Williamsburg, KY – The 16^th-ranked UC men's basketball team had two players notch career-high in points, while three Patriots dished out career-highs in assists to lead UC to a 99-55 win over Simmons College Tuesday night in the O. Wayne Rollins Center. With the win the Patriots improve to 8-2 overall, while the Falcons fall to 0-3.

The two teams traded buckets over the opening minutes of the game keeping the score even at 5-5, before UC went on an 8-0 run to take a 13-5 lead with 16:02 left.  Simmons cut the lead to five points, however Anthony Eaves hit from long range, while Danny Butt found Bri'an Brown for a dunk to extend the lead to 22-12.  Brown and Chance Edwards combined seven of UC's next 11 points to give Cumberlands a 33-14 advantage with 5:02 remaining in the first half.  Both teams recorded eight points over the final five minutes of the half giving the Patriots a 41-22 lead at the break.

Cumberlands strong shooting continued in the second half as UC opened the second half on an 18-2 run, including UC getting 13 straight from Caleb Taylor to put the Patriots in front 59-24 five minutes in.  The teams traded baskets over the next six minutes, until Edwards drained back-to-back field goals to push the lead to 71-34 with 8:36 left.  Taylor, Butt, Austin Hall, and Nnamdi Van Dulm combined for Cumberlands next 16 points to give UC an 87-48 advantage.  Edwards tallied ten of UC's final 12 points to finish with a career-high 18 points and give the Patriots the 99-55 win.

UC finished the game with 60 points in the paint and shot 54.7% from the field.

Taylor led the way for UC with a career-high 24 points and seven rebounds, while Butt dished out a career-high seven assists, seven rebounds, and eight points.  Jahi Hinson tallied seven points, seven rebounds and six assists, as Van Dulm chipped in six points and six assists.

UC returns to action Saturday, December 1, as they travel to Atlanta, GA to face Carver at 3 p.m. with live stats available here.

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