Scores

Final

Cincinnati 67

(23-7, 10-7 Big East)

Marquette 60

(18-12, 9-8 Big East)

Coverage: ESPN3

8:00 PM ET, March 2, 2011

BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI

1 2 T
CIN 37 3067
MARQ 31 2960

Top Performers

Cincinnati: Y. Gates 11 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Blk

Marquette: J. Butler 30 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Stl

Cincinnati 67, Marquette 60

Associated Press

MILWAUKEE -- Cashmere Wright scored 15 points and Yancy Gates added 11 points and 11 rebounds to help Cincinnati beat Marquette 67-60 on Wednesday night, likely giving the Bearcats an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament.

The Bearcats (23-7, 10-7 Big East) reached double figures in conference wins for the first time since joining in 2005-06 and will finish with their first winning record in Big East play.

Cincinnati took control early in the second half with a 9-0 run and never let Marquette (18-12, 9-8) get closer than five points down the stretch despite 30 points from senior Jimmy Butler on senior night.

Darius Johnson-Odom added 15 points, but the rest of the team scored just 15 more against the Big East's toughest scoring defense and the Golden Eagles may again be close to the tournament bubble.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CIN
MARQ
Points 67 60
FG Made-Attempted 28-56 (.500) 19-49 (.388)
3P Made-Attempted 5-17 (.294) 3-15 (.200)
FT Made-Attempted 6-12 (.500) 19-26 (.731)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 10 (0/0)
Largest Lead 10 6

Game Leaders

 
CIN
MARQ
PointsC. Wright 15J. Butler 30
ReboundsY. Gates 11C. Otule 9
AssistsC. Wright 5D. Buycks 3
StealsD. Dixon 3J. Butler 3
BlocksY. Gates 2J. Crowder 1
Team Stats: Cincinnati | Marquette

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Mar 2, 2011 CIN 67, @MARQ 60Recap

Next 5 Games

CIN
MARQ
03/05 GTWN 2:00pm
03/09 USF 7:00pm
03/10 @ND 7:00pm
03/17 MIZZ 9:45pm
03/19 @CONN 9:55pm
 03/05 @HALL 6:00pm
03/08 PROV 9:47pm
03/09 @WVU 9:27pm
03/10 @LOU 9:26pm
03/18 @XAV 7:50pm
Complete Schedule: Cincinnati | Marquette

Big East Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#5 Pittsburgh15-327-5
#7 Notre Dame14-426-6
#12 Syracuse12-626-7
Cincinnati11-725-8
#16 Connecticut9-926-9
#11 Louisville12-625-9
#17 Georgetown10-821-10
#19 Villanova9-921-11
#15 St. John's12-621-11
West Virginia11-720-11
Marquette9-920-14
Rutgers5-1315-17
Providence4-1415-17
Seton Hall7-1113-18
South Florida3-1510-23
DePaul1-177-24
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