Dillon Mitchell scored 14 issues and had 11 rebounds to guide No. 18 Cincinnati to an 81-58 street win over Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlanta.
Mitchell, a switch from Texas, recorded his first double-double since becoming a member of the Bearcats and the 10th of his profession. Mitchell shot 6 of 10 from the ground and added a blocked shot.
Cincinnati (5-0) additionally won 14 issues and 5 rebounds from Connor Hickman, 14 issues, seven assists and two steals from Jizzle James, and 12 issues from Simas Lukosius. The Bearcats have had a minimum of 4 double-digit scorers in every in their first 5 video games.
Georgia Tech (2-3) was once led via Nathan George with 13 issues and Duncan Powell with 10. The Yellow Jackets have misplaced two instantly.
It was once the 9th instantly win for Cincinnati over an opponent from the ACC, a streak that started on the 2009 Maui Invitational. The Bearcats advanced to 10-4 all-time towards Georgia Tech.
Cincinnati jumped out to a 10-2 and, aided via seven Georgia Tech turnovers, upped the result in 19-9 at 11:29. The Bearcats then used a 10-0 run – punctuated via Tyler Betsey’s 3-pointer – that prolonged the result in 16 issues a 33-17.
Georgia Tech two times were given the lead right down to 11 issues, however the Bearcats scored the overall 5 issues of the part and completed with a 3-point via Lukosius to guide 45-29 on the damage.
Cincinnati scored 28 issues within the paint and shot 60 % (18-for-30) within the first part.
The Bearcats endured to construct their lead in the second one part and went up via 20 when Lukosius hit a 3-pointer at 13:49 to make it 56-36. Georgia Tech by no means were given nearer than 14 issues.
Cincinnati endured its defensive good fortune towards the 3-point shot. They entered the sport permitting 26.2 % and Georgia Tech hit simply 5 of 20 (25 %).
–Box Stage Media
