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CINCINNATI -- Once Cincinnati applied a little pressure, everything became easy.Jacob Evans III had nine points during a run that put Cincinnati in control midway through the second half, and the 24th-ranked Bearcats overcame cold shooting and a sloppy start to beat Albany 74-51 on Monday night.In the second half, we wanted to come out and play harder, Evans said. We came out and tried to turn up the defense. We scored off our defense.Evans 3-pointer started a 13-2 run that allowed the Bearcats (2-0) to finally shake loose. They went only 5 of 21 from beyond the arc, but Evans finished with 19 points.David Nichols scored 13 points and Joe Cremo had 12 for Albany (1-1), which self-destructed with 22 turnovers -- 11 in each half. Cremo had eight of them.They took the ball out of our hands, Albany coach Will Brown said. They got real physical with us. I think our inexperience on the perimeter as a whole with our starting group showed a little bit today.Cincinnati led only 29-27 at halftime as the Bearcats shot 33 percent from the field and got outrebounded 19-15. There was one tie and 10 lead changes, and neither team could make shots consistently. Cincinnati, however, outscored Albany 40-18 over the final 15 minutes of the game.The scouting report was that they were limited at the point guard position, said guard Troy Caupain, who had four steals. So in practice, we worked on getting after each other.NEW LEADEREvans had 23 points in the opening win, and led the offense again on Monday, asserting himself as a scoring threat in his second season.That takes the pressure off all of us, me included, Caupain said.PESKY DEFENSECincinnati guard Justin Jenifer scored only six points but had three steals and helped to lead the strong closing flourish. Bearcats coach Mick Cronin envisions Jenifer as a defensive specialist who can change the game with pressure on the ball.He has really embraced it, Cronin said. He was like Speedy Gonzalez out there. Thats what hes got to be. I thought Justin really gave us an influx of energy.POLL IMPLICATIONSCincinnati moved into the Top 25 on Monday after a season-opening 84-55 win over Brown. The Bearcats will have a chance to move up -- or get knocked out -- during their upcoming weekend tournament.BIG PICTUREAlbany: The Great Danes opened the season with their first victory over a Big Ten team, winning at Penn State 87-81 on Friday. They kept it close against Cincinnati for more than a half, before their turnovers helped Cincinnati pull away.Cincinnati: The Bearcats have struggled to hit outside shots the last few seasons, relying on their defense to generate points. They had the same issues on Monday, when they pulled away by getting 24 points off turnovers.UP NEXTAlbany: Hosts Oneonta on Wednesday in its first home game.Cincinnati: Plays No. 21 Rhode Island on Saturday in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Tip-Off in Connecticut.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org Trent Taylor Super Bowl Jersey . Its sharpness matched my mind. This was no night to go to sleep. Deion Sanders Super Bowl Jersey . Bradwell was scheduled to become a free agent Tuesday. Born and raised in Toronto, Bradwell is entering his sixth CFL season, with all six played for his hometown Argonauts. http://www.thesf49ersshoponline.com/Robbie-Gould-49ers-Jersey/ . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. Jalen Hurd Super Bowl Jersey . 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It was the 41st career triple-double.Victor Oladipo scored 26 points and Steven Adams added 15 to help the Thunder win their second straight after a four-game losing streak.Oklahoma City shot 55.1 percent from the field and outrebounded the Nets 46-30.Brook Lopez scored 22 points, and Bojan Bogdanovic and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson each added 13 for the Nets. They have lost three straight.WARRIORS 104, CELTICS 88BOSTON -- Klay Thompson scored 28 points, Kevin Durant had 23 points and 10 rebounds against the team he spurned this summer and the Golden State Warriors scored 18 points in a row in the third quarter to pull away and beat Boston.Stephen Curry had just 16 points -- his second-fewest of the season -- while sitting out much of the fourth quarter as the Warriors cruised to their sixth straight victory.Avery Bradley had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Boston and Isaiah Thomas scored a season-low 18.CAVALIERS 104, PISTONS 81CLEVELAND -- Kyrie Irving scored 25 points and LeBron James, returning to the lineup after sitting out a game, added 21 to help Cleveland rout Detroit.Irving was 11 of 15 from the field with 11 assists, one short of his career high, in 29 minutes.James, who rested Wednesday night in a loss at Indiana, made 9 of 14 shots and played only 28 minutes.Following a slow start that saw Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue call a timeout less than 2 minutes into the game, the Cavaliers took over. Cleveland led by 11 at the end of the first quarter, and took a 56-39 lead into halftime. Cleveland built the lead to 33 points in the fourth quarter, allowing Lue to rest his starters for the entire final period. The defending NBA champions dont play again until Wednesday night.PELICANS 113, TRAIL BLAZERS 101NEW ORLEANS -- Anthony Davis had 38 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, Jrue Holiday added 21 points in his first action this season, and New Orleans beat Portland.Holiday missed the first 12 games to care for his wife, retired soccer star Lauren Holiday, who had brain surgery last month only weeks after giving birth to the couples first childd.ddddddddddddTerrence Jones added 15 pointsfor the Pelicans. Theyve won three of five after an 0-8 start.Damian Lillard scored 27 points, and CJ McCollum 24 had for Portland.GRIZZLIES 80, MAVERICKS 64DALLAS -- Chandler Parsons scored 12 points in his return to Dallas, helping Memphis beat the injury-plagued Mavericks, who flirted with franchise worsts for scoring and shooting percentage.Parsons is still on a minutes restriction after both his seasons with the Mavericks ended in knee surgery, which played a role in him landing with Memphis on a max contract. But he didnt need to play much to be the Grizzlies leading scorer in this game.Dallas was without Dirk Nowitzki (strained Achilles) and the top three options at point guard in Deron Williams (left calf strain), J.J. Barea (torn left leg muscle) and Devin Harris (right toe sprain).The Mavericks avoided the franchise-record low of 62 points from 1997 when Argentine rookie Nicolas Brussino made a 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining. Dallas (2-9) matched its worst start since going 2-9 during Nowitzkis rookie season in 1998-99.HORNETS 100, HAWKS 96CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nic Batum had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Cody Zeller matched his career high with 23 points and Charlotte rallied to snap Atlantas six-game winning streak.Zeller was 9 of 10 from the field. Kemba Walker overcame a slow start and scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half for his 10th straight 20-point game. The Hornets improved to 8-3.Paul Millsap led the Hawks with 22 points and 13 rebounds, and Kent Bazemore had 19 points. Dwight Howard had 10 points and 18 rebounds before being ejected in the fourth quarter.SUNS 116, PACERS 96INDIANAPOLIS -- Brandon Knight scored 17 points and Phoenix beat Indiana.Jared Dudley added 16 points for the Suns, Alan Williams had 15 points, and Devin Booker and Leandro Barbosa 13 each. The Suns improved to 4-9 with their second road victory.Myles Turner led the Pacers with 22 points, and Jeff Teague had 21 points and seven assists.Pacers All-Star Paul George did not play for the second time in three games. He is battling soreness in his left ankle after turning his ankle in Indianas overtime loss at Philadelphia on Nov. 11. ' ' '