National Basketball Association
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
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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 |
|