WHEN: Tonight, 7
WHERE: XL Center, Hartford
RECORDS: Cincinnati 19-7, 7-6 Big East; UConn 17-7, 7-5)
ON THE AIR: ESPN (John Saunders, Seth Greenberg, Andy Katz); WTIC-AM 1080 (Joe D’Ambrosio, Wayne Norman)
UP NEXT: Saturday at DePaul, 8 (SNY)
CINCINNATI
Sean Kilpatrick (AP)
Cashmere Wright, G, 6-0 R-Sr.: 13.3 ppg, 3.4 apg
JaQuon Parker, G, 6-3 Sr.: 10.9 ppg, 4.8
Sean Kilpatrick, G, 6-4 Sr.: 19.6 ppg, 27 3-point FG in past 8 games
Justin Jackson, F, 6-8 Jr.: 1.4 blocks in 19.1 mins
Cheikh Mbodj, C, 6-10 Sr.: 5.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.5 bpg
Titus Rubles, F, 6-7 Jr.: Team-high 5.8 rpg in 21.3 mpg
Jermaine Sanders, F, 6-5 So.: 3.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg
David Nyarsuk, C, 7-1 Jr.: 3 ppg, 1 bpg
Shaquille Thomas, F, 6-7 Fr.: 2.7 ppg
UCONN
Shabazz Napier, G, 6-0 Jr..: 1-8 FG vs. Villanova
Ryan Boatright, G, 5-10 So.: 4 pts, 1 assist, 5 TO vs. Villanova
Omar Calhoun, G, 6-5 Fr.: Big East Rookie of Week after 15.5 ppg, 6 rpg
DeAndre Daniels, F, 6-8 So.: Team-high 4.9 rpg
Tyler Olander, F, 6-9 Jr.: 3.8 rpg in 22.2 mpg
Niels Giffey, F, 6-7 Jr.: 11 pts vs. Villanova
R.J. Evans, G, 6-3 R-Sr.: 3 pts in 12 mins vs. Villanova
Phil Nolan, F, 6-9 Fr.: 1 reb in 5 mins vs. Villanova
Leon Tolksdorf, F, 6-8 Fr.: Career-high 6 pts vs. Villanova
STORY LINES
CHEIKH IT OUT: The Bearcats are one of three Big East teams that rank in the top 10 nationally for blocked shots. Cincinnati, which swats 6.4 per game, has a few long big men, including 6-foot-10 center Cheikh Mbodj. “We have to use our pump fakes and we just have to take it to the rim,” coach Kevin Ollie said. “If they’re blocking shots, that gives us the opportunity for offensive rebounds. We have to take it to the rim, take it with power, make sure we don’t go ball-first and make sure we go body-first.”
LET HIM LAUNCH: Cincinnati’s Sean Kilpatrick is second in the Big East in 3-pointers per game (2.62), but he converts on just 32.9 percent of his attempts.
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