National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 74, DePaul 66
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 4, 2012
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # John Cahill, # Tim Higgins, # Mike Roberts
Attendance: 10450
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Dion Dixon and Sean Kilpatrick each scored 16 points as Cincinnati pulled away late to defeat visiting DePaul 74-66 on Saturday.

Justin Jackson added a career-high 14 points for the Bearcats (16-7, 6-4 Big East), who ended a three-game slide and saw five players score in double figures.

Yancy Gates finished with 11 points and moved into sole possession of 18th place on Cincinnati’s all-time scoring list.

DePaul (11-11, 2-8) took its last lead at 63-62 with 6:06 remaining, but saw Jamee Crockett foul out on a questionable call on the next possession.

The foul turned out to be a turning point for the Blue Demons as their offense stalled, scoring only one point over the next six minutes after Crockett left with 17 points.

Following a free throw from Krys Faber 62 seconds later, Cincinnati grabbed the lead for good on a 3-pointer from Cashmere Wright, which triggered a 12-0 run and gave the Bearcats the biggest lead by either team at 74-64 until Charles McKinney ended DePaul’s field goal drought with an uncontested dunk in the final seconds.

Cleveland Melvin finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Blue Demons, who have dropped seven of their last eight contests.
Top Game Performances
 
DePaul   Cincinnati
Cleveland Melvin 18 Scoring Dion Dixon 16
Brandon Young 7 Assists Sean Kilpatrick 4
Cleveland Melvin 13 Rebounds Yancy Gates 6
Worrel Clahar 2 Free Throws Made Dion Dixon 8
Jamee Crockett 2 Steals Cashmere Wright 3
Jamee Crockett 1 Blocks Yancy Gates 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
DePaul 66 47.5 5-17 5-9 18 35 2 4 17
Cincinnati 74 45.0 3-15 17-28 12 31 4 10 10