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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 61, South Florida 53
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Jeff Anderson, # John Gaffney, # Gene Steratore
Attendance: 11572

Cincinnati 61, South Florida 53 (OT): Cashmere Wright scored 15 points as the host Bearcats rallied from a late eight-point deficit in regulation to defeat the Bulls.

JaQuon Parker added 14 points for Cincinnati (21-10, 9-9 Big East), which closed regulation on a 10-2 run and outscored South Florida 14-6 in overtime to clinch the No. 9 seed in the Big East tournament. Sean Kilpatrick scored 13 points for the Bearcats, who will play eighth-seeded Providence in Wednesday's quarterfinals.


Victor Rudd had 22 points and six rebounds to lead the Bulls (12-18, 3-15), who will face Seton Hall in the first round Tuesday. South Florida did not trail in the first half, running out to a 9-2 lead before settling for a 28-23 lead at halftime.


Wright and Kilpatrick made 3-pointers as Cincinnati opened the second half on a 12-2 run to take a 35-30 advantage with 12:44 to go. After Martino Brock made two 3-pointers in South Florida’s 15-2 response to give the Bulls a 45-37 cushion with 5:45 left, the Bearcats closed regulation with 10 of the final 12 points in regulation - capped by a free throw from Wright with 14 seconds left - to force overtime.

Cheikh Mbodj went 4-for-4 from the foul line as Cincinnati scored the first seven points of the extra period to open a 56-49 lead with 1:16 to go. Rudd made four free throws to cut the South Florida deficit to 58-53 with 58 seconds left, but Kilpatrick converted a three-point play 17 seconds later to seal the win.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Cincinnati has won 11 in a row at home against South Florida. … The Bearcats outrebounded the Bulls 35-24. … Cincinnati entered Saturday having lost four of its last five games and six of its last eight.

Top Game Performances
 
South Florida   Cincinnati
Victor Rudd 22 Scoring Cashmere Wright 15
Anthony Collins 6 Assists JaQuon Parker 3
Victor Rudd 6 Rebounds Cheikh Mbodj 9
Victor Rudd 4 Free Throws Made Cheikh Mbodj 6
Martino Brock 3 Steals Titus Rubles 2
Anthony Collins 1 Blocks Cheikh Mbodj 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Florida 53 40.8 7-19 6-8 9 22 2 5 13
Cincinnati 61 40.8 7-22 14-19 10 32 5 7 15