National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 65, IUPU - Ft. Wayne 59
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 20, 2010
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Ray Natili, # Brian O'Connell, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 4491

Cincinnati tamed its prehistoric opponents Saturday.

Yancy Gates and Sean Kilpatrick had 13 point apiece as the Bearcats (2-0) beat IPFW, 65-59, at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Both Gates and Kilpatrick shot 5-of-9 from the floor. Yates added seven rebounds and three assists, while Kilpatrick drained two 3-pointers in 25 minutes off the bench.

IPFW (1-2) pulled within 20-19 on Zach Plackemeier's 3-pointer midway through the first half, but Kilpatrick knocked down a shot from the arc among six points during a 15-7 run that provided a 35-26 lead with six minutes remaining in the half.

Cincinnati entered halftime leading 45-32, but IPFW opened the second half with a 15-6 run, getting two 3-pointers and a jumper from Ben Botts. Kilpatrick ended that run with a layup and pushed the edge to 60-51 on a 3-pointer with 5:25 left in the game.

Frank Gaines led the Mastodons with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
IUPU - Ft. Wayne   Cincinnati
Frank Gaines 16 Scoring Yancy Gates 13
Zach Plackemeier 5 Assists Cashmere Wright 4
Frank Gaines 11 Rebounds Ibrahima Thomas 9
Frank Gaines 3 Free Throws Made Rashad Bishop 6
Frank Gaines 3 Steals Cashmere Wright 4
Jason Smeathers 2 Blocks Rashad Bishop 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
IUPU - Ft. Wayne 59 43.1 7-19 8-9 13 23 2 12
Cincinnati 65 48.9 3-17 16-29 12 27 3 9