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Watch: Steal by Cincinnati's Troy Caupain leads to dunk vs. Kentucky

During the first half of Saturday's Round of 32 game between Cincinnati and Kentucky, Bearcats guard Troy Caupain stole the ball and spun past Aaron Harrison on a nifty sequence that led to a dunk.
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During the first half of Saturday's Round of 32 game between Cincinnati and Kentucky, Bearcats guard Troy Caupain stole the ball and spun past Aaron Harrison on a nifty sequence that led to a dunk.

​Caupain got the ball to Shaquille Thomas, who dunked it to give Cincinnati a 24-21 lead with 3:43 remaining in the half.

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The Bearcats would go scoreless for the remainder of the half, though, as the Wildcats went on a 10-0 run to take a 31-24 halftime lead.

Coreontae DeBerry had six points and two blocks in the first half for Cincinnati, while Karl-Anthony Towns had eight points and one block for Kentucky.

- Molly Geary