATE	GAME	LINKS
» Mar 21, 2015	@UK 64, CIN 51	Recap

Research Notes

*Down 24-21 with 3:16 remaining in the first half, Kentucky closed the half on a 10-0 run to take a lead it would not relinquish.   [+]

*In the first half, Cincinnati outscored Kentucky 18-14 in the paint. In the second half, the Bearcats missed eight layups and had five shots blocked in the paint.   [+]

Kentucky is the first team to start a season 36-0 in Division I history.   [+]

With today's win, Kentucky slips by North Carolina to grab the 2nd-best win percentage in NCAA Tournament history against teams seeded 8th or worse, with a minimum of 10 games played. The Wildcats have gone 39-4 against those teams, a .907 win percentage that ranks 2nd only to Michigan State's .919.   [+]

Kentucky forced a turnover on 23% of Cincinnati's possessions and outscored the Bearcats 16-6 in points off turnovers. The Wildcats turned it over on 11% of its possessions, including zero turnovers during a 16:15 stretch.

*Kentucky averaged 1.38 points per possession Saturday when it got a paint touch and 0.61 points per possession when it did not.   [+]

For just the 2nd time this season, only 7 Kentucky players played 10 minutes or more. The only other game in which this happened was February 7 against Florida. In every other game this season, at least 8 Wildcats played 10 minutes or more.

 

 

 

Complete Play-By-Play

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1st Half Summary
TIME	CINCINNATI	SCORE	KENTUCKY
20:00		0-0	Jump Ball won by Kentucky
19:42		0-0	Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
19:42	Farad Cobb Defensive Rebound.	0-0
19:12	Shaquille Thomas made Jumper.	2-0
18:56		2-0	Aaron Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
18:56	Farad Cobb Defensive Rebound.	2-0
18:15	Cincinnati Turnover.	2-0
18:08		2-2	Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper.
17:42	Troy Caupain missed Jumper.	2-2
17:42	Octavius Ellis Offensive Rebound.	2-2
17:42	Octavius Ellis made Two Point Tip Shot.	4-2
17:00	Foul on Octavius Ellis.	4-2
17:00		4-3	Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
17:00		4-4	Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
16:40	Troy Caupain missed Jumper.	4-4
16:40		4-4	Karl-Anthony Towns Block.
16:38	Farad Cobb Offensive Rebound.	4-4
16:35	Farad Cobb Turnover.	4-4
16:35		4-4	Trey Lyles Steal.
16:30		4-4	Aaron Harrison missed Layup.
16:29		4-4	Trey Lyles Offensive Rebound.
16:23		4-4	Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
16:22	Gary Clark Defensive Rebound.	4-4
16:19	Farad Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.	4-4
16:18		4-4	Trey Lyles Defensive Rebound.
16:14		4-4	Willie Cauley-Stein missed Jumper.
16:14	Shaquille Thomas Defensive Rebound.	4-4
15:58	Shaquille Thomas missed Jumper.	4-4
15:58		4-4	Andrew Harrison Defensive Rebound.
15:53	Foul on Gary Clark.	4-4
15:48	Official TV Timeout
15:30		4-4	Dakari Johnson missed Jumper.
15:30	Gary Clark Block.	4-4
15:30		4-4	Marcus Lee Offensive Rebound.
15:22	Foul on Shaquille Thomas.	4-4
15:22		4-4	Marcus Lee missed Free Throw.
15:22		4-4	Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
15:22		4-4	Marcus Lee missed Free Throw.
15:22	Coreontae DeBerry Defensive Rebound.	4-4
15:01		4-4	Foul on Tyler Ulis.
15:01	Cincinnati Turnover.	4-4
14:47		4-4	Foul on Dakari Johnson.
14:47		4-4	Dakari Johnson Turnover.
14:25	Coreontae DeBerry missed Dunk.	4-4
14:25		4-4	Dakari Johnson Block.
14:25		4-4	Dakari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
14:15		4-4	Devin Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
14:15	Kevin Johnson Defensive Rebound.	4-4
13:55	Shaquille Thomas missed Jumper.	4-4
13:55		4-4	Dakari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
13:24		4-4	Tyler Ulis missed Jumper.
13:24	Octavius Ellis Defensive Rebound.	4-4
13:06	Octavius Ellis made Layup. Assisted by Troy Caupain.	6-4
12:51		6-6	Willie Cauley-Stein made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
12:36	Jermaine Sanders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Caupain.	9-6
12:19	Foul on Gary Clark.	9-6
11:57		9-6	Karl-Anthony Towns Turnover.
11:57	Official TV Timeout
11:43	Coreontae DeBerry made Jumper.	11-6
11:35		11-6	Devin Booker missed Layup.
11:35	Coreontae DeBerry Block.	11-6
11:35		11-6	Karl-Anthony Towns Offensive Rebound.
11:26		11-8	Karl-Anthony Towns made Layup.
11:07	Kevin Johnson Turnover.	11-8
11:07		11-8	Willie Cauley-Stein Steal.
10:55	Foul on Jermaine Sanders.	11-8
10:55		11-9	Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
10:55		11-10	Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
10:25	Jermaine Sanders missed Three Point Jumper.	11-10
10:25	Coreontae DeBerry Offensive Rebound.	11-10
10:25	Coreontae DeBerry made Two Point Tip Shot.	13-10
10:01		13-10	Devin Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
10:01		13-10	Trey Lyles Offensive Rebound.
9:52		13-10	Willie Cauley-Stein missed Jumper.
9:52		13-10	Trey Lyles Offensive Rebound.
9:51		13-10	Trey Lyles missed Layup.
9:51	Coreontae DeBerry Block.	13-10
9:51		13-10	Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
9:42		13-10	Aaron Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
9:42		13-10	Willie Cauley-Stein Offensive Rebound.
9:26		13-13	Aaron Harrison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dakari Johnson.
8:59	Coreontae DeBerry missed Jumper.	13-13
8:59		13-13	Andrew Harrison Defensive Rebound.
8:46	Foul on Jermaine Sanders.	13-13
8:36		13-15	Trey Lyles made Layup.
8:12	Kevin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coreontae DeBerry.	16-15
7:53		16-17	Trey Lyles made Dunk.
7:39	Troy Caupain Turnover.	16-17
7:39		16-17	Tyler Ulis Steal.
7:34	Foul on Farad Cobb.	16-17
7:34	Official TV Timeout
7:34		16-18	Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
7:34		16-19	Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
7:04	Farad Cobb missed Jumper.	16-19
7:04	Coreontae DeBerry Offensive Rebound.	16-19
6:59	Coreontae DeBerry made Jumper.	18-19
6:40		18-19	Aaron Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
6:40		18-19	Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
6:22		18-19	Aaron Harrison missed Jumper.
6:22	Coreontae DeBerry Defensive Rebound.	18-19
6:12		18-19	Foul on Karl-Anthony Towns.
6:08	Troy Caupain made Layup.	20-19
5:52	Foul on Shaquille Thomas.	20-19
5:52		20-20	Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
5:52		20-21	Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
5:38	Troy Caupain missed Three Point Jumper.	20-21
5:38		20-21	Tyler Ulis Defensive Rebound.
5:12		20-21	Karl-Anthony Towns missed Layup.
5:12	Octavius Ellis Defensive Rebound.	20-21
5:04	Farad Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.	20-21
5:04		20-21	Trey Lyles Defensive Rebound.
