National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 84, Brown 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 11, 2016
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Jon Campbell, # Kyle Ingram, # Bill Jacobson
Attendance: 6504

Jacob Evans and Kyle Washington provided the first-half sparks and veterans Troy Caupain and Gary Clark closed the deal in the second half as Cincinnati crushed Brown 84-55 on Friday in the first round of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Tip-off tournament in Cincinnati.

Evans scored 13 points in the first half on his way to a game-high 23 points. Washington added 10 points in the first half and finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as the Bearcats (1-0) cruised to the easy win.

Caupain, the American Athletic Conference's Co-Preseason Player of the Year, was held to 10 points. Clark, a unanimous preseason all-conference pick, tallied 14 points and nine boards.

The hallmarks of Mick Cronin's Cincinnati teams have always been defense and rebounding, and both were on display against Brown (0-1).

Cincinnati held Brown to 31.6 percent shooting from the field and outrebounded the Bears 43-23.

Obi Okolie scored the first point of the season to give the Bears their only lead of the night at 1-0. The Bearcats reeled off 11 straight points to take control.

Caupain scored only three points in the run, but also had two boards, a steal and block to ignite the Bearcats.

The Bears got within 14-11 on Joshua Howard's jumper, but the Bearcats were too strong and too athletic for Brown.

Washington's jumper made it 27-19 at the 7:01 mark and then it was Clark's turn to start asserting his power. A couple layups, a steal and a dunk, and suddenly Cincinnati was in cruise control at half with a 43-25 lead.

The Bearcats are the preseason favorite to win the American Athletic Association and on Friday they showed why.

Brown, coming off an 8-20 season, was led by co-captain JR Hobbie with 12 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Brown   Cincinnati
JR Hobbie 12 Scoring Jacob Evans 23
Tavon Blackmon 5 Assists Troy Caupain 6
Tavon Blackmon 7 Rebounds Kyle Washington 12
Obi Okolie 3 Free Throws Made Kyle Washington 4
Tavon Blackmon 1 Steals Gary Clark 3
Miki Ljuboja 1 Blocks Gary Clark 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brown 55 31.6 10-25 9-14 10 21 1 3 14
Cincinnati 84 57.9 6-22 12-20 23 43 9 10 12