KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It was supposed to be the toughest test thus far for first-year University of Cincinnati men's basketball coach Wes Miller and his Bearcats.
It wasn't.
Mike Saunders Jr. scored a game-high 20 points, Jeremiah Davenport added 19 and Cincinnati stunned No. 14 Illinois 71-51 Monday night on the first day of the Hall of Fame Classic at the T-Mobile Center.
Using their quickness and their depth, the Bearcats (5-0) rallied from two 15-point first-half deficits to hand the Fighting Illini (2-2) their second loss in as many games.
Cincinnati earned its highest-ranked win since defeating No.