Charleston Gazette-Mail · Dec 22, 2016
Marshall basketball prepares for tough Cincinnati defense
Marshall’s Jon Elmore (33) dribbles around West Virginia Wesleyan’s Mo Berchie (10) on Monday in Huntington.It’s not just that 23rd-ranked Cincinnati, Marshall’s opponent Thursday night, is giving up barely over 60 points per game.
A more deliberate pace and a few outmanned visiting teams can contribute to that. This stat may stand out a little more: UC opponents are shooting just 36.8 percent.
Even the two teams that have beaten the Bearcats, Rhode Island and Butler, couldn’t reach 45 percent. And Iowa State, 19th at the time, couldn’t score 55 in 45 minutes — UC won that overtime game 55-54.