Clark, Evans lead No. 23 Cincinnati past Temple
Gary Clark scored 11 points, including two important free throws with 14.9 seconds left, and No. 23 Cincinnati overcame a poor shooting game to beat Temple 56-50 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Cincinnati Bearcats
56
Temple Owls
50
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 26 | 30 | 56 |
| TEM | 26 | 24 | 50 |
Liacouras Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Minnesota Golden Gophers | L 61-63 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Green Bay Phoenix | W 81-64 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs American University Eagles | W 79-53 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 56-50
Kevin Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 55-50
Kevin Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 54-50
Foul on Alani Moore II.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 54-50
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 53-50
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 52-50
Foul on Ernest Aflakpui.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 52-50
Foul on Daniel Dingle.
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JumpShot 1:30 52-50
Daniel Dingle made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 52-48
Jacob Evans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:53 51-48
Foul on Daniel Dingle.
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JumpShot 3:03 51-48
Obi Enechionyia made Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:48 51-46
Shizz Alston Jr. made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:04 51-44
Jarron Cumberland made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 48-44
Shizz Alston Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:35 48-43
Foul on Jacob Evans.
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PersonalFoul 4:46 48-43
Foul on Shizz Alston Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 5:10 48-43
Daniel Dingle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:10 48-42
Foul on Troy Caupain.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:26 48-42
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:26 47-42
Foul on Obi Enechionyia.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:00 47-42
Alani Moore II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Dingle.
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DunkShot 7:30 47-39
Tre Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Jarron Cumberland.
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DunkShot 8:15 45-39
Jacob Evans made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 9:58 43-39
Jacob Evans made Layup. Assisted by Jarron Cumberland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:29 41-39
Jarron Cumberland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:02 38-39
Kyle Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:02 37-39
Foul on Ernest Aflakpui.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:23 37-39
Alani Moore II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:23 37-38
Foul on Justin Jenifer.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:04 37-38
Daniel Dingle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:04 37-37
Foul on Gary Clark.
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LayUpShot 12:14 37-37
Gary Clark made Layup.
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JumpShot 12:41 35-37
Daniel Dingle made Jumper.
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JumpShot 13:00 35-35
Gary Clark made Jumper.
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JumpShot 13:21 33-35
Shizz Alston Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Dingle.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:03 33-33
Jacob Evans made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:03 32-33
Jacob Evans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:03 31-33
Foul on Obi Enechionyia.
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PersonalFoul 14:54 31-33
Foul on Gary Clark.
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JumpShot 15:44 31-33
Jacob Evans made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 15:47 29-33
Foul on Mark Williams.
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PersonalFoul 16:00 29-33
Foul on Ernest Aflakpui.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:23 29-33
Daniel Dingle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:23 29-32
Foul on Jacob Evans.
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JumpShot 16:23 29-32
Daniel Dingle made Jumper.
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DunkShot 17:25 29-30
Obi Enechionyia made Dunk. Assisted by Shizz Alston Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 18:11 29-28
Kevin Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:11 28-28
Foul on Shizz Alston Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 18:40 28-28
Kevin Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:40 27-28
Kevin Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:40 26-28
Foul on Daniel Dingle.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:52 26-28
Daniel Dingle made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:52 26-27
Daniel Dingle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:52 26-26
Foul on Gary Clark.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 26-26
Tre Scott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:34 25-26
Foul on Ernest Aflakpui.
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LayUpShot 0:34 25-26
Tre Scott made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:06 23-26
Alani Moore II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shizz Alston Jr..
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LayUpShot 1:43 23-23
Shizz Alston Jr. made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:08 23-21
Alani Moore II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Obi Enechionyia.
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End Game 0:00 56-50
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:01 56-50
Gary Clark Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:01 56-50
Shizz Alston Jr. missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 56-50
Kevin Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 55-50
Kevin Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 54-50
Foul on Alani Moore II.
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 54-50
Kevin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:09 54-50
Obi Enechionyia missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 54-50
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 53-50
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 52-50
Foul on Ernest Aflakpui.
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Steal 0:17 52-50
Gary Clark Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:17 52-50
Daniel Dingle Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:24 52-50
Temple Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 0:24 52-50
Temple Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:24 52-50
Tre Scott Block.
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JumpShot 0:24 52-50
Shizz Alston Jr. missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 52-50
Ernest Aflakpui Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 52-50
Gary Clark missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:32 52-50
Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 52-50
Gary Clark missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 52-50
Foul on Daniel Dingle.
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 52-50
Gary Clark Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:32 52-50
Jacob Evans Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:32 52-50
Daniel Dingle missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:05 52-50
Cincinnati Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:05 52-50
Jacob Evans Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:05 52-50
Daniel Dingle Block.
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JumpShot 1:05 52-50
Jacob Evans missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:30 52-50
Daniel Dingle made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:53 52-48
Obi Enechionyia Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 52-48
Jacob Evans missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 52-48
Jacob Evans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:53 51-48
Foul on Daniel Dingle.
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Defensive Rebound 2:17 51-48
Troy Caupain Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:17 51-48
Shizz Alston Jr. missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:32 51-48
Obi Enechionyia Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:32 51-48
Jarron Cumberland missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:38 51-48
Jarron Cumberland Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:38 51-48
Jarron Cumberland missed Jumper.
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Team Stats
CIN
TEM
19-58
FG
16-60
33
Field Goal %
27
5-18
3PT
5-26
28
Three Point %
19
13-20
FT
13-19
65
Free Throw %
68
46
Rebounds
43
14
Offensive Rebounds
14
32
Defensive Rebounds
29
7
Assists
8
8
Steals
5
6
Blocks
2
15
Turnovers
16
1
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
16
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
16
Fouls
18
9
Largest Lead
4
Highlights
00:57
Troy Caupain hits a three to give Cincinnati an early lead
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00:37
Daniel Dingle attacks the lane, draws a foul, and scores
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01:01
Jarron Cumberland hits a nasty step back three pointer with the shot clock winding down
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00:32
Jacob Evans blocks a would be go-ahead three pointer with less than a minute to play
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