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Jizzle James scores 24 points, Cincinnati pulls away early in 2nd half to beat BYU 84-66

AP
Feb 08, 2025

Cincinnati Bearcats (AP) Jizzle James made six 3-pointers and scored 24 points, and Cincinnati pulled away early in the second half to beat BYU Cougars 84-66 on Saturday night.

Cincinnati trailed 42-39 at the break but opened the second half on a 22-2 run for a 61-44 lead and cruised from there. Simas Lukosius scored all five of his points during the surge, and Josh Reed capped it with a fast-break dunk.

Day Day Thomas added 15 points and Reed finished with 12 for Cincinnati (14-9, 4-8 Big 12), which shot 56% (19 of 34) from the field.

Richie Saunders scored 15 points and Egor Demin added 12 for BYU (15-8, 6-6).

Back-to-back 3-pointers from Kanon Catchings and Mihailo Boskovic helped pull the Cougars to 66-58 with about eight minutes left but they didn't get closer.

BYU, which lost at home to No. 20 Arizona 85-74 on Tuesday, has lost consecutive games since having its four-game win streak snapped.

Cincinnati will look to make it three straight wins with a home game against Utah on Tuesday.

BYU plays at West Virginia on Tuesday.

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1st Half
BYU
Cougars
42
CINCY
Bearcats
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Keba Keita vs. Aziz Bandaogo (Cougars gains possession)
19:39	+3	Trevin Knell makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists)	3-0
19:21		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
19:19		Bearcats offensive rebound
19:16		Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball)
19:00		Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) (Day Day Thomas steals)
18:51		Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball)
18:32	+2	Keba Keita makes two point jump shot (Trevin Knell assists)	5-0
18:23	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot	5-3
18:09		Egor Demin misses two point layup
18:07		Cougars offensive rebound
18:04		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
18:02		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
17:52	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	5-5
17:31	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup (Trevin Knell assists)	7-5
17:10		Day Day Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Egor Demin steals)
17:03	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	9-5
17:02		Bearcats 30 second timeout
16:43	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	9-7
16:37		Mawot Mag offensive foul
16:37		Mawot Mag turnover (offensive foul)
16:19	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	9-9
16:04	+2	Egor Demin makes two point layup (Richie Saunders assists)	11-9
15:40	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	11-12
15:27		Keba Keita turnover (bad pass)
15:27		TV timeout
15:08	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	11-14
14:36		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
14:30		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
14:06	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	11-16
13:40	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot	13-16
13:09		Kanon Catchings shooting foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 3	13-17
13:09	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 3	13-18
13:09	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 3 of 3	13-19
12:48		Dawson Baker misses two point jump shot
12:46		Josh Reed defensive rebound
12:33		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
12:31		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
12:26	+3	Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	13-22
12:19		Cougars 30 second timeout
12:19		TV timeout
12:15	+3	Dawson Baker makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	16-22
11:45		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
11:43		Dawson Baker defensive rebound
11:29	+3	Dawson Baker makes three point jump shot (Kanon Catchings assists)	19-22
11:08	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot	19-25
10:42		Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
10:32	+3	CJ Fredrick Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dillon Mitchell assists)	19-28
10:14	+3	Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)	22-28
9:53		Richie Saunders shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
9:53		Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:53		Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:53		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
9:26		Dawson Baker turnover (bad pass)
8:57	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Arrinten Page assists)	22-31
8:41		Dillon Mitchell blocks Egor Demin's two point jump shot
8:39		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
8:31		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
8:29		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
8:26	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point layup	24-31
8:02		Aziz Bandaogo misses two point jump shot
8:00		Keba Keita defensive rebound
7:36	+2	Egor Demin makes two point dunk	26-31
7:26		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
7:24		Trevin Knell defensive rebound
7:16	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Mawot Mag assists)	28-31
6:52		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
6:50		Keba Keita defensive rebound
6:37		TV timeout
6:25	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Egor Demin assists)	30-31
5:59		Aziz Bandaogo turnover (bad pass)
5:36		Dawson Baker misses three point jump shot
5:34		Keba Keita offensive rebound
5:29		Keba Keita misses two point layup
5:27		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
5:20		Mawot Mag personal foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
5:04		Simas Lukošius turnover (bad pass)
4:57		Egor Demin misses two point jump shot
4:54		Dillon Mitchell personal foul
4:35		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
4:33		Keba Keita personal foul
4:16		Jizzle James turnover (lost ball)
4:12		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-31
4:12	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-31
3:47	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot (Josh Reed assists)	32-33
3:34		Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
3:34		TV timeout
3:34	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-33
3:34	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-33
3:14	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)	34-35
2:54		Keba Keita misses two point layup
2:52		Bearcats defensive rebound
2:25		Richie Saunders blocks Jizzle James's two point jump shot
2:23		Bearcats offensive rebound
2:22	+2	Tyler Betsey makes two point jump shot (CJ Fredrick Jr. assists)	34-37
2:00		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
1:58		Bearcats defensive rebound
1:42	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (CJ Fredrick Jr. assists)	34-39
1:12	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot	36-39
0:57		Trevin Knell personal foul
0:46		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
0:44		Dawson Baker defensive rebound
0:36	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup	38-39
0:11		CJ Fredrick Jr. turnover (bad pass)
0:03	+3	Egor Demin makes three point jump shot	41-39
0:03		Josh Reed shooting foul (Egor Demin draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Egor Demin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-39
0:01		Jizzle James turnover (out of bounds)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BYU
Cougars
24
CINCY
Bearcats
45

