Men's Basketball Falls to Cincinnati 74-59
11/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball Falls to Cincinnati 74-59
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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Deonta Vaughn scored 36 points, including nine three-pointers, to lead Cincinnati (2-2) to a 74-59 win over the Coastal Carolina University men’s basketball team (2-1) Nov. 16 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Vaughn went 12-for-19 from the field and 9-of-15 from three-point range to eclipse his career high by three points. Coastal freshman Anthony Breeze (Greenville, S.C./Greenville) had his coming out party, scoring 25 points, including a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor. Senior Jack Leasure (Rochester, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit) started Coastal on the right foot with a three, but back-to-back three’s from Vaughn gave the Bearcats an 8-5 lead at 16:51. Coastal went on a 6-0 run, capped by Breeze’s two free throws at 12:12, tying the game at 14. Cincinnati would get the lead out to five, but five straight points from Breeze tied the game at 23 with 4:22 remaining. The Bearcats ended the half on a 12-4 run as Vaughn’s jumper with two seconds left gave Cincinnati the 35-27 lead at the break. Vaughn hit three triples before the first media timeout of the second half, giving UC a 12-point lead. The lead would grow to 20 at 12:36 on a dunk from John Williamson. Coastal would cut the lead to 14 as senior Phil Wallace (Crystal Lake, Ill./South (Pensacola J.C.) hit the first free throw and missed the second, but Coastal grabbed the rebound and passed to Leasure, who hit a three. Then on the next possession, junior Steven Sexton (Monticello, Ky./Wayne County) hit a three pointer that cut the lead to 59-45 with 6:29 remaining. Coastal would get no closer as Vaughn hit the last of his 12 field goals with 2:43 left, giving the Bearcats a 70-51 lead. Breeze also had five defensive rebounds to go along with his 25 points. Leasure added 15 points with three triples. Junior Joseph Harris (Lejeune, N.C./Lejeune) had a team-high eight rebounds, while Wallace had eight points and five rebounds. Cincinnati had three players in double figures in scoring – Vaughn, Marvin Gentry (11) and Adam Hrycaniuk (10). Alvin Mitchell pulled down seven rebounds, while Rashad Bishop led the team with six assists. Coastal shot 44.7 percent from the field but were only 13-of-28 from the free-throw line. Cincinnati was 43.1 percent from the field and outrebounded the Chants 37-33. Coastal continues its Ohio swing by facing Wright State Monday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m., in Fairborn, Ohio.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Deonta Vaughn scored 36 points, including nine three-pointers, to lead Cincinnati (2-2) to a 74-59 win over the Coastal Carolina University men’s basketball team (2-1) Nov. 16 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Vaughn went 12-for-19 from the field and 9-of-15 from three-point range to eclipse his career high by three points. Coastal freshman Anthony Breeze (Greenville, S.C./Greenville) had his coming out party, scoring 25 points, including a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor. Senior Jack Leasure (Rochester, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit) started Coastal on the right foot with a three, but back-to-back three’s from Vaughn gave the Bearcats an 8-5 lead at 16:51. Coastal went on a 6-0 run, capped by Breeze’s two free throws at 12:12, tying the game at 14. Cincinnati would get the lead out to five, but five straight points from Breeze tied the game at 23 with 4:22 remaining. The Bearcats ended the half on a 12-4 run as Vaughn’s jumper with two seconds left gave Cincinnati the 35-27 lead at the break. Vaughn hit three triples before the first media timeout of the second half, giving UC a 12-point lead. The lead would grow to 20 at 12:36 on a dunk from John Williamson. Coastal would cut the lead to 14 as senior Phil Wallace (Crystal Lake, Ill./South (Pensacola J.C.) hit the first free throw and missed the second, but Coastal grabbed the rebound and passed to Leasure, who hit a three. Then on the next possession, junior Steven Sexton (Monticello, Ky./Wayne County) hit a three pointer that cut the lead to 59-45 with 6:29 remaining. Coastal would get no closer as Vaughn hit the last of his 12 field goals with 2:43 left, giving the Bearcats a 70-51 lead. Breeze also had five defensive rebounds to go along with his 25 points. Leasure added 15 points with three triples. Junior Joseph Harris (Lejeune, N.C./Lejeune) had a team-high eight rebounds, while Wallace had eight points and five rebounds. Cincinnati had three players in double figures in scoring – Vaughn, Marvin Gentry (11) and Adam Hrycaniuk (10). Alvin Mitchell pulled down seven rebounds, while Rashad Bishop led the team with six assists. Coastal shot 44.7 percent from the field but were only 13-of-28 from the free-throw line. Cincinnati was 43.1 percent from the field and outrebounded the Chants 37-33. Coastal continues its Ohio swing by facing Wright State Monday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m., in Fairborn, Ohio.
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