Bearcats Shoot Past Shockers

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Hot-shooting Cincinnati rode a fast start to an 85-76 victory over visiting Wichita State on Thursday evening at Fifth Third Arena.

David DeJulius scored 17 points to lead the Bearcats (17-9, 7-6 American), who made 7-of-8 threes to build a 21-point lead after less than nine minutes.

led a group of four double-figure scorers with 14 points for WSU (13-10, 4-7), which used a 12-0 run to get back within three points with just over a minute to play in the first half.

UC led 42-35 at halftime and kept the Shockers at bay with another hot-shooting second half, this time with an array of drives and short jumpers.

The Bearcats shot 55.2 percent for the game (a season-high for a WSU…