Game Notes: Wagner| Cincinnati

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Cincinnati, OH - Wagner plays its final non-conference road trip of the season as the Seahawks travel to the "Queen City" to tangle with American Athletic Conference member, Cincinnati, on Tuesday, December 23 at 7:00 pm in a game that will be streamed live on ESPN 3.com.
 
Tonight's contest between the Seahawks and Bearcats marks just the second all-time meeting between the schools, Cincy having earned a win over Wagner in the 1995 Bearcat Classic.  
THE COACHES
Wagner:         
Bashir Mason: 40-31, Third Season at Wagner|Overall Record (Same)
All-time against Cincinnati: 0-0

Cincinnati:      
Mick Cronin: 169-109; Ninth Season at CincinnatiIOverall Record: (238-133); 12^th Season as a head coach.
Note: Cronin will not be on the sidelines tonight for medical reasons as the team will be directed by assistant coach Larry Davis.

All-time against Wagner: 1-0 (While head coach at Murray State)
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR WAGNER…

• Wagner dropped a hard-fought 74-66 decision to former Northeast Conference (NEC) rival, Monmouth on Saturday afternoon at the Spiro Sports Center.
• The Seahawks were led by a trio of freshmen guards in Romone Saunders (Temple Hills, MD/Mt. Zion Prep), who tallied a career-high 18 points on an efficient 7-of-15 shooting performance, while pulling down a team-leading nine rebounds in 21 minutes of action
• Classmate JoJo Cooper (Wilmington, DE/Concord) added 13 points to go along with four assists in 28 minutes of play, while yet another promising frosh, Corey Henson (Upper Marlboro, MD/DeMatha Catholic), tossed in 11.
• Senior guard Marcus Burton (Charlotte, NC/David W. Butler) was the fourth Seahawk in double figures, finishing with 10 points,  marking the sixth straight double-digit scoring game for the 6-0 sharp-shooter and 36^th of his career. 

SCOUTING THE BEARCATS…

• Cincinnati is coming off a 68-47 home setback to VCU on Saturday. UC was led by Octavius Ellis, who scored 12 points to go with seven rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Deshaun Morman, Jermaine Sanders and Farad Cobb had seven points apiece. Shaq Thomas accounted for six points and a game-high nine rebounds.  
• The Bearcats are 12-0 all-time against teams from the Northeast Conference, including a 54-49 victory over Saint Francis U earlier this season.
• Prior to the VCU contest, the Bearcats stunned #19|17 ranked San Diego State in overtime at home, walking away with a 71-62 triumph.
• Four Bearcats have started all 10 games this season (Octavius Ellis, Troy Caupain, Gary Clark and Shaq Thomas).
• Ellis and Caupain are averaging 9.4 and 9.3 points per game, respectively, while Ellis is the team's leading rebounder at 8.0 boards a contest; Caupain has dished out a team-best 3.5 assists per game.

ALL-TIME AGAINST CINCINNATI …

• This evening's contest is just the second all-time meeting between the two schools.
• UC took the first meeting, 100-64, as part of the Delta Airlines Bearcat Classic, held on December 7, 1995. The Seahawks were coached by current Brooklyn Nets broadcaster Tim Capstraw in that game while current West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins patrolled the sidelines for the Bearcats.

ALL-TIME AGAINST AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE…

• Wagner is just 1-8 against teams in the current American Athletic Conference (AAC).
• The lone victory came against Hall of Fame Basketball coach Larry Brown's Southern Methodist (SMU) squad back on December 21, 2012.

               
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