4:54		20-21	Andrew Harrison missed Layup.
4:54	Farad Cobb Defensive Rebound.	20-21
4:48	Farad Cobb made Layup.	22-21
4:46	Kentucky Timeout
4:18		22-21	Devin Booker Turnover.
4:18	Octavius Ellis Steal.	22-21
4:02	Octavius Ellis missed Layup.	22-21
4:02		22-21	Trey Lyles Defensive Rebound.
3:47		22-21	Trey Lyles Turnover.
3:47	Troy Caupain Steal.	22-21
3:43	Shaquille Thomas made Dunk. Assisted by Troy Caupain.	24-21
3:17		24-23	Devin Booker made Layup. Assisted by Trey Lyles.
2:56	Quadri Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	24-23
2:56		24-23	Devin Booker Defensive Rebound.
2:48		24-25	Willie Cauley-Stein made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
2:48	Foul on Quadri Moore.	24-25
2:48	Official TV Timeout
2:48		24-26	Willie Cauley-Stein made Free Throw.
2:26	Shaquille Thomas missed Jumper.	24-26
2:26		24-26	Tyler Ulis Defensive Rebound.
2:18		24-26	Devin Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
2:18	Troy Caupain Defensive Rebound.	24-26
2:00	Troy Caupain missed Layup.	24-26
2:00		24-26	Willie Cauley-Stein Block.
2:00		24-26	Devin Booker Defensive Rebound.
1:31		24-28	Tyler Ulis made Jumper. Assisted by Willie Cauley-Stein.
1:14	Troy Caupain Turnover.	24-28
0:46		24-31	Aaron Harrison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
0:40	Cincinnati Timeout
0:23		24-31	Foul on Devin Booker.
0:02	Farad Cobb Turnover.	24-31
0:01		24-31	Andrew Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
0:01	Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.	24-31
0:00	End of 1st half
2nd Half Summary
TIME	CINCINNATI	SCORE	KENTUCKY
20:00	Jump Ball won by Cincinnati	24-31
19:51		24-31	Foul on Willie Cauley-Stein.
19:51	Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.	25-31
19:51	Octavius Ellis missed Free Throw.	25-31
19:51		25-31	Devin Booker Defensive Rebound.
19:27		25-31	Tyler Ulis missed Three Point Jumper.
19:27	Octavius Ellis Defensive Rebound.	25-31
19:26		25-31	Foul on Karl-Anthony Towns.
19:13	Farad Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.	25-31
19:13		25-31	Karl-Anthony Towns Defensive Rebound.
19:06		25-31	Devin Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
19:06	Shaquille Thomas Defensive Rebound.	25-31
18:54	Shaquille Thomas missed Layup.	25-31
18:54		25-31	Karl-Anthony Towns Defensive Rebound.
18:38	Foul on Troy Caupain.	25-31
18:21		25-31	Willie Cauley-Stein missed Jumper.
18:21	Troy Caupain Defensive Rebound.	25-31
18:14	Troy Caupain made Layup.	27-31
18:14		27-31	Foul on Devin Booker.
18:14	Troy Caupain made Free Throw.	28-31
17:55		28-33	Aaron Harrison made Layup.
17:32	Gary Clark missed Jumper.	28-33
17:32		28-33	Trey Lyles Defensive Rebound.
17:19		28-33	Devin Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
17:19	Troy Caupain Defensive Rebound.	28-33
17:11	Troy Caupain missed Layup.	28-33
17:11	Gary Clark Offensive Rebound.	28-33
17:11	Gary Clark missed Two Point Tip Shot.	28-33
17:11		28-33	Karl-Anthony Towns Defensive Rebound.
17:00	Foul on Gary Clark.	28-33
16:55	Foul on Shaquille Thomas.	28-33
16:55		28-33	Trey Lyles missed Free Throw.
16:55		28-33	Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
16:55		28-33	Trey Lyles missed Free Throw.
16:55		28-33	Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
16:55		28-33	Technical Foul on Aaron Harrison.
16:55		28-33	Foul on Aaron Harrison.
16:55	Troy Caupain made Free Throw.	29-33
16:55	Troy Caupain made Free Throw.	30-33
16:45	Gary Clark missed Jumper.	30-33
16:45		30-33	Karl-Anthony Towns Defensive Rebound.
16:38		30-35	Devin Booker made Layup.
16:06	Troy Caupain missed Jumper.	30-35
16:06		30-35	Willie Cauley-Stein Defensive Rebound.
15:57		30-35	Andrew Harrison missed Jumper.
15:57	Gary Clark Defensive Rebound.	30-35
15:45	Official TV Timeout
15:45		30-35	Foul on Willie Cauley-Stein.
15:38	Octavius Ellis made Jumper.	32-35
15:20		32-37	Willie Cauley-Stein made Jumper.
14:58	Troy Caupain missed Jumper.	32-37
14:58		32-37	Willie Cauley-Stein Block.
14:58		32-37	Devin Booker Defensive Rebound.
14:52		32-39	Devin Booker made Layup.
14:36	Cincinnati Timeout
14:17	Farad Cobb missed Jumper.	32-39
14:17	Octavius Ellis Offensive Rebound.	32-39
14:11	Octavius Ellis made Dunk.	34-39
14:00		34-39	Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper.
14:00	Gary Clark Defensive Rebound.	34-39
13:27	Troy Caupain missed Three Point Jumper.	34-39
13:27		34-39	Aaron Harrison Defensive Rebound.
13:15		34-39	Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
13:15	Gary Clark Block.	34-39
13:15	Gary Clark Defensive Rebound.	34-39
12:56		34-39	Foul on Devin Booker.
12:56	Coreontae DeBerry missed Free Throw.	34-39
12:56	Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.	34-39
12:56	Coreontae DeBerry missed Free Throw.	34-39
12:56	Gary Clark Offensive Rebound.	34-39
12:39	Kevin Johnson missed Jumper.	34-39
12:39	Gary Clark Offensive Rebound.	34-39
12:33	Kevin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	34-39
12:33	Coreontae DeBerry Offensive Rebound.	34-39
12:28	Coreontae DeBerry missed Jumper.	34-39
12:28		34-39	Aaron Harrison Defensive Rebound.
11:59		34-42	Aaron Harrison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
11:28		34-42	Foul on Willie Cauley-Stein.
11:28	Official TV Timeout
11:28	Coreontae DeBerry made Free Throw.	35-42
11:28	Coreontae DeBerry missed Free Throw.	35-42
11:28		35-42	Karl-Anthony Towns Defensive Rebound.
