NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
New Mexico Lobos 55
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Cincinnati Bearcats 54
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UNM223355
CIN262854
Fifth Third Arena · 10,627 att.

Match Report

Alex Kirk's late block helps New Mexico hold on vs. Cincinnati

Alex Kirk scored 15 points and blocked Sean Kilpatrick's shot just before the buzzer Thursday night, preserving New Mexico's 55-54 win that handed No. 8 Cincinnati its first loss.

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Team Stats

UNM CIN
21-54
FG
20-64
39
Field Goal %
31
7-19
3PT
11-26
37
Three Point %
42
6-11
FT
3-4
55
Free Throw %
75
35
Rebounds
40
10
Offensive Rebounds
16
25
Defensive Rebounds
24
15
Assists
11
2
Steals
7
4
Blocks
4
14
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
11
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
12
Fouls
13
1
Largest Lead
6

Top Performers

UNM

  • Kendall Williams G MIN 37 · PTS 16 · FG 5-11
  • Alex Kirk C MIN 29 · PTS 15 · FG 6-8
  • Tony Snell G MIN 27 · PTS 10 · FG 4-15
  • Hugh Greenwood G MIN 27 · PTS 0 · FG 0-3

CIN

  • JaQuon Parker C MIN 36 · PTS 14 · FG 5-14
  • Sean Kilpatrick G MIN 34 · PTS 15 · FG 5-22
  • Cheikh Mbodj C MIN 31 · PTS 4 · FG 2-3
  • Cashmere Wright C MIN 27 · PTS 12 · FG 4-6

Play by Play

  1. Foul Turnover 0:04 55-54

    Foul on Tony Snell

    51162 2nd Half
  2. Foul Turnover 0:08 55-54

    Foul on Kendall Williams

    51161 2nd Half
  3. Foul Turnover 0:15 55-54

    Foul on Chad Adams

    45804 2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 2:28 55-54

    Tony Snell made Jumper. Assisted by Hugh Greenwood.

    51162 2nd Half
  5. Three Point Jump Shot 2:47 53-54

    Cashmere Wright made Three Point Jumper.

    41873 2nd Half
  6. Three Point Jump Shot 3:11 53-51

    Kendall Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hugh Greenwood.

    51161 2nd Half
  7. LayupShot 3:28 50-51

    Cheikh Mbodj made Layup.

    56952 2nd Half
  8. LayupShot 5:14 50-49

    Cameron Bairstow made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Walker.

    51163 2nd Half
  9. LayupShot 5:23 48-49

    Cashmere Wright made Layup. Assisted by Sean Kilpatrick.

    41873 2nd Half
  10. Foul Turnover 5:26 48-47

    Foul on Cameron Bairstow

    51163 2nd Half
  11. Free Throw 1 of 1 5:26 48-47

    Cashmere Wright made Free Throw.

    41873 2nd Half
  12. Free Throw 1 of 1 6:05 48-46

    Cameron Bairstow made Free Throw.

    51163 2nd Half
  13. Foul Turnover 6:05 47-46

    Foul on JaQuon Parker

    45943 2nd Half
  14. Three Point Jump Shot 6:40 47-46

    Sean Kilpatrick made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaQuon Parker.

    45942 2nd Half
  15. Foul Turnover 6:40 47-43

    Foul on Demetrius Walker

    45860 2nd Half
  16. Foul Turnover 7:02 47-43

    Foul on Cheikh Mbodj

    56952 2nd Half
  17. Foul Turnover 7:40 47-43

    Demetrius Walker Turnover.

    45860 2nd Half
  18. Foul Turnover 7:43 47-43

    Cashmere Wright Turnover.

    41873 2nd Half
  19. Foul Turnover 8:30 47-43

    JaQuon Parker Turnover.

    45943 2nd Half
  20. Foul Turnover 9:35 47-43

    Foul on JaQuon Parker

    45943 2nd Half
  21. JumpShot 9:35 47-43

    Demetrius Walker made Jumper.

    45860 2nd Half
  22. DunkShot 10:17 45-43

    Kendall Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Jamal Fenton.

    51161 2nd Half
  23. Three Point Jump Shot 10:50 43-43

    Sean Kilpatrick made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cashmere Wright.

    45942 2nd Half
  24. Foul Turnover 10:53 43-40

    Jamal Fenton Turnover.

