No. 18 Cincinnati gets 26th straight win, 65-47 over Houston
Gary Clark had 14 points and seven rebounds in Cincinnati's balanced attack, and the 18th-ranked Bearcats rolled to their 26th straight win at home, 65-47 over Houston on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Houston Cougars
47
Cincinnati Bearcats
65
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 20 | 27 | 47 |
| CIN | 37 | 28 | 65 |
Fifth Third Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs California Golden Bears | W 86-68 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs La Salle Explorers | W 94-55 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:10 47-65
Foul on Tre Scott.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 47-65
Zack Tobler made Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 0:42 47-64
Technical Foul on Houston.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:47 47-64
Rob Gray Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 44-64
Foul on Zack Tobler.
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DunkShot 1:39 44-64
Tre Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:04 44-62
Damyean Dotson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Danrad Knowles.
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JumpShot 2:21 41-62
Troy Caupain made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:48 41-60
Rob Gray Jr. made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:26 39-60
Rob Gray Jr. made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:32 37-60
Kyle Washington made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:32 37-59
Kyle Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:32 37-58
Foul on Bertrand Nkali.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:01 37-58
Damyean Dotson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bertrand Nkali.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:15 34-58
Kyle Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:15 34-57
Foul on Bertrand Nkali.
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JumpShot 4:15 34-57
Kyle Washington made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
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PersonalFoul 4:29 34-55
Foul on Wes VanBeck.
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PersonalFoul 4:51 34-55
Foul on Devin Davis.
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PersonalFoul 5:14 34-55
Foul on Jarron Cumberland.
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LayUpShot 5:41 34-55
Devin Davis made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:06 32-55
Jarron Cumberland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Johnson.
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LayUpShot 6:34 32-52
Rob Gray Jr. made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:06 30-52
Rob Gray Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:06 29-52
Rob Gray Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:06 28-52
Foul on Jarron Cumberland.
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JumpShot 7:56 28-52
Rob Gray Jr. made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:32 26-52
Foul on Damyean Dotson.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:57 26-52
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:57 26-51
Foul on Danrad Knowles.
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LayUpShot 11:58 26-51
Troy Caupain made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:25 26-49
Rob Gray Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:25 25-49
Foul on Kyle Washington.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:50 25-49
Troy Caupain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:43 25-46
Jacob Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Caupain.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:26 25-43
Devin Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:26 24-43
Foul on Jacob Evans.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:40 24-43
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:40 24-42
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:40 24-41
Foul on Devin Davis.
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PersonalFoul 17:29 24-41
Foul on Troy Caupain.
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TipShot 17:55 24-41
Kyle Meyer made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 18:18 22-41
Gary Clark made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Washington.
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JumpShot 18:46 22-39
Gary Clark made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
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JumpShot 19:08 22-37
Damyean Dotson made Jumper. Assisted by Galen Robinson Jr..
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DunkShot 0:24 20-37
Jacob Evans made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 20-35
Foul on Jarron Cumberland.
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TipShot 1:08 20-35
Gary Clark made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 1:47 20-33
Gary Clark made Layup. Assisted by Quadri Moore.
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JumpShot 2:16 20-31
Damyean Dotson made Jumper. Assisted by Rob Gray Jr..
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LayUpShot 2:41 18-31
Gary Clark made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
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PersonalFoul 3:26 18-29
Foul on Devin Davis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:51 18-29
Kevin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Caupain.
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JumpShot 5:24 18-26
Quadri Moore made Jumper. Assisted by Troy Caupain.
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JumpShot 6:40 18-24
Kevin Johnson made Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:05 18-22
Devin Davis made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:23 16-22
Foul on Kyle Washington.
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PersonalFoul 8:11 16-22
Foul on Bertrand Nkali.
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PersonalFoul 8:26 16-22
Foul on Damyean Dotson.
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LayUpShot 8:49 16-22
Jarron Cumberland made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 47-65
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:10 47-65
Quadri Moore Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 47-65
Armoni Brooks missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 47-65
Foul on Tre Scott.
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Defensive Rebound 0:15 47-65
Armoni Brooks Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:15 47-65
Jarron Cumberland missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 47-65
Zack Tobler made Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 0:42 47-64
Technical Foul on Houston.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:47 47-64
Rob Gray Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 44-64
Foul on Zack Tobler.
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Defensive Rebound 0:54 44-64
Devin Davis Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:54 44-64
Troy Caupain missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:00 44-64
Troy Caupain Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:00 44-64
Damyean Dotson Block.
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JumpShot 1:00 44-64
Troy Caupain missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:16 44-64
Cincinnati Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:29 44-64
Quadri Moore Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:29 44-64
Damyean Dotson missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 1:39 44-64
Tre Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Johnson.
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ShortTimeOut 2:02 44-62
Houston Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:04 44-62
Damyean Dotson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Danrad Knowles.
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JumpShot 2:21 41-62
Troy Caupain made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:48 41-60
Rob Gray Jr. made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:54 39-60
Rob Gray Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:54 39-60
Danrad Knowles Block.
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JumpShot 2:54 39-60
Tre Scott missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:26 39-60
Rob Gray Jr. made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:32 37-60
Kyle Washington made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:32 37-59
Kyle Washington made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:32 37-58
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:32 37-58
Foul on Bertrand Nkali.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:01 37-58
Damyean Dotson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bertrand Nkali.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:15 34-58
Kyle Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:15 34-57
Foul on Bertrand Nkali.
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JumpShot 4:15 34-57
Kyle Washington made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
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PersonalFoul 4:29 34-55
Foul on Wes VanBeck.
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PersonalFoul 4:51 34-55
Foul on Devin Davis.
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Steal 5:06 34-55
Gary Clark Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 5:06 34-55
Devin Davis Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 5:14 34-55
Jarron Cumberland Turnover.
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Team Stats
HOU
CIN
18-48
FG
25-58
38
Field Goal %
43
5-19
3PT
5-19
26
Three Point %
26
6-10
FT
10-12
60
Free Throw %
83
24
Rebounds
40
5
Offensive Rebounds
12
19
Defensive Rebounds
28
6
Assists
14
2
Steals
7
4
Blocks
3
13
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
1
13
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
13
Fouls
13
3
Largest Lead
26
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