UC Bearcats rout McGill to rebound from exhibition loss to Carleton

Dave Clark | Cincinnati Enquirer

The Cincinnati Bearcats wrapped up their three-game exhibition tour of Canada with a 79-53 win against McGill in Montreal on Tuesday night.

UC finished 2-1 in the three games north of the border. The Bearcats lost to Carleton - a team known to post problems for NCAA Div. I opponents it has faced - by 19 on Monday night after opening the tour with a rout of Ottawa.

The McGill Redmen are winners of six consecutive league championships.

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The guard trio of Jarron Cumberland, Rashawn Fredericks and Cane Broome combined for 33 points while the Bearcats defense wreaked havoc on the Redmen, scoring 21 points off 29 McGill turnovers and limiting the host team to 35.2 percent shooting from the floor. Offensively, the Bearcats hit a tour-high seven three-pointers and recorded 16 assists. The effort pleased 13th-year Bearcats head coach Mick Cronin whose squad was coming off an 86-67 setback at Carleton on Monday night. "I thought our defensive intensity was much better tonight," Cronin said. "We created 29 turnovers which probably would have been a season high for last season. We watched a little film (earlier today). The guys showed a little character tonight. Carleton showed us how hard you have to play." "It's been a good trip. We played against some great teams and great coaches," Cronin said. "It was a good opportunity to see where we are at and what we got to build on so as a coaching staff. We'll go back to the drawing board, give these guys a break and get ready to start it up in September and start trying to build towards putting a winning team together. "I think our guys definitely learned something in the Carleton game, that we've got a ways to go but that's a good thing," Cronin added. "That's why I wanted to play that game on the road. I'm really happy with the trip. I think we got a lot out of it."

UC basketball coach Cronin previews 3-game Canadian trip UC Bearcats basketball coach Mick Cronin previews the team's 3-game Canadian exhibition tour.

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