National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 87, Morgan St. 66
When: 5:30 PM ET, Sunday, December 6, 2015
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Olandis Poole, # Mike Stuart, # Mark Schur
Attendance: 6126

Gary Clark had a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 17 Cincinnati in an 87-66 rout of Morgan State on Sunday at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The sophomore forward was one of six double-digit scorers for the Bearcats (8-1), who bounced back from a 78-76 loss at home against Butler on Wednesday.

Shaq Thomas, a redshirt senior forward, finished with 15 points and nine rebounds while senior center Coreontae DeBerry contributed 11 points and seven boards for Cincinnati.

Senior forward Octavius Ellis scored 13 points, senior guard Farad Cobb added 11, and junior guard Kevin Johnson chipped in 10 points off the bench for the Bearcats, who shot 47.9 percent (35 of 73).

Morgan State junior forward Kyle Thomas scored 17 points and senior forward Cedric Blossom had 16 points and nine rebounds as the Bears (2-6) stumbled to a 38.8 percent shooting performance (26 of 67).

Blossom was not eligible for the Bears' first five games for academic reasons.

Cincinnati led 51-27 at halftime and led by as many as 26 points in the second half.
Top Game Performances
 
Morgan St.   Cincinnati
Kyle Thomas 17 Scoring Shaquille Thomas 15
Martez Cameron 5 Assists Troy Caupain 5
Cedric Blossom 9 Rebounds Gary Clark 14
Cedric Blossom 3 Free Throws Made Gary Clark 4
Cedric Blossom 2 Steals Farad Cobb 2
Phillip Carr 2 Blocks Gary Clark 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Morgan St. 66 38.8 8-17 6-13 11 37 2 5 12
Cincinnati 87 47.9 6-29 11-18 25 48 6 9 10