Baba Miller scored 24 points and took 11 rebounds and Day Day Thomas added 12 points to lead host Cincinnati to a 74-64 win over Georgia State on Friday.

The Bearcats (2-0) led by nine points at halftime and by 15 three and a half minutes into the second half. Georgia State drew to within 49-44 on Micah Tucker's driving layup with 13:15 to play, but Cincinnati rebuilt its margin to a dozen points and the visitors never got closer than eight the rest of the way.

Miller went 8 of 9 from the floor. Moustapha Thiam added 10 points and nine boards for Cincinnati, which ruled the paint while scoring 36 points in the lane and outrebounding Georgia State 40-35.

Jelani Hamilton led all scorers with 26 points and Joah Chappelle had 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Panthers (0-2), who s

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