    45805 2nd Half
  25. Three Point Jump Shot 11:07 43-40

    Shaquille Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaQuon Parker.

    56951 2nd Half
  26. Three Point Jump Shot 11:31 43-37

    Kendall Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Fenton.

    51161 2nd Half
  27. Foul Turnover 11:45 40-37

    Cashmere Wright Turnover.

    41873 2nd Half
  28. Three Point Jump Shot 12:10 40-37

    Alex Kirk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Williams.

    51164 2nd Half
  29. Foul Turnover 12:54 37-37

    Titus Rubles Turnover.

    61850 2nd Half
  30. Three Point Jump Shot 13:17 37-37

    JaQuon Parker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cashmere Wright.

    45943 2nd Half
  31. Three Point Jump Shot 13:33 37-34

    Tony Snell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hugh Greenwood.

    51162 2nd Half
  32. JumpShot 14:11 34-34

    JaQuon Parker made Jumper.

    45943 2nd Half
  33. LayupShot 14:28 34-32

    Alex Kirk made Layup. Assisted by Hugh Greenwood.

    51164 2nd Half
  34. Foul Turnover 14:52 32-32

    JaQuon Parker Turnover.

    45943 2nd Half
  35. Foul Turnover 14:55 32-32

    Kendall Williams Turnover.

    51161 2nd Half
  36. Foul Turnover 15:08 32-32

    Titus Rubles Turnover.

    61850 2nd Half
  37. Free Throw 1 of 1 15:24 32-32

    Alex Kirk made Free Throw.

    51164 2nd Half
  38. Foul Turnover 15:24 31-32

    Foul on David Nyarsuk

    51506 2nd Half
  39. Free Throw 1 of 1 15:48 31-32

    Sean Kilpatrick made Free Throw.

    45942 2nd Half
  40. Foul Turnover 15:48 31-31

    Foul on Hugh Greenwood

    56424 2nd Half
  41. Free Throw 1 of 1 16:01 31-31

    Alex Kirk made Free Throw.

    51164 2nd Half
  42. Foul Turnover 16:01 30-31

    Foul on Cheikh Mbodj

    56952 2nd Half
  43. DunkShot 16:01 30-31

    Alex Kirk made Dunk.

    51164 2nd Half
  44. JumpShot 16:34 28-31

    Titus Rubles made Jumper.

    61850 2nd Half
  45. Three Point Jump Shot 16:53 28-29

    Kendall Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hugh Greenwood.

    51161 2nd Half
  46. Foul Turnover 17:19 25-29

    Foul on Sean Kilpatrick

    45942 2nd Half
  47. Foul Turnover 18:03 25-29

    Alex Kirk Turnover.

    51164 2nd Half
  48. Foul Turnover 18:23 25-29

    Foul on Cashmere Wright

    41873 2nd Half
  49. Three Point Jump Shot 18:35 25-29

    JaQuon Parker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Jackson.

    45943 2nd Half
  50. Foul Turnover 18:50 25-26

    Kendall Williams Turnover.

    51161 2nd Half
  51. Foul Turnover 19:03 25-26

    Cheikh Mbodj Turnover.

    56952 2nd Half
  52. Three Point Jump Shot 19:30 25-26

    Kendall Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hugh Greenwood.

    51161 2nd Half
  53. Foul Turnover 19:43 22-26

    JaQuon Parker Turnover.

    45943 2nd Half
  54. Foul Turnover 19:52 22-26

    Hugh Greenwood Turnover.

    56424 2nd Half
  55. Foul Turnover 0:02 22-26

    Kendall Williams Turnover.

    51161 1st Half
  56. Foul Turnover 0:05 22-26

    Foul on JaQuon Parker

    45943 1st Half
  57. Three Point Jump Shot 0:30 22-26

    JaQuon Parker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Kilpatrick.

    45943 1st Half
  58. JumpShot 1:20 22-23

    Tony Snell made Jumper.

    51162 1st Half
  59. LayupShot 1:41 20-23

    Sean Kilpatrick made Layup.

    45942 1st Half
  60. DunkShot 2:01 20-21

    Alex Kirk made Dunk. Assisted by Tony Snell.

    51164 1st Half
  1. End Game 0:00 55-54
    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 55-54

    End of the 2nd Half.

