Western Carolina Catamounts at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Trio helps Cincinnati cruise to 94-63 victory over Western Carolina in season opener
Miller added 10 rebounds while sinking 7 of 9 shots for the Bearcats. Thiam made 6 of 7 shots and Abaev buried 7 of 12 with two 3-pointers. Jordi Rodriguez added 10 points off the bench.
Cord Stansberry had 23 points with four 3-pointers to pace the Catamounts. Julien Soumaoro added 13 points and Marcus Kell totaled 12 points and nine rebounds.
Abaev had nine points and nine different Bearcats scored in building a 49-28 lead at halftime.
Cincinnati shot 53% from the floor with five 3-pointers before the break but made only 10 of 18 at the free-throw line. Western Carolina shot 42% with four 3-pointers, making 2 of 6 foul shots.
The Bearcats shot 54.2% overall with 10 3-pointers and made 10 of 12 foul shots in the second half.
Western Carolina shot 35.9% with nine 3-pointers and finished 8 of 14 at the foul line. The Catamounts grabbed one more rebound than the Bearcats but lost the turnover battle 22-15.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Cord Stansberry made Layup. | 63 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Shon Abaev made Layup. | 61 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Tyler McKinley Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 92 |
Statistics
 WCU |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-64 | FG | 32-59 |
| 35.9 | Field Goal % | 54.2 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 10-28 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 35.7 |
| 8-14 | FT | 20-30 |
| 57.1 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 23 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 9,126 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| East Tennessee State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| The Citadel | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| VMI | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Furman | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Mercer | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Samford | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| UNC Greensboro | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Western Carolina | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Wofford | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |