Providence guard Sharaud Curry (4) passes the ball out against Cincinnati guard Jaquon Parker (44) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, in Cincinnati.
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Wright leads Bearcats over Friars 92-88
Updated: Sunday, 31 Jan 2010, 4:53 AM EST
Published : Sunday, 31 Jan 2010, 4:53 AM EST
CINCINNATI (AP) - Redshirt freshman Cashmere Wright scored a career-high 24 points, nine of them during a 16-1 run in the second half that swept Cincinnati to a 92-88 victory over Providence on Saturday night.
Wright, who had lost his starting job and was benched for a game, returned to the starting lineup on Saturday and steadied Cincinnati (14-7, 5-4 Big East) through a wide-open game by making nine of his 11 shots and getting five assists.
Providence (12-9, 4-5) got the back-and-forth pace it likes, but couldn't hold on to the ball during the Bearcats' decisive run. The Friars had five turnovers during the 5-minute spurt.
Cincinnati's poor free-throw shooting (20 of 41) allowed the Friars to make a late comeback. Sharaud Curry's 3 with 6.6 seconds left cut it to 91-88, but Jaquon Parker made the second of his two free throws to clinch it.
Curry finished with 27 points.
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