Western Carolina 63, at Cincinnati 94

CINCINNATI (Interstat) — The Cincinnati Bearcats opened their season with a dominant 94-63 victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts in a non-conference men’s basketball game Monday night at a raucous Fifth Third Arena. A crowd of 9,126 watched the Bearcats overwhelm the visiting Catamounts from the outset, using a 49-point first-half explosion to build an insurmountable lead. Cincinnati’s offensive efficiency was the story of the game, as they scored 94 points on 81 possessions for an offensive rating of 115.7, dwarfing Western Carolina’s 81.1 rating. The Bearcats’ attack was balanced and potent, led by a double-double from Baba Miller, who… Read more...