The Bearcats swarmed on defense and defeated the Morgan State Bears 87-66
It was never close. It was never a ball game as the Bearcats steamrolled Morgan State and captured a resounding win, 87-66.
Cincinnati was recovering from their first loss of the season against a good Butler team with .1 left on the clock. They had Morgan State as their only break from the tough Butler game and a hungry Xavier team.
After going up, 18-4, the Bearcats never looked back. They were able to shut down Morgan State's shooting early which helped them pull away.