Tyson Etienne looked at the scoresheet and gasped, surprised the Shockers took a mere 10 three-pointers.
While there is no magic number, the three-point line played a large role in deciding Sunday's 61-57 loss to Cincinnati at Koch Arena. It wasn't that the Shockers didn't take enough – maybe more threes help, but only if they go in the basket.
Throughout the game, the Shockers, playing without point guard Craig Porter Jr., worked and worked to build a lead, two points at a time. The Bearcats, it seemed, didn't need to grind nearly as hard before splashing in a three-pointer.