No. 22 Cincinnati holds on for 66-64 win over SMU
Troy Caupain scored 16 points and blunted SMU's comeback, and No. 22 Cincinnati let most of a 15-point lead slip away before holding on for a 66-64 victory Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
SMU Mustangs
64
Cincinnati Bearcats
66
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 27 | 37 | 64 |
| CIN | 34 | 32 | 66 |
Fifth Third Arena
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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PersonalFoul 0:03 64-66
Foul on Kevin Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 64-66
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 64-66
Foul on Ben Moore.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:44 64-66
Jarrey Foster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:35 61-66
Jarron Cumberland made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:35 61-65
Jarron Cumberland made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:35 61-64
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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PersonalFoul 2:36 61-64
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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PersonalFoul 3:00 61-64
Foul on Ben Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:10 61-64
Shake Milton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:10 60-64
Shake Milton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:10 59-64
Foul on Jacob Evans.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:36 59-64
Jarron Cumberland made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:28 59-61
Semi Ojeleye made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Brown.
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JumpShot 5:47 56-61
Kyle Washington made Jumper. Assisted by Jarron Cumberland.
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DunkShot 6:17 56-59
Semi Ojeleye made Dunk. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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LayUpShot 7:31 54-59
Semi Ojeleye made Layup. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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LayUpShot 7:40 52-59
Tre Scott made Layup. Assisted by Troy Caupain.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:16 52-57
Troy Caupain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:44 52-54
Jarrey Foster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Emelogu II.
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JumpShot 9:31 49-54
Sterling Brown made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:52 47-54
Troy Caupain made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:52 47-53
Foul on Ben Emelogu II.
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TipShot 10:45 47-53
Ben Moore made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 11:31 45-53
Sterling Brown made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:57 43-53
Foul on Gary Clark.
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DunkShot 12:22 43-53
Gary Clark made Dunk. Assisted by Kyle Washington.
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DunkShot 12:47 43-51
Ben Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Sterling Brown.
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DunkShot 13:48 41-51
Gary Clark made Dunk. Assisted by Kyle Washington.
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JumpShot 14:07 41-49
Shake Milton made Jumper.
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JumpShot 14:40 39-49
Kyle Washington made Jumper. Assisted by Troy Caupain.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:40 39-47
Semi Ojeleye made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Brown.
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LayUpShot 17:08 36-47
Ben Moore made Layup. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:33 34-47
Gary Clark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Caupain.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:03 34-44
Sterling Brown made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 18:13 31-44
Kyle Washington made Layup.
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TipShot 18:26 31-42
Jarrey Foster made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:43 29-42
Gary Clark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Caupain.
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TipShot 19:24 29-39
Gary Clark made Two Point Tip Shot.
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DunkShot 19:34 29-37
Ben Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:46 27-37
Troy Caupain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Washington.
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PersonalFoul 19:52 27-34
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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JumpShot 0:03 27-34
Shake Milton made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 25-34
Foul on Dashawn McDowell.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 25-34
Shake Milton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 24-34
Shake Milton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 23-34
Foul on Kyle Washington.
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JumpShot 0:53 23-34
Gary Clark made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:44 23-32
Sterling Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarrey Foster.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:05 20-32
Troy Caupain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
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JumpShot 2:33 20-29
Sterling Brown made Jumper. Assisted by Ben Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:03 18-29
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:03 17-29
Foul on Jarron Cumberland.
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LayUpShot 5:19 17-29
Gary Clark made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:40 17-27
Foul on Justin Jenifer.
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PersonalFoul 6:35 17-27
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:59 17-27
Sterling Brown made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 7:27 14-27
Sterling Brown made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:04 12-27
Kyle Washington made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Clark.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:47 12-24
Jarron Cumberland made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 64-66
End of Game
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PersonalFoul 0:03 64-66
Foul on Kevin Johnson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 64-66
Semi Ojeleye Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 64-66
Jacob Evans missed Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:04 64-66
SMU Timeout
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PersonalFoul 0:04 64-66
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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ShortTimeOut 0:04 64-66
SMU Timeout
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PersonalFoul 0:04 64-66
Foul on Ben Moore.
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 64-66
Kyle Washington Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:04 64-66
Ben Moore missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:07 64-66
Ben Moore Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:07 64-66
Sterling Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:17 64-66
Sterling Brown Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:17 64-66
Shake Milton Block.
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JumpShot 0:17 64-66
Jacob Evans missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:42 64-66
SMU Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:44 64-66
Jarrey Foster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Moore.
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Defensive Rebound 0:57 61-66
Ben Moore Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:57 61-66
Jarron Cumberland missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:15 61-66
Jacob Evans Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:15 61-66
Shake Milton missed Three Point Jumper.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:44 61-66
SMU Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:44 61-66
Kevin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:13 61-66
Troy Caupain Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:13 61-66
Tre Scott Block.
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LayUpShot 2:13 61-66
Jarrey Foster missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:23 61-66
Ben Moore Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:23 61-66
Semi Ojeleye missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:35 61-66
Jarron Cumberland made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:35 61-65
Jarron Cumberland made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:35 61-64
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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PersonalFoul 2:36 61-64
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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Offensive Rebound 2:38 61-64
Gary Clark Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:38 61-64
Kyle Washington missed Layup.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:00 61-64
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:00 61-64
Foul on Ben Moore.
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Defensive Rebound 3:31 61-64
Jarron Cumberland Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:31 61-64
Sterling Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:48 61-64
Jarrey Foster Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:48 61-64
Ben Moore Block.
Showing the last 40 of 264 events.
Team Stats
SMU
CIN
24-60
FG
25-54
40
Field Goal %
46
9-23
3PT
12-26
39
Three Point %
46
7-10
FT
4-7
70
Free Throw %
57
37
Rebounds
27
13
Offensive Rebounds
4
24
Defensive Rebounds
23
14
Assists
19
3
Steals
1
4
Blocks
6
7
Turnovers
4
1
Team Turnovers
0
7
Total Turnovers
4
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
10
1
Largest Lead
15
Highlights
01:03
Clark left open again, throws down another ferocious jam
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00:18
Kevin Johnson drains a three from the top of the key
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01:00
Cinci's Tre Scott throws it down in transition
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00:36
Cincy's Troy Caupain drains a 3-pointer, Sterling Brown responds for SMU
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