11:00		35-42	Aaron Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
11:00		35-42	Trey Lyles Offensive Rebound.
10:56	Foul on Gary Clark.	35-42
10:56		35-43	Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
10:56		35-44	Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
10:42	Octavius Ellis missed Jumper.	35-44
10:42		35-44	Trey Lyles Defensive Rebound.
10:16		35-44	Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
10:16	Octavius Ellis Defensive Rebound.	35-44
9:49	Octavius Ellis missed Jumper.	35-44
9:49		35-44	Karl-Anthony Towns Block.
9:49	Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.	35-44
9:39	Coreontae DeBerry Turnover.	35-44
9:39		35-44	Dakari Johnson Steal.
9:33		35-46	Andrew Harrison made Layup.
9:26	Cincinnati Timeout
9:08	Farad Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.	35-46
9:08	Jermaine Sanders Offensive Rebound.	35-46
9:01	Jermaine Sanders made Layup.	37-46
8:33		37-48	Andrew Harrison made Layup.
8:33	Foul on Octavius Ellis.	37-48
8:33		37-49	Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
8:25	Troy Caupain made Jumper.	39-49
8:02	Foul on Octavius Ellis.	39-49
8:02		39-49	Dakari Johnson missed Free Throw.
8:02		39-49	Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
8:02		39-50	Dakari Johnson made Free Throw.
7:32	Troy Caupain missed Layup.	39-50
7:32		39-50	Karl-Anthony Towns Defensive Rebound.
7:31		39-50	Karl-Anthony Towns Turnover.
7:30	Official TV Timeout
7:29		39-50	Foul on Karl-Anthony Towns.
7:29	Foul on Octavius Ellis.	39-50
7:26	Troy Caupain Turnover.	39-50
7:26		39-50	Tyler Ulis Steal.
7:22		39-50	Andrew Harrison missed Layup.
7:22	Farad Cobb Defensive Rebound.	39-50
7:15	Troy Caupain missed Three Point Jumper.	39-50
7:15	Jermaine Sanders Offensive Rebound.	39-50
7:08	Farad Cobb Turnover.	39-50
6:42		39-50	Tyler Ulis missed Jumper.
6:42		39-50	Tyler Ulis Offensive Rebound.
6:42		39-50	Tyler Ulis missed Two Point Tip Shot.
6:42		39-50	Trey Lyles Offensive Rebound.
6:38	Foul on Coreontae DeBerry.	39-50
6:38		39-51	Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
6:38		39-51	Trey Lyles missed Free Throw.
6:38	Coreontae DeBerry Defensive Rebound.	39-51
6:11	Troy Caupain missed Jumper.	39-51
6:11	Shaquille Thomas Offensive Rebound.	39-51
6:11	Shaquille Thomas made Two Point Tip Shot.	41-51
6:03		41-53	Aaron Harrison made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
5:40	Gary Clark missed Jumper.	41-53
5:40	Gary Clark Offensive Rebound.	41-53
5:18	Shaquille Thomas missed Jumper.	41-53
5:18		41-53	Trey Lyles Block.
5:18	Shaquille Thomas Offensive Rebound.	41-53
5:14	Octavius Ellis missed Jumper.	41-53
5:14		41-53	Karl-Anthony Towns Block.
5:14	Octavius Ellis Offensive Rebound.	41-53
5:07	Octavius Ellis missed Layup.	41-53
5:07		41-53	Trey Lyles Block.
5:07	Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.	41-53
5:01	Troy Caupain missed Jumper.	41-53
5:01		41-53	Andrew Harrison Block.
5:01	Troy Caupain Offensive Rebound.	41-53
4:53	Troy Caupain made Jumper.	43-53
4:33		43-56	Tyler Ulis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Harrison.
4:10		43-56	Foul on Karl-Anthony Towns.
4:10	Octavius Ellis missed Free Throw.	43-56
4:10	Gary Clark Offensive Rebound.	43-56
4:09	Foul on Kevin Johnson.	43-56
4:09	Kevin Johnson Turnover.	43-56
4:01	Kentucky Timeout
3:54	Foul on Jermaine Sanders.	43-56
3:54	Official TV Timeout
3:54		43-57	Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
3:54		43-58	Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
3:32	Jermaine Sanders missed Jumper.	43-58
3:32	Octavius Ellis Offensive Rebound.	43-58
3:26	Octavius Ellis missed Layup.	43-58
3:26	Octavius Ellis Offensive Rebound.	43-58
3:22	Octavius Ellis Turnover.	43-58
3:22		43-58	Tyler Ulis Steal.
3:21		43-58	Tyler Ulis missed Jumper.
3:21	Jermaine Sanders Block.	43-58
3:21		43-58	Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
3:04		43-58	Andrew Harrison missed Jumper.
3:04	Octavius Ellis Offensive Rebound.	43-58
3:03	Octavius Ellis Turnover.	43-58
2:38		43-60	Trey Lyles made Layup.
2:21	Jermaine Sanders missed Three Point Jumper.	43-60
2:21		43-60	Trey Lyles Defensive Rebound.
1:44	Foul on Octavius Ellis.	43-60
1:44		43-61	Willie Cauley-Stein made Free Throw.
1:44		43-62	Willie Cauley-Stein made Free Throw.
1:34		43-62	Foul on Andrew Harrison.
1:34	Troy Caupain made Free Throw.	44-62
1:34	Troy Caupain made Free Throw.	45-62
1:26		45-62	Aaron Harrison Turnover.
1:26	Jermaine Sanders Steal.	45-62
1:23	Shaquille Thomas Turnover.	45-62
1:23		45-62	Aaron Harrison Steal.
1:21		45-62	Trey Lyles missed Dunk.
1:21	Gary Clark Block.	45-62
1:21	Jermaine Sanders Defensive Rebound.	45-62
1:11	Troy Caupain missed Three Point Jumper.	45-62
1:11		45-62	Dakari Johnson Defensive Rebound.
1:11	Foul on Jermaine Sanders.	45-62
1:11		45-63	Dakari Johnson made Free Throw.
1:11		45-64	Dakari Johnson made Free Throw.
1:03	Shaquille Thomas made Dunk. Assisted by Troy Caupain.	47-64
1:00	Cincinnati Timeout
0:33		47-64	Dakari Johnson Turnover.
0:33	Gary Clark Steal.	47-64
0:33		47-64	Foul on Dakari Johnson.
0:33	Gary Clark made Free Throw.	48-64
0:33	Gary Clark made Free Throw.	49-64
0:24	Foul on Shaquille Thomas.	49-64
0:24		49-64	Andrew Harrison missed Free Throw.
0:24		49-64	Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
0:24		49-64	Andrew Harrison missed Free Throw.
0:24	Shaquille Thomas Defensive Rebound.	49-64
0:21	Shaquille Thomas made Layup.	51-64
0:00	End of Game

