NCAAB Game Recap - South Florida at Cincinnati
Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:00 PM EST

Ark
87
Tenn
106
F
VaTec
59
UVA
81
F
Nev
72
Bois
71
F
KY
69
UGA
49
F
ND
69
UNC
75
F
Marq
74
GTown
71
F
Buff
88
W MI
79
F
NCSU
67
Wake
71
F
LSU
83
Miss
69
F
Fla
68
MissSt
71
F
Seton
63
Prov
72
F
SoFL
74
Cin
82
F
Mia-O
59
Toled
71
F
WVU
67
TCU
98
F
Rut
54
Purd
89
F
SIU
58
IlSt
59
F
Kent
66
Ohio
52
F
StLou
63
Ford
60
F
Ball
78
BGSU
79
F
E MI
49
Akr
51
F
Morg
89
How
86
F(OT)
CenMI
78
NIU
69
F
Valpa
54
LoyIL
71
F
David
60
StJos
61
F
NM
77
SDSU
97
F

Jan 15, 2019, 7:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

South Florida

31

43

74

Cincinnati

43

39

82

Cumberland has career-high 34 as Cincinnati beats USF 82-74
Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:18 PM

CINCINNATI (AP) Coach Mick Cronin watched the last 18 minutes of the game from Cincinnati's locker room, hoping his first career ejection didn't result in a loss. Jarron Cumberland made sure it didn't happen.

The junior scored a career-high 34 points and hit the biggest shots after Cronin was kicked out Tuesday night as Cincinnati blew a 14-point lead before rallying to an 82-74 victory over South Florida on Tuesday night.

"It was the first time I've ever seen that," Cumberland said of the coach's ejection. "We were just trying to calm him down. He didn't really say nothing crazy."

The Bearcats (15-3, 4-1 American Athletic) got their third win in six days. The last two came in overtime , and this one unfolded with their coach gone from the sideline.

Cronin got a technical from official Lee Cassell for raising his arms and challenging a foul called on Nysier Brooks. Cronin became enraged and had to be restrained by Brooks, drawing another technical from official Mark Schnur, resulting in his ejection.

"When I showed I was upset for that (first technical), his tough-guy buddy threw me out," Cronin said. "What they did was almost penalize a group of kids, and they should be suspended."

Cincinnati has won 10 straight games against the Bulls (12-5, 2-3), who suffered their most lopsided loss of the season. South Florida's five losses have come by a total of 19 points. The Bulls were coming off an 82-80 overtime loss at Temple .

"We fought, we scrapped, we clawed, and we were just not quite good enough," USF coach Brian Gregory said. "We've just got to keep getting better. We've got pretty good markers to look at the last couple of games on the road."

LaQuincy Rideau scored 15 of his 26 points before fouling out in the second half, when South Florida managed to tie the score twice but couldn't pull ahead.

Cumberland hit the big shots to blunt the comeback and finished 9 of 20 from the field and 14 of 16 from the free-throw line. After South Florida tied it for the last time 65-65, Cumberland had a jumper, three free throws and an assist during a 7-2 spurt that put the Bearcats ahead to stay.

During pregame warmups, Cumberland made his final shot, swishing one from the left corner. He hardly missed when it mattered.

"I was just in a rhythm," he said. "I was just feeling it."

BIG PICTURE

South Florida: The Bulls are among the best in the country at getting steals, but their carelessness with the ball doomed them. They had 15 turnovers in the first half and 21 overall, setting up 30 of Cincinnati's points.

Cincinnati: After back-to-back overtime wins, the Bearcats sweated out another one but came through the tough six-day stretch unbeaten behind Cumberland's big game. The junior scored 19 in the first half.

SERIES STUFF

Cincinnati is 33-8 overall in the series, including 19-1 in Cincinnati and 15-0 at Fifth Third Arena. South Florida's last win in the series was 46-45 on Feb. 26, 2012 in Tampa. The Bulls' only win in Cincinnati was 76-73 on Feb. 29, 1988 at the Cincinnati Gardens.

1K AND COUNTING

Cumberland became the 53rd Cincinnati player to reach 1,000 points career.

"It means a lot," he said. "I'm proud of myself. It was a lot of work, and still more to come. I want more than that."

OUCH

South Florida's Michael Durr appeared to twist his right ankle while getting a rebound with 2:20 left in the first and needed help getting to the bench. He returned for the start of the second half and finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.

BOARD MASTERS

The Bulls had a 27-23 edge on the boards, the third straight game Cincinnati has been outrebounded.

UP NEXT

South Florida hosts Houston on Saturday.

Cincinnati plays at Wichita State on Saturday.

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Leaders

South Florida PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
L. Rideau 26 0 4 3 2 0
A. Yetna 12 0 1 4 0 0
Cincinnati PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Cumberland 34 0 3 2 4 0
T. Scott 12 0 0 4 2 1

Team Comparison

SoFL Cin
Points For 74 82
Field Goals 23/49-47% 23/51-45%
Three Pointers 6/18-33% 7/18-39%
Free Throws 22/26-85% 29/32-91%
Offensive Rebounds 12 8
Defensive Rebounds 15 15
Rebounds 33 25
Blocks 2 9
Steals 4 12
Turnovers 21 11
Personal Fouls 26 19
Technical Fouls 0 2
Ejections 0 1

2018-19 Reg Season - Cin Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Tue Jan 15 SoFL 74 @ Cin 82 L. Rideau 26 J. Cumberland 34

Game Information

Stadium: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 10,347
Game Time: