Leonard Stokes dunks two of his 20 points. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        Here is what two preseason games have told us about the University of Cincinnati basketball team: It sure can score in bunches.

        No need for the 35-second shot clock with this group.

        The Bearcats made a mockery of their exhibition schedule for the second straight week, blasting the Worldwide All-Stars from Budapest 119-53 Saturday night at Shoemaker Center.

        Their preseason victories were by 56 and 66 points — in case you're scoring at home.

        “We're as ready as we're going to be right now,” sophomore center B.J. Grove said.

        UC opens the regular season next Saturday against Boise State (6:05 p.m., Shoemaker Center).

        Just like its first game against the California Southeast All-Stars, UC jumped out to a huge lead again Saturday night (26-8 after 9¹/₂ minutes, 61-31 at halftime), and who would win was never a question.

        “Give me another week,” UC coach Bob Huggins said. “I will be (ready). We've got a lot of stuff to do. We're just going to continue to try to get better.”

        If you prefer to dwell on the good stuff, consider:

        • UC shot 63.3 percent from the field in two games, including 62.1 percent Saturday night. Sure, these were two bad teams, but the ball still has to go in the basket.

        • The Bearcats have been mostly unselfish, averaging 24.5 assists a game, though Huggins did not think they passed the ball as well or made as good decisions in Game 2.

        • Six players scored in double figures against Budapest, led by sophomore Kenny Satterfield, who finished with 25 points, 12 assists and five rebounds. He was 20-of-27 from the field in the two games. Backcourt mate Steve Logan was 17-for-26 in the two games and scored 17 points Saturday night.

        “Last year we had to slow down to get the ball to Kenyon (Martin) in the paint; that was our strength,” Satterfield said. “You've got to adjust to what you've got, and we've got good guards.”

        • Leonard Stokes had a near-perfect preseason. The sophomore forward made his first 11 field goal attempts; his first miss came with 16:48 to play Saturday night. He scored 20 each game and was a combined 14-of-16 from the field. He goes into the season confident and comfortable. “Leonard probably had the best summer of anybody,” Huggins said. “Leonard has done what we've asked him to do.”

        Also, Huggins said, UC improved defensively during the past week.

        If you'd rather focus on areas that need improvement, continue to watch the rebounding.

        At halftime, the Worldwide All-Stars were outrebounding UC 14-9 despite trailing by 30 points. UC did come back and outrebound the Budapest team 27-9 in the second half. But the flaw is sometimes glaring.

        “That's an area we're going to have to work very, very hard to overcome,” Huggins said. “It's not a matter of not knowing technique.”

        Donald Little struggled for the second straight game to stay out of foul trouble early. The 6-foot-11 sophomore picked up his second foul with 11:17 left in the first half trying to take a charge, and his third less than three minutes into the second half. He finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks, but Huggins said he thought Little didn't run the floor well.

        Grove finished with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting and had two steals. But he had only one rebound in 18 minutes.

        “B.J.'s big enough to score every time he gets it,” Satterfield said.

        “He plays OK as long as he's not tired,” Huggins said.

        Said Grove: “I look at one rebound. That's what I'm going to hear about when I get to practice Monday.”

        BUDAPEST (53) — Kolarics 0-0 0-0 0, Hartvich 5-12 4-5 14, Kangyal 2-7 3-4 8, C.Horvath 2-3 0-0 4, Puskas 3-7 0-0 8, A.Horvath 3-9 0-1 8, Kecskes 1-2 2-2 6, Fulup 3-6 1-1 7, Major 0-0 0-0 0, Benyovszky 0-0 0-0 0, Kotorman 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-49 10-13 53.

        CINCINNATI (119) — Stokes 7-9 4-5 20, Davis 2-4 2-2 6, Little 4-6 4-7 12, Satterfield 8-11 9-10 25, Logan 6-9 5-6 17, McElroy 4-7 3-4 11, Grove 5-8 5-6 15, Williams 4-8 0-0 8, Flowers 1-4 2-2 5. Totals 41-66 34-42 119.

        3-point field goal: Budapest 5-17, Cincinnati 3-11 (Davis 0-1, Williams 0-3, Satterfield 0-1, Stokes 2-4, Flowers 1-2). Rebounds: Budapest 23, Cincinnati 36 (Little 7, McElroy 6). Assists: Budapest 10. Cincinnati 25 (Satterfield 12). Halftime: Cincinnati 61, Budapest 31. Attendance: 9,802.

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