Cold-shooting Cincinnati gets win over No. 24 SMU
Troy Caupain scored 14 points despite missing all of his shots from beyond the arc, and Cincinnati overcame poor shooting to beat No. 24 SMU 61-54 on Sunday, ending the Mustangs' season.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
SMU Mustangs
54
Cincinnati Bearcats
61
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| CIN | 34 | 27 | 61 |
Fifth Third Arena · 13,176 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Prairie View A&M Panthers | W 98-63 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs VMI Keydets | W 95-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Southern Jaguars | W 85-72 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 54-61
Farad Cobb made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 54-60
Farad Cobb made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 54-59
Foul on Shake Milton.
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TipShot 0:14 54-59
Ben Moore made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 52-59
Troy Caupain made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 52-58
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 52-58
Troy Caupain made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 52-57
Foul on Shake Milton.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 52-57
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 52-56
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 52-55
Foul on Ben Moore.
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LayUpShot 1:55 52-55
Shake Milton made Layup. Assisted by Nic Moore.
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LayUpShot 2:35 50-55
Ben Moore made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:26 48-55
Kevin Johnson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:53 48-53
Sterling Brown made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:38 46-53
Foul on Gary Clark.
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LayUpShot 6:29 46-53
Nic Moore made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:42 44-53
Troy Caupain made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:42 44-52
Troy Caupain made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:42 44-51
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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DunkShot 7:12 44-51
Jordan Tolbert made Dunk. Assisted by Nic Moore.
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DunkShot 7:48 42-51
Jordan Tolbert made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:11 40-51
Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:11 40-50
Octavius Ellis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:11 40-49
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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PersonalFoul 8:46 40-49
Foul on Markus Kennedy.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:27 40-49
Jacob Evans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:27 40-48
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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PersonalFoul 9:32 40-48
Foul on Markus Kennedy.
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PersonalFoul 11:22 40-48
Foul on Jordan Tolbert.
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JumpShot 11:48 40-48
Sterling Brown made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 12:08 38-48
Troy Caupain made Layup. Assisted by Gary Clark.
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DunkShot 12:26 38-46
Markus Kennedy made Dunk. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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PersonalFoul 12:45 36-46
Foul on Coreontae DeBerry.
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PersonalFoul 12:45 36-46
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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LayUpShot 12:46 36-46
Jacob Evans made Layup. Assisted by Troy Caupain.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:52 36-44
Jordan Tolbert made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:52 35-44
Foul on Gary Clark.
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JumpShot 13:21 35-44
Jacob Evans made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:47 35-42
Troy Caupain made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 15:18 35-40
Foul on Gary Clark.
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PersonalFoul 15:54 35-40
Foul on Ben Moore.
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LayUpShot 16:36 35-40
Farad Cobb made Layup.
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JumpShot 17:12 35-38
Nic Moore made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 17:29 33-38
Nic Moore made Layup.
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LayUpShot 17:41 31-38
Coreontae DeBerry made Layup. Assisted by Troy Caupain.
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PersonalFoul 18:00 31-36
Foul on Coreontae DeBerry.
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LayUpShot 18:00 31-36
Ben Moore made Layup. Assisted by Nic Moore.
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JumpShot 19:04 29-36
Nic Moore made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 19:32 27-36
Foul on Octavius Ellis.
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LayUpShot 19:50 27-36
Octavius Ellis made Layup. Assisted by Troy Caupain.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 27-34
Foul on Markus Kennedy.
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LayUpShot 0:13 27-34
Troy Caupain made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:45 27-32
Nic Moore made Three Point Jumper.
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TipShot 0:55 24-32
Coreontae DeBerry made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:18 24-30
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:18 24-29
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:18 24-28
Foul on Ben Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 24-28
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 24-27
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 54-61
End of Game
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Steal 0:05 54-61
Kevin Johnson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:06 54-61
Nic Moore Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 54-61
Farad Cobb made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 54-60
Farad Cobb made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 54-59
Foul on Shake Milton.
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ShortTimeOut 0:14 54-59
SMU Timeout
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TipShot 0:14 54-59
Ben Moore made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:18 52-59
Ben Moore Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 52-59
Nic Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 52-59
Troy Caupain made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:24 52-58
Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 52-58
Troy Caupain missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 52-58
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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Defensive Rebound 0:29 52-58
Troy Caupain Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:29 52-58
Nic Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:34 52-58
Sterling Brown Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:34 52-58
Sterling Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:38 52-58
SMU Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:39 52-58
Octavius Ellis Block.
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LayUpShot 0:39 52-58
Sterling Brown missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:50 52-58
Shake Milton Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 52-58
Troy Caupain missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 52-58
Troy Caupain made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 52-57
Foul on Shake Milton.
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Offensive Rebound 0:59 52-57
Octavius Ellis Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:59 52-57
Gary Clark missed Layup.
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Steal 1:24 52-57
Kevin Johnson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:24 52-57
Ben Moore Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 52-57
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 52-56
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 52-55
Foul on Ben Moore.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 1:45 52-55
Official TV Timeout
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RegularTimeOut 1:45 52-55
Cincinnati Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:55 52-55
Shake Milton made Layup. Assisted by Nic Moore.
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Defensive Rebound 2:06 50-55
Ben Moore Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:06 50-55
Jacob Evans missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:35 50-55
Ben Moore made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:38 48-55
Ben Moore Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:38 48-55
Shake Milton missed Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 339 events.
Team Stats
SMU
CIN
22-56
FG
18-61
39
Field Goal %
30
2-12
3PT
1-19
17
Three Point %
5
8-12
FT
24-30
67
Free Throw %
80
42
Rebounds
39
14
Offensive Rebounds
15
28
Defensive Rebounds
24
10
Assists
9
2
Steals
9
2
Blocks
7
17
Turnovers
6
0
Team Turnovers
1
17
Total Turnovers
6
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
2
Points Off Turnovers
13
6
Fast Break Points
8
36
Points in Paint
26
21
Fouls
13
5
Largest Lead
11
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