UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- No. 24 Cincinnati got back into the paint Sunday and back into the win column.Kyle Washington had 16 points and 17 rebounds and the Bearcats beat Penn State 71-50 in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off.Jacob Evans added 14 points for Cincinnati (3-1), which bounced back from a loss to No. 21 Rhode Island on Saturday by dominating the Nittany Lions.Cincinnati shot 50 percent for the game (30 for 60) doing much of their damage in the lane, where they had a 34-18 scoring advantage.We had some talks (last night), said Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin. You try to win with jump shots, youre not going to make the NCAA tournament. We understand how to make it. Youve got to play defense, got to rebound and youve got to do it with toughness.Shep Garner had 20 points to lead Penn State (2-3), after scoring 15 in the teams 10-point loss Saturday to top-ranked Duke.This one wasnt nearly as competitive.The Bearcats put the game away early, using an 18-1 run to build a 32-10 advantage.Washington, a North Carolina State transfer, had 10 of his points and seven rebounds in the first half when the Bearcats shot 59 percent from the field, getting inside almost at will. They went into halftime leading 34-19.We have to be focused on playing as a unit, Washington said. Im not saying it because it sounds good, but we have to keep on working.Cincinnati outrebounded Penn State 40-26, including 10-3 on the offensive boards.We just decided if we really wanted to win and be a great team, we were going to have to buy in and do what Coach has been telling us, Evans said. Weve got to play defense, rebound and play with toughness. We finally bought into that and it showed today.BIG PICTURECincinnati: The Bearcats were defeated at their own game of aggressiveness and hustle in the loss to Rhode Island . The Rams won the rebounding battle by nine and had 16 offensive boards. We got away from our identity in the second half yesterday, Cronin said. I know theyd rather have played today than dealt with me in practice. Lets just be honest.... Senior guard Troy Caupain, the American Athletic Conferences preseason player of the year, averaged 10 points, five rebounds and 5.3 assists in his first three games. He had 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists on Sunday.Penn State: Coach Patrick Chambers came to Mohegan Sun looking for progress. He felt the 78-68 loss to No. 1 Duke on Saturday qualified as a step forward . And Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski gave the Nittany Lions high praise. 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The AFC East showdown attracted 35 percent of the total money bet on all Sunday games at William Hills Nevada sportsbook, and nearly 80 percent of the money bet on the game was on New England, which closed as 6-point road favorites and easily covered the spread in a 41-25 win.We got clobbered [Sunday] and were going to get clobbered tonight, Nick Bogdanovich, director of trading at William Hill, said Monday, noting that his book will be rooting for the underdog Chicago Bears in the Monday night game against the Minnesota Vikings.Thank God for the wiseguys or we would have never written a bet on Buffalo.- Chris Andrews (@andrewssports) October 30, 2016At MGM, there were 10 times as many bets on the Patriots as the Bills.We did suck out aa little bit of straight-bet money [on the Bills], but not a lot, MGM vice president of race and sports Jay Rood said.ddddddddddddAt Caesars, 92 percent off all parlay and teaser bets involving that game were tied to Tom Brady.We didnt get a lot of buyback and got destroyed due to the Pats, a Caesars sportsbook manager said in an email. It wasnt our worst loss of the season, but its in the top five for games we lost on this year, and is probably our highest loss on a game that wasnt a Sunday [or] Monday night game where everyone re-bets onto it.New England is 7-1 against the spread this season, the best mark in the NFL.The public is betting the Patriots like every week now, Ed Salmons, assistant manager at the Westgate SuperBook said. [The Patriots] are like their free spot in bingo. Its the one thing thats working for them. ' ' '