he was suspended for shoving player Devon Atkinson during a game.

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. 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Morehead State?mens basketball coach Sean Woods has resigned following an investigation into alleged physical abuse of his players.Athletic director Brian Hutchinson on Thursday announced Woods resignation after four-plus seasons guiding the Eagles.?Hutchinson called the situation tough as he announced Woods departure from the program.Woods has been suspended since Nov. 22 and was charged with misdemeanor battery after two players --?Malik Maitland and Soufiyane Diakite -- said in a court affidavit that they had altercations with Woods. Woods faces a Feb. 9 hearing.It wasnt the first time Woods had issues since taking the job. In 2012, his first season with Moreheads program, he was suspended for shoving player Devon Atkinson during a game.Edson Maitland, the father of Malik Maitland, told ESPN his son informed him that Woods head-butted him late last season but quickly apologized, asked for forgiveness and promised it would never happen again. Edson Maitland said his son told him he reported the incident to the teams trainer.We are very, extremely disappointed in Coach Woods, Edson Maitland told ESPN earlier this week. He came into our home and violated our trust, the trust that we put in him as a coach. Not only did we ask him to coach our son, but to treat our son just as he would treat his own son.dddddddddddd He was reckless with willful intention in his action toward my son, inflicting such a pain on him.Woods was charged with misdemeanor battery, according to court documents obtained by WTVQ, after he allegedly backhanded Malik Maitland in his chest at halftime of a Nov. 19 matchup in Evansville, Indiana, and shoved Diakite during and after the game.Woods, who played with The Unforgettables Kentucky squad that reached the Elite Eight in 1992, was suspended three days after the game at Evansville.Evansville Sgt. Patrick McDonald said misdemeanor battery in Indiana is defined as any alleged assault that results in a complaint of pain from an alleged victim. It does not mean anyone was injured, he said.Hutchinson said assistant Preston Spradlin will continue as interim head coach of the Eagles (2-7), who have lost seven straight including five in a row since Woods suspension. The AD said a national search for Woods successor will begin after the Christmas holidays.Information from The Associated Press included in this report. ' ' '