Cincinnati basketball coach John Brannen previews the Bearcats' exhibition against Thomas More. Fletcher Page, fpage@enquirer..com
Cincinnati basketball's John Brannen era is officially underway.
Almost.
The Bearcats dropped Thomas More, formerly a NCAA Division III program now competing at the NAIA level, Thursday 79-36 in an exhibition in front of an announced crowd of 5,389 at Fifth Third Arena.
UC broke a 13-all score with a 27-1 run over the final 12 minutes of the first half to initiate the runaway outcome.
Bearcats' graduate transfer guard Chris McNeal scored a game-high 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting.