Cincinnati Wins C-USA Title
"Led by James White, the Bearcats won their 9th title in 10 years by defeating Southern Miss 83-52."
Sunday March 13th, 2005
The Cincinnati Enquirer
James White scored 24 points, and had 3 steals helping the Bearcats take the Conference USA title for the 9th time in 10 seasons. White also picked up the honors as the tournament MVP, by averaging 18 points, 3.3 steals and 4 rebounds a game. Southern Miss had defeated teams like Memphis, Marquette and Charlotte, but looked exhausted against Cincinnati allowing 21 turnovers.

Jason Maxiell and Eric Hicks celebrate after winning the C-USA title.
Cincinnati Bearcats Player Stats
James White - 24 Pts, 3 Stls, 3 Rbs
Armein Kirkland - 13 Pts, Stl
Vincent Banks - 12 Pts, Stl
Eric Hicks - 12 Pts, 10 Rbs, 4 Asts, 3 Stls
Roy Bright - 8 Pts, Stl, Blk
Jihad Muhammad - 6 Pts, 2 Stls
Asrangue Souleymane - 4 Pts, 5 Rbs, 5 Stls
Jason Maxiell - 4 Pts, 5 Rbs, 2 Asts
Nick Williams - 2 Pts, 2 Stls, 2 Asts
Chadd Moore - 3 Stls, Ast
Jamaal Lucas - 4 Asts, 3 Rbs, Stl
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Player Stats
Rashaad Carruth - 19 Pts, 4 Asts
Michael Ford - 9 Pts, 3 Rbs
Dwayne Brown - 7 Pts, 10 Rbs
Team Stats
Score - CIN 83, SM 52
FG% - CIN 49%, SM 43%
3PT% - CIN 30%, SM 50%
Asts - CIN 15, SM 15
TO's - CIN 0, SM 21
Rebs - CIN 38, SM 35
Stls - CIN 21, SM 0
Blks - CIN 1, SM 0
Points in the Paint - CIN 38, SM 22
Bench Points - CIN 45, SM 2
Fast Break Points - CIN 28, SM 4
Southern Miss had been a surprise throughout the whole tournament, but just couldn't get anything to go their way in the championship game. The Bearcats did not have a single turnover, Miss had 21. Cincinnati also had a huge performance from their bench getting 45 points. "The guys deserved this, they fought all year to reach this goal. Hopefully they keep it up in the big dance." Coach Huggins said after the win. The Bearcats will know later today what seed they will have in the NCAA Tournament, and who they will be facing next week.
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