CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Gary Clark had a career-high 14 rebounds as part of his first double-double of the season, and 17th-ranked Cincinnati recovered from its first loss of the season by drubbing Morgan State 87-66 on Sunday.
 
Cincinnati (8-1) was coming off a 78-76 loss to Butler on the Bearcats' home court Wednesday night, when Roosevelt Jones made a bank shot with a tenth of a second left. There was no drama in this one as the Bearcats' front line dominated.
 
The Bearcats opened with an 18-4 run that featured points from all five starters. Coach Mick Cronin then substituted for all five at a timeout. The Bears (2-6) missed 10 of their first 11 shots and had three turnovers as Cincinnati took control and brought in the backups.
 
Clark led Cincinnati with his fourth career double-double, scoring 13 points. Shaq Thomas had 15 points as the Bearcats finished with six players finish in double figures. The Bearcats dominated the boards 49-37.
 
Junior forward Kyle Thomas had 17 points for Morgan State, going 5 of 8 from beyond the arc.

Morgan State also was coming off a tough loss Wednesday, when Wagner made a pair of free throws with 3.2 seconds left for a 62-61 win. The Bears faced a tough challenge against one of the nation's top defenses -- Cincinnati ranks seventh at 57.5 points allowed per game.
 
The Bears didn't reach double digits until they got a goal-tending call with 8:02 left in the first half, making it 33-11. The Bearcats led 51-27 at halftime, matching their highest-scoring half of the season. They also scored 51 during a 106-44 win over Robert Morris.
 
Morgan State got the lead down to 56-40 in the second half.
 
Senior forward Cedric Blossom scored 16 points and had nine rebounds in his second game of the season. Donte Pretlow added 12 points and Rasean Simpson chipped in 10 points with seven rebounds.

Next Up: The Bears have two weeks off before hosting the Manhattan Jaspers on Dec. 20.