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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Holds Off Rutgers 71-66
Jan 22 | Men's Basketball
CINCINNATI, OH - Freshman guard Devan Downey scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Cincinnati Bearcats to a hard-fought 71-66 BIG EAST victory over Rutgers.
With the loss, the Scarlet Knights fall to 12-6 (2-3 BIG EAST), while Cincinnati improved to 14-5, (3-2 BIG EAST).
RU junior guard Quincy Douby, the BIG EAST's leading scorer, coming into the contest with a 23.5 average, paced the Scarlet Knights with 19 points. The Scarlet Knights received a career-high 16-point outing off the bench from senior center Jimmie Inglis, who shot a perfect 6-of-6 from the field and added eight rebounds, which tied his career high. Rutgers had a balanced offensive attack with freshman forward JR Inman and freshman point guard Anthony Farmer adding 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Cincinnati led 28-24 at halftime in a defensive-minded opening stanza.
In the second half, the quick and athletic Bearcats got their fastbreak game going, and opened up a 50-38 lead on a Downey bucket which forced the Scarlet Knights to call their final time out with 12:00 left in the game.
Rutgers then responded with a 19-7 run to tie the game at 57-57, keyed by a pair of three-point jumpers by Inman and another three pointer each by Farmer and junior swingman Marquis Webb. Rutgers took the lead at 59-58 as Douby banked in a runner with 4:44 left in the game. James White then drilled a three-point jumper with 4:32 left to play to give Cincinnati the lead for good. The Bearcats closed the game with a 13-7 spurt to seal the win.
The gritty, gutty Scarlet Knights did have a chance in the waning seconds as a Douby layup drew Rutgers to within 69-66. The Knights had the ball with a chance to tie the game but Douby turned the ball over with 16.6 seconds left and Rutgers was forced to foul.
Rutgers was playing without the services of 6-8, 235-pound junior power forward Adrian Hill, RU's most athletic big man, who tweaked his surgically-repaired vs. Pittsburgh in the Scarlet Knights' previous game. Despite missing Hill, RU had the edge in the rebounding department, 39-32. The most telling statistic in the game, however, was turnovers as Rutgers turned the ball over 15 times while Cincinnati had only five turnovers.
Scarlet Knight junior center Byron Joynes pulled down 10 of his season-high 11 rebounds in the first half before being slowed in the second half with an ankle injury that he suffered in the first half.?? Joynes did a nice defensive job on UC's main inside threat, Eric Hicks, during his 19-minute stint. ?? Joynes' defensive effort helped limit the 6-6, 245-pounder when he was in the game. Hicks wound up with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Rutgers returns home to host Providence at the RAC on Wednesday, Jan. 25 in another BIG EAST tilt. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
POSTGAME NOTES
INGLIS ENJOYS CAREER DAY
Senior center Jimmie Inglis scored a career-high 16 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting from the field. He bested his previous career high of 12 points against Notre Dame on March 2, 2005. Inglis also matched his career high in rebounds with eight (vs. FDU on Dec. 22, 2004) and blocks with two (Arkansas-Monticello Feb. 23, 2005) in 23 minutes of action on Sunday. The 23 minutes is one minute less than his career-long stint of 24 minutes.
INGLIS AVERAGING 9.0 POINTS OVER LAST FOUR GAMES
Senior center Jimmie Inglis is averaging 9.0 points per game over his last four games, improving his season average from 2.6 points per game to 4.2 points per contest during that stretch.
DOUBY MOVES UP RU SCORING CHART
With his 19 points on Sunday against Cincinnati, junior All-American candidate Quincy Douby, the BIG EAST’s leading scorer, moved past Keith Hughes (1989-91) into 16th place on the Rutgers all-time scoring list. Douby’s 19-point effort against Cincinnati on Sunday ends an impressive streak of 10 consecutive 20-point games. He is now averaging 23.3 points per game. His streak of consecutive double-digit scoring games is still alive at 24-straight games. Douby has led Rutgers in scoring in 17 of its 18 games this season.
JOYNES RECORDS SEASON-HIGH 11 REBOUNDS
Junior center Byron Joynes pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds against Cincinnati on Sunday. He achieved the feat, despite being limited to just 19 minutes after injuring his foot at the start of the second half. Joynes had 10 rebounds at half time, but was forced out for most of the second half, playing just six minutes in the final half. He eclipsed his previous season-best of 10 rebounds, recorded on three separate occasions. Joynes’ career high rebounding total is 15 at Notre Dome on March 2, 2005.
Official Basketball Box Score
Rutgers vs Cincinnati
01/22/06 2 p.m. at Cincinnati, Ohio (Fifth Third Arena)
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VISITORS: Rutgers 12-6, 2-3 BE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 WEBB, Marquis....... f 4-9 3-6 0-0 0 0 0 2 11 1 3 0 0 38
15 INMAN, J.R.......... f 2-11 2-5 2-2 1 6 7 4 8 0 2 0 2 32
21 JOYNES, Byron....... c 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 7 11 3 2 0 0 0 1 19
02 FARMER, Anthony..... g 2-9 2-4 4-6 1 3 4 1 10 6 3 1 0 37
05 DOUBY, Quincy....... g 8-15 2-5 1-2 0 1 1 2 19 3 3 0 0 36
30 GRIFFIN, Jaron...... 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
33 KEATING, Shayle..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
40 BAILEY, Ollie....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
44 INGLIS, Jimmie...... 6-6 0-0 4-5 4 4 8 3 16 1 2 2 0 23
45 WATERSTRADT, Dan.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM................ 1 6 7 1
Totals.............. 23-54 9-20 11-15 11 28 39 16 66 11 15 3 3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd Half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 42.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 45.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 73.3% 1
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HOME TEAM: Cincinnati 14-5, 3-2 BE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
14 HICKS, Eric......... f 4-13 0-1 5-8 3 9 12 3 13 0 1 2 2 36
30 McGOWAN, Cedric..... f 4-8 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 8 3 0 0 1 28
01 MOORE, Chadd........ g 4-7 1-1 2-2 0 3 3 3 11 1 0 0 1 27
03 DOWNEY, Devan....... g 9-17 1-1 2-4 2 0 2 2 21 4 3 0 4 37
21 WHITE, James........ g 4-6 2-3 4-5 0 4 4 2 14 2 1 0 2 39
13 MUHAMMAD, Jihad..... 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 17
23 ALLEN, Ronald....... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
51 BARWIN, Connor...... 2-5 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 12
53 BENKEN, Scott....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM................ 2 2 4
Totals.............. 27-60 4-12 13-19 9 23 32 16 71 14 5 2 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd Half: 16-30 53.3% Game: 45.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-7 0.0% 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd Half: 7-8 87.5% Game: 68.4% 2
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Officials: Mike Kitts, Steve Welmer, Jim Haney
Technical fouls: Rutgers-None. Cincinnati-None.
Attendance: 9460
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Rutgers....................... 24 42 - 66
Cincinnati.................... 28 43 - 71
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Points in the paint-RUT 24,CIN 28. Points off turnovers-RUT 6,CIN 18.
2nd chance points-RUT 10,CIN 7. Fast break points-RUT 0,CIN 16.
Bench points-RUT 16,CIN 4. Score tied-7 times. Lead changed-6 times.
Last FG-RUT 2nd-01:02, CIN 2nd-01:20.
Largest lead-RUT by 4 1st-10:21, CIN by 12 2nd-12:07.
