Cincinnati gets win over W. Va. as Huggins looks on
Eric Hicks scored 18 points Saturday, leading Cincinnati to a 78-75 victory over West Virginia in ousted coach Bob Huggins' first return to Cincinnati.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
West Virginia Mountaineers
75
Cincinnati Bearcats
78
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WVU | 31 | 44 | 75 |
| CIN | 37 | 41 | 78 |
Fifth Third Arena · 13,176 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/26 | vs Mercer Bears | W 75-61 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Stetson Hatters | W 91-53 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Niagara Purple Eagles | W 91-46 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:04 75-78
Devan Downey made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:04 75-77
Devan Downey made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:07 75-76
Foul on J.D. Collins
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:07 75-76
Kevin Pittsnogle made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:07 74-76
Kevin Pittsnogle made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:07 73-76
Foul on Chadd Moore
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Foul Turnover 0:15 73-76
Foul on Johannes Herber
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:32 73-76
Eric Hicks made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:32 73-75
Foul on Patrick Beilein
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Foul Turnover 0:32 73-75
Foul on Patrick Beilein
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Foul Turnover 2:12 73-75
Foul on Cedric McGowan
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:48 73-75
Patrick Beilein made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.D. Collins.
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JumpShot 3:08 70-75
Devan Downey made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 3:31 70-73
Patrick Beilein made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 3:47 68-73
Cedric McGowan made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Jihad Muhammad.
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LayupShot 3:57 68-71
J.D. Collins made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:58 66-71
Devan Downey made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:58 66-70
Devan Downey made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 4:41 66-69
Foul on Kevin Pittsnogle
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JumpShot 4:59 66-69
Kevin Pittsnogle made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Young.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:12 64-69
Chadd Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devan Downey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:25 64-66
Mike Gansey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.D. Collins.
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Foul Turnover 5:34 61-66
Foul on Johannes Herber
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:05 61-66
Mike Gansey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Young.
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JumpShot 6:37 58-66
Devan Downey made Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 6:55 58-64
Foul on Cedric McGowan
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JumpShot 6:55 58-64
Frank Young made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 7:46 56-64
Jihad Muhammad made Two Point Layup.
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JumpShot 8:00 56-62
James White made Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 8:10 56-60
Foul on Johannes Herber
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JumpShot 8:23 56-60
Frank Young made Two Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:19 54-60
Mike Gansey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darris Nichols.
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DunkShot 9:44 51-60
Eric Hicks made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Chadd Moore.
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LayupShot 10:07 51-58
Mike Gansey made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Frank Young.
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JumpShot 11:26 49-58
Eric Hicks made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Devan Downey.
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Foul Turnover 11:43 49-56
Foul on Patrick Beilein
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LayupShot 12:09 49-56
Kevin Pittsnogle made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Johannes Herber.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 13:01 47-56
J.D. Collins made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 13:01 46-56
Foul on James White
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JumpShot 13:56 46-56
Jihad Muhammad made Two Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 14:16 46-54
Mike Gansey made Two Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 14:30 44-54
Devan Downey made Two Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:41 44-52
Mike Gansey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Beilein.
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LayupShot 15:05 41-52
James White made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 15:18 41-50
Kevin Pittsnogle made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 15:23 40-50
Foul on Eric Hicks
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LayupShot 15:23 40-50
Kevin Pittsnogle made Two Point Layup.
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JumpShot 15:50 38-50
Devan Downey made Two Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:11 38-48
Frank Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Johannes Herber.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:29 35-48
Jihad Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devan Downey.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 16:40 35-45
Mike Gansey made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 16:42 34-45
Foul on James White
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Foul Turnover 17:08 34-45
Foul on Chadd Moore
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:24 34-45
Chadd Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jihad Muhammad.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:15 34-42
James White made Three Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 18:32 34-39
Foul on Johannes Herber
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JumpShot 19:06 34-39
Jihad Muhammad made Two Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:46 34-37
Kevin Pittsnogle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Gansey.
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Foul Turnover 0:03 31-37
Foul on James White
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LayupShot 0:45 31-37
Eric Hicks made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Chadd Moore.
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End Game 0:00 75-78
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 75-78
West Virginia Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:04 75-78
Frank Young missed Three Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:04 75-78
Devan Downey made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:04 75-77
Devan Downey made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:07 75-76
Foul on J.D. Collins
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:07 75-76
Kevin Pittsnogle made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:07 74-76
Kevin Pittsnogle made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:07 73-76
Foul on Chadd Moore
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RegularTimeOut 0:07 73-76
West Virginia Full Timeout.
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Defensive Rebound 0:15 73-76
Frank Young Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:15 73-76
Chadd Moore missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:15 73-76
Foul on Johannes Herber
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Defensive Rebound 0:15 73-76
Chadd Moore Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:15 73-76
Kevin Pittsnogle missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:15 73-76
Cincinnati Full Timeout.
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 73-76
Johannes Herber Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:32 73-76
Eric Hicks missed Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:32 73-76
Eric Hicks made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:32 73-75
Foul on Patrick Beilein
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RegularTimeOut 0:32 73-75
Cincinnati Full Timeout.
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Foul Turnover 0:32 73-75
Foul on Patrick Beilein
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Offensive Rebound 0:38 73-75
Chadd Moore Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 73-75
Chadd Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:14 73-75
James White Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:14 73-75
Frank Young missed Two Point Jumper.
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Steal 1:35 73-75
Mike Gansey Steal.
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RegularTimeOut 2:08 73-75
West Virginia Full Timeout.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:08 73-75
Official TV Timeout.
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Foul Turnover 2:12 73-75
Foul on Cedric McGowan
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Defensive Rebound 2:30 73-75
Kevin Pittsnogle Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:30 73-75
Devan Downey missed Two Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:48 73-75
Patrick Beilein made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.D. Collins.
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JumpShot 3:08 70-75
Devan Downey made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 3:31 70-73
Patrick Beilein made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 3:47 68-73
Cedric McGowan made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Jihad Muhammad.
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LayupShot 3:57 68-71
J.D. Collins made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:58 66-71
Devan Downey made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:58 66-70
Devan Downey made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 4:41 66-69
Foul on Kevin Pittsnogle
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Team Stats
WVU
CIN
29-57
FG
29-54
51
Field Goal %
54
12-28
3PT
7-17
43
Three Point %
41
5-9
FT
13-15
56
Free Throw %
87
26
Rebounds
30
7
Offensive Rebounds
7
19
Defensive Rebounds
23
17
Assists
17
1
Steals
1
5
Blocks
1
7
Turnovers
7
0
Team Turnovers
0
7
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
12
5
Largest Lead
13
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