Western Carolina Catamounts at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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72 - 97
72 - 97
Cincinnati rolls to 97-72 win over Western Carolina
Octavius Ellis added 17 points, making 8 of 11 shots, and 10 rebounds for the Bearcats, who shot 61 percent for the game and out-rebounded the Catamounts 43-27.
Mike Brown led Western Carolina with 23 points.
Cincinnati rolled to a 42-22 lead at the half, limiting the Catamounts to 23 percent shooting. Farad Cobb made back-to-back 3-pointers as the Bearcats ended the half on a 10-1 run.
Cobb made all three of his shots behind the arc and finished with 11 points. Coreontae DeBerry made four of five shots and matched that from the foul line to score 12 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Cincinnati Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Mike Brown missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Ashley Williams Steal. | 72 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Zack Tobler Turnover. | 72 - 97 |
Statistics
 WCU |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-70 | FG | 36-59 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 9-32 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 11-14 | FT | 19-27 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Fifth Third Arena
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 7,213 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |