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Senior guard K.B. Sharp scored her 1,000th career point and became the Bearcats' all-time leader in minutes played.

Sharp, already UC's all-time assists leader, scored 17 points and surpassed the school record of 3,940 minutes played, set by Keely Freeman from 1983-86. Sharp also added six assists and nine rebounds.

Bearcats sophomore Debbie Merrill posted a season-high 28 points with 10 rebounds.

She scored in double figures for the 22nd straight time and 45th time in 54 career games. It was Merrill's 17th career double-double and fifth in the last seven games.

Jennifer Jackson carried East Carolina, scoring 29 of their 69 points.

Cincinnati (17-5, 7-2)--Alexander 8-11 4-4 20, Young 2-2 0-0 4, Merrill 13-22 2-3 28, Sharp 6-8 3-3 17, King 4-11 0-0 10, Knoch 0-1 0-0 0, Harvey 2-6 0-0 4, Stevenson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-62 9-10 83.

East Carolina (10-11, 2-6)--Horton 0-2 0-0 0, Jackson 10-17 7-7 29, Willis 7-8 1-3 15, Robich 2-9 0-1 4, Pankey 3-6 2-2 8, Bishop 0-3 0-0 0, May-Richardson 1-4 0-0 3, Sutton 2-3 0-0 4, Cloud 1-4 3-4 6. Totals 26-56 13-17 69.

Halftime: Cincinnati 43-33. 3-point goals: Cincinnati 4-11 (Sharp 2-2, King 2-7, Knoch 0-1, Harvey 0-1), East Carolina 4-17 (Jackson 2-7, Robich 0-3, Pankey 0-1, Bishop 0-1, May-Richardson 1-3, Cloud 1-2). Rebounds: Cincinnati 32 (Merrill 10), East Carolina 29 (Jackson 6). Assists: Cincinnati 16 (Sharp 6), East Carolina 14 (Robich 9).