CINCINNATI -- Farad Cobb matched his season high with 20 points, Gary Clark added 19 and No. 23 Cincinnati recovered from its loss to crosstown rival Xavier by beating Norfolk State 75-59 on Tuesday night.
The Bearcats (9-2) had dropped two of three, including a home-court loss to Butler and a 65-55 defeat at No. 10 Xavier on Saturday. They were sloppy in the first half before pulling away.
D'Shon Taylor had 14 points for Norfolk State (4-6), which trailed by only four points late in the first half.
Norfolk State's Jeff Short came into the game averaging 18.