Memphis Tigers vs Cincinnati Bearcats Match Player Stats On Dec 31, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Dec 31, 2017

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. -- Jarron Cumberland scored 15 points and Gary Clark added 13 points and 10 rebounds, lifting No. 21 Cincinnati to its fifth straight victory, 82-48 victory over Memphis on Sunday at BB&T Arena.

Jacob Evans III and Trevor Moore each scored 12 points for the Bearcats (12-2, 1-0 American), who played without point guard Cane Broome, who had a sprained ankle. He had played in all 13 games and had made three starts.

Memphis (9-5, 0-1 American) was led by Kareem Brewton Jr. who scored 17 points and Mike Parks Jr. who had 10.

Cincinnati held the Tigers to 32-percent shooting and 4 of 22 from 3-point range. The Bearcats also forced 13 turnovers.

UC head coach Mick Cronin was concerned about Sunday's game after his team had a 10-day layoff due to scheduling conflicts with Northern Kentucky, where the Bearcats are playing their home games this season. Cincinnati's last game was Dec. 21.

Memphis was the more sluggish team, however, starting the game 1-for-6 shooting with three turnovers in the first five minutes.

Moore's 3-pointer put Cincinnati ahead 10-2.

Clark's dunk off a lob from Evans, and Clark's 3-pointer moments later, gave the Bearcats a 23-11 lead.

Cincinnati led 35-16 at halftime, paced by Clark's 12 points and seven rebounds.

Memphis shot 25.9 percent in the first half, including at least three air-balls.

The Tigers were 2-for-12 from 3-point range, 0-for-5 from the free-throw line and committed eight turnovers.

Cumberland's 3-pointer capped an 8-0 Bearcats' run to begin the second half, extending their lead to 43-16.

Memphis guard Jeremiah Martin, who came in leading the Tigers at 18.2 points per game, had only two points in the first half and finished with eight points on 4-of-14 shooting.

NOTES: Cincinnati has won 34 consecutive home games, the longest streak in the nation. The Bearcats haven't lost at home since Dec. 29, 2015, vs. Temple. ... UC is playing its home games on the campus of Northern Kentucky University while Fifth Third Arena undergoes an $87 million renovation. ... Memphis coach Tubby Smith coached a game in the state of Kentucky for the first time since he was head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats in 2007.