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CINCINNATI — JJ Quinerly scored 24 of her 31 points in the first half and No. 18 West Virginia closed the regular season with an 85-69 win over Cincinnati. The Mountaineers have a first-round bye in the Big 12 Conference tournament that starts Wednesday in Kansas City. The Bearcats will play the first day. Jillian Hayes had 20 points, eight rebounds and three steals for Cincinnati. The Mountaineers had a 47-29 rebounding advantage and 21-11 on the offensive end, good for 28 second-chance points. Quinerly had 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the first quarter when the Mountaineers took a 21-15 lead and she had another dozen of 5-of-7 shooting as the lead stretched to 44-30 at the break.