    2nd Half
  3. Block Shot 0:00 55-54

    Alex Kirk Block.

    51164 2nd Half
  4. Three Point Jump Shot 0:00 55-54

    Sean Kilpatrick missed Three Point Jumper.

    45942 2nd Half
  5. Three Point Jump Shot 0:00 55-54

    Cheikh Mbodj Offensive Rebound.

    56952 2nd Half
  6. RegularTimeOut 0:04 55-54

    Cincinnati Full Timeout.

    2nd Half
  7. RegularTimeOut 0:04 55-54

    New Mexico Full Timeout.

    2nd Half
  8. Foul Turnover 0:04 55-54

    Foul on Tony Snell

    51162 2nd Half
  9. Foul Turnover 0:08 55-54

    Foul on Kendall Williams

    51161 2nd Half
  10. RegularTimeOut 0:14 55-54

    Cincinnati Full Timeout.

    2nd Half
  11. Foul Turnover 0:15 55-54

    Foul on Chad Adams

    45804 2nd Half
  12. Defensive Rebound 0:18 55-54

    JaQuon Parker Defensive Rebound.

    45943 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 0:18 55-54

    Kendall Williams missed Jumper.

    51161 2nd Half
  14. RegularTimeOut 0:29 55-54

    New Mexico Full Timeout.

    2nd Half
  15. Defensive Rebound 0:51 55-54

    Kendall Williams Defensive Rebound.

    51161 2nd Half
  16. Three Point Jump Shot 0:51 55-54

    Cashmere Wright missed Three Point Jumper.

    41873 2nd Half
  17. OfficialTVTimeOut 1:16 55-54

    Official TV Timeout.

    2nd Half
  18. Defensive Rebound 1:18 55-54

    Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  19. JumpShot 1:18 55-54

    Tony Snell missed Jumper.

    51162 2nd Half
  20. Defensive Rebound 1:55 55-54

    Chad Adams Defensive Rebound.

    45804 2nd Half
  21. Three Point Jump Shot 1:55 55-54

    Sean Kilpatrick missed Three Point Jumper.

    45942 2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 2:28 55-54

    Tony Snell made Jumper. Assisted by Hugh Greenwood.

    51162 2nd Half
  23. RegularTimeOut 2:37 53-54

    New Mexico Full Timeout.

    2nd Half
  24. Three Point Jump Shot 2:47 53-54

    Cashmere Wright made Three Point Jumper.

    41873 2nd Half
  25. Three Point Jump Shot 3:11 53-51

    Kendall Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hugh Greenwood.

    51161 2nd Half
  26. LayupShot 3:28 50-51

    Cheikh Mbodj made Layup.

    56952 2nd Half
  27. Offensive Rebound 3:30 50-49

    Cheikh Mbodj Offensive Rebound.

    56952 2nd Half
  28. LayupShot 3:30 50-49

    Titus Rubles missed Layup.

    61850 2nd Half
  29. Defensive Rebound 4:00 50-49

    JaQuon Parker Defensive Rebound.

    45943 2nd Half
  30. Three Point Jump Shot 4:00 50-49

    Tony Snell missed Three Point Jumper.

    51162 2nd Half
  31. Offensive Rebound 4:11 50-49

    New Mexico Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  32. JumpShot 4:11 50-49

    Chad Adams missed Jumper.

    45804 2nd Half
  33. Offensive Rebound 4:13 50-49

    Chad Adams Offensive Rebound.

    45804 2nd Half
  34. LayupShot 4:13 50-49

    Cameron Bairstow missed Layup.

    51163 2nd Half
  35. Offensive Rebound 4:17 50-49

    Cameron Bairstow Offensive Rebound.

    51163 2nd Half
  36. Three Point Jump Shot 4:17 50-49

    Demetrius Walker missed Three Point Jumper.

    45860 2nd Half
  37. Defensive Rebound 4:41 50-49

    Kendall Williams Defensive Rebound.

    51161 2nd Half
  38. TipShot 4:41 50-49

    Justin Jackson missed Tip Shot.

    51235 2nd Half
  39. Offensive Rebound 4:45 50-49

    Justin Jackson Offensive Rebound.

    51235 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 4:45 50-49

    JaQuon Parker missed Jumper.

    45943 2nd Half

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