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Jizzle James misses two point layup
19:50		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
19:45	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup	42-41
19:22		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
19:20		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
19:07	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	42-43
18:53	+2	Egor Demin makes two point dunk	44-43
18:40		Simas Lukošius misses two point layup
18:38		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
18:33		Mawot Mag turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
18:26	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk	44-45
17:59		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
17:52		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
17:38	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	44-48
17:27		Egor Demin turnover (bad pass)
17:12		Richie Saunders shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-49
17:12	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-50
16:59		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
16:57		Bearcats defensive rebound
16:32		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
16:30		Bearcats offensive rebound
16:14	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	44-52
15:47		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
15:47		TV timeout
15:47		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:47		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:47		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
15:29	+2	Simas Lukošius makes two point jump shot	44-54
15:13		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
15:11		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
15:05		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
15:03		Arrinten Page offensive rebound
14:46	+2	Josh Reed makes two point jump shot	44-56
14:26		Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul
14:12		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
14:10		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
14:01		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
13:59		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
13:49		Simas Lukošius misses two point jump shot
13:47		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
13:21		Fousseyni Traore turnover (offensive goaltending)
13:21		Fousseyni Traore personal foul (Arrinten Page draws the foul)
13:12	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Arrinten Page assists)	44-59
12:51		Dawson Baker turnover (bad pass) (Josh Reed steals)
12:48	+2	Josh Reed makes two point dunk	44-61
12:47		Cougars 30 second timeout
12:47		TV timeout
12:27	+3	Trey Stewart makes three point jump shot	47-61
11:57	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	47-63
11:41	+2	Mihailo Boskovic makes two point jump shot	49-63
11:14		Dallin Hall blocks Arrinten Page's two point layup
11:12		Bearcats offensive rebound
11:12		TV timeout
11:09		Kanon Catchings shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
11:09		Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:09	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-64
10:57		Mihailo Boskovic turnover (bad pass)
10:32		Jizzle James turnover (bad pass)
10:25	+3	Dawson Baker makes three point jump shot (Mihailo Boskovic assists)	52-64
9:56		Mihailo Boskovic personal foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
9:35		Bearcats turnover (shot clock violation)
9:17		Mihailo Boskovic misses three point jump shot
9:15		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
8:49	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup (Simas Lukošius assists)	52-66
8:43	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	55-66
8:19		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
8:17		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
8:06	+3	Mihailo Boskovic makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	58-66
8:04		Cougars 30 second timeout
8:04		TV timeout
7:53		Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
7:51		Josh Reed offensive rebound
7:45		Josh Reed misses two point layup
7:43		Mihailo Boskovic defensive rebound
7:29		Mihailo Boskovic misses two point jump shot
7:27		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
7:04	+3	Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists)	58-69
6:54		Day Day Thomas shooting foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
6:54		Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:54	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-69
6:29	+2	Josh Reed makes two point layup	59-71
6:16		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
6:14		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
5:59	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Simas Lukošius assists)	59-73
5:42		Trey Stewart misses three point jump shot
5:40		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
5:30		Simas Lukošius misses two point layup
5:28		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
5:21		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
5:19		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
5:19	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	59-75
5:19		Cougars 60 second timeout
5:07	+2	Keba Keita makes two point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	61-75
4:34	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	61-78
4:18		Day Day Thomas shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
4:18	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-78
4:18	+1	Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-78
4:08	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup	63-80
3:56		Mawot Mag misses three point jump shot
3:54		Bearcats defensive rebound
3:54		TV timeout
3:31		Aziz Bandaogo turnover (lost ball) (Trevin Knell steals)
3:06		Egor Demin misses three point jump shot
3:04		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
2:44		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
2:42		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
2:31		Dillon Mitchell blocks Richie Saunders's three point jump shot
2:30		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
2:30		Keba Keita personal foul
2:24		Dillon Mitchell misses two point dunk
2:22		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
2:17	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	63-82
2:10		Cougars 30 second timeout
2:09		Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
2:07		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
1:59	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)	63-84
1:50		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Dawson Baker's two point jump shot
1:48		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
1:41		Richie Saunders personal foul
1:20		Simas Lukošius misses two point jump shot
1:18		Trey Stewart defensive rebound
0:50	+3	Mihailo Boskovic makes three point jump shot (Elijah Crawford assists)	66-84
0:22		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
0:20		Dawson Baker defensive rebound
0:02		Mihailo Boskovic misses three point jump shot
0:00		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Simas Lukošius defensive rebound