 

 

 

Cincinnati Bearcats
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Octavius Ellis, F	27	4-10	0-0	1-3	5	5	10	0	1	0	2	5	9
Shaquille Thomas, F	28	5-10	0-0	0-0	2	3	5	0	0	0	1	4	10
Gary Clark, F	26	0-4	0-0	2-2	5	4	9	0	1	3	0	4	2
Farad Cobb, G	26	1-7	0-4	0-0	1	4	5	0	0	0	3	1	2
Troy Caupain, G	38	4-17	0-4	5-5	1	3	4	4	1	0	3	1	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Coreontae DeBerry, C	17	3-6	0-0	1-4	3	3	6	1	0	2	1	1	7
Jermaine Sanders, F	16	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	1	3	0	1	1	0	4	5
Quadri Moore, F	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kevin Johnson, G	19	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	3
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		20-63	2-14	9-14	21	24	45	5	4	6	14	22	51
		31.7%	14.3%	64.3%
Kentucky Wildcats
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Willie Cauley-Stein, F	28	3-6	0-0	3-3	1	1	2	1	1	2	0	3	9
Karl-Anthony Towns, F	23	2-4	0-0	4-4	1	6	7	0	0	3	2	4	8
Trey Lyles, F	28	3-9	0-0	5-8	5	6	11	1	1	2	1	0	11
Aaron Harrison, G	29	5-11	3-7	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	13
Andrew Harrison, G	26	2-7	0-1	1-3	0	2	2	2	0	1	0	1	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Dakari Johnson, C	8	0-1	0-0	3-4	0	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	3
Marcus Lee, F	2	0-0	0-0	0-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Willis, F	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Booker, G	22	3-9	0-5	0-0	0	4	4	0	0	0	1	3	6
Tyler Ulis, G	34	2-7	1-2	4-4	1	2	3	5	3	0	0	1	9
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		20-54	4-15	20-28	12	26	38	10	7	9	7	15	64
		37.0%	26.7%	71.4%

 Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: 1 KENTUCKY ( Aa. Harrison 1 ) - TEAMS: None
 Officials: Antonio Petty, Michael Greenstein, Ray Natilli
 Attendance: 21,760