Kerr Kriisa scored 20 points and Day Day Thomas added 19 as Cincinnati used long-distance sharp-shooting to fend off short-handed Tarleton State, 76-58, Monday night in Cincinnati.

Kriisa, Thomas and Jalen Celestine combined for 13 threes as Cincinnati (6-2) rebounded from a stunning home loss to Eastern Michigan last Wednesday. The Bearcats finished 15-of-36 from 3-point range and used a 15-4 run midway through the second half to break open a four-point game.

Cincinnati opened the second half by making 9-of-13 from beyond the arc to finally pull away from the Western Athletic Conference foe.

Helping Cincinnati's cause was the return to the starting lineup of star big man Baba Miller, who finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Miller, who missed the last two games due to a hip injury,

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