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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 58, Alabama 56
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 1, 2012
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # John Cahill, # Mike Roberts, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 10155

No. 16 Cincinnati 58, Alabama 56: Cashmere Wright made a jumper just before the buzzer as the host Bearcats remained unbeaten with a win over the Crimson Tide in the Big East/SEC Challenge.

Cincinnati forward Justin Jackson blocked Trevor Releford's shot with 11 seconds remaining, setting up the final sequence. After a pair of timeouts, Wright, who finished with eight points, converted the game-winner.

Sean Kilpatrick and JaQuon Parker paced the Bearcats with 13 points each while Jackson and Cheikh Mbodj blocked for shots apiece for the Bearcats (7-0).

Alabama (6-1), which rallied from a 13-point first half deficit, took its first lead with 14:16 left on a jumper with Trevor Lacey, who scored a game-high 16 points.

The Crimson Tide led 56-54 after Releford's layup with 49 seconds left, but Kilpatrick responded with his own layup to knot it again.

NOTEBOOK: Kilpatrick and Wright both went over the 1,000-point mark. It is the first time since 1996 that Cincinnati had two players reach the milestone in the same game. ... The Bearcats are 3-0 all-time in the Big East/SEC Challenge. ... Alabama, which averages 18 turnovers forced per game, only turned Cincinnati over 11 times.

Top Game Performances
 
Alabama   Cincinnati
Trevor Lacey 16 Scoring Sean Kilpatrick 13
Trevor Lacey 3 Assists Sean Kilpatrick 2
Trevor Lacey 7 Rebounds JaQuon Parker 6
Moussa Gueye 1 Free Throws Made Sean Kilpatrick 4
Trevor Releford 3 Steals Titus Rubles 3
Moussa Gueye 2 Blocks Justin Jackson 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Alabama 56 43.9 4-11 2-3 8 31 5 5 16
Cincinnati 58 39.0 2-11 10-14 7 28 8 9 11