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Men's Basketball Stuns No. 4 Cincinnati, 74-60
2/2/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb 2, 2002
By ARNIE STAPLETON
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE - Dwyane Wade scored 25 points and Cordell Henry had 20 as Marquette routed No. 4 Cincinnati 74-60 Saturday, stopping the nation's longest winning streak at 20.
The game drew 18,698 to the Bradley Center, the largest crowd to watch a college basketball game in Wisconsin. After the Golden Eagles dribbled out the clock, the student section emptied onto the floor and carried Wade off.
The Golden Eagles (19-3, 8-1 Conference USA) won their eighth straight and improved to 12-0 at home. They held the Bearcats to 35.7 percent shooting while shooting 45.5 percent against the nation's best defense.
The Bearcats got 15 points from Steve Logan, most after Cincinnati had fallen hopelessly behind in the second half. They fell to 20-2 and 8-1 with their first defeat since their opening the season with a 69-62 loss to Oklahoma State.
Wade, who sat out much of the first half in foul trouble, scored three quick baskets in the second half, including one as he darted across the lane that gave Marquette a 43-33 lead with 17:20 left.
Cincinnati had a chance to pull within four but Field Williams' rushed a 3-pointer and the Eagles took advantage with one of their few fastbreak opportunities with a long pass to Wade, who was fouled as he scored. His three-point play gave Marquette a 51-41 lead with 11:44 remaining.
After back-to-back buckets by Logan cut it to 51-45, Travis Diener (11 points) and Henry made 3-pointers to give Marquette a 57-45 lead with 9:18 left.
Wade was fouled by Logan on back-to-back trips and converted three of four free throws for a 60-45 lead with 8:25 left.
And Cincinnati couldn't close to single digits after that.
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The Golden Eagles used an 8-0 run, capped by Diener's 3-pointer, to take a 21-11 lead halfway through the first half. But Wade picked up his second foul at 9:44 and took a seat and the Eagles went more than six minutes without another field goal.
The Bearcats tied it at 27 on Taron Barker's 3 with four minutes left before Henry's running jumper ended the drought.
Marquette closed with a 6-2 run to take a 33-29 halftime lead despite Wade logging just 10 minutes' playing time.
The Eagles hit six of their first seven buckets in the second half to prevent the Bearcats from regaining the momentum.
