CINCINNATI (AP) — Cashmere Wright scored 18 points and Yancy Gates tallied a double-double to lead Cincinnati in a 76-51 win over Florida A&M on Monday night.
Gates had 11 rebounds to go with his 11 points as the Bearcats (3-0) won the battle of the boards 46-27.
There were plenty of rebounding opportunities in the first half as the Rattlers (2-2) made just 28 percent of their field goals (7 of 25).
Cincinnati used an 11-1 run to take its biggest lead of the first half, 34-18, on Sean Kilpatrick’s 3-pointer with 2:15 left until halftime. The Bearcats, who improved their record to 12-0 against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference teams, led 37-24 at halftime.
