Simas Lukosius, Jizzle James each score 19 points and No. 17 Cincinnati beats Nicholls State 86-49
CINCINNATI (AP) Simas Lukosius had 19 points including five 3-pointers, Jizzle James scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half, and No. 17 Cincinnati eased by Nicholls State 86-49 on Friday night.
Dillon Mitchell had 12 points and nine rebounds and Arrinten Page added 11 points for Cincinnati, which returned after a week off following an 83-56 victory over Morehead State on Nov. 8.
The Bearcats have now started 3-0 in each of Wes Miller’s four years at the helm. He earned his 250th win last Friday.
Jamal West Jr. scored 12 points to lead Nicholls State (2-3).
Nicholls State coach Tevon Saddler played for Miller at UNC-Greensboro from 2013-15, earning Southern Conference freshman of the year honors. Saddler, at 29, is the youngest Division I coach in the nation.
Cincinnati was without Dan Skillings Jr., its leading scorer and rebounder last season, after he suffered a knee injury in a season-opening win when he finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Cincinnati did not miss Skillings as the Bearcats shot 54% and outrebounded Nicholls State 46-32. Aziz Bandaogo, a 7-foot senior had four of Cincinnati's 14 blocked shots.
Cincinnati pulled away midway through the first half when Page started a 9-0 run with five straight points and Bandaogo made a basket on back-to-back possessions for a 25-12 lead. The Bearcats led by double figures the rest of the way.
Cincinnati held Nicholls State to 26% shooting in the first half to build a 42-22 lead. The Colonels, who didn’t have a double-digit scorer until the 13:24 mark of the second half, finished 21 of 69 from the field (30%).
Nicholls State plays host to Towson on Wednesday.
Cincinnati plays at Northern Kentucky on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Bearcats gains possession) | Â |
| 19:38 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. blocks Dillon Mitchell's two point layup | Â |
| 19:36 |  | Â | Caleb Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:22 | | Â | Robert Brown III misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:08 | | Â | Byron Ireland misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:06 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:59 | | Â | Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | Colonels defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:32 | | Â | Caleb Robinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:30 | | Â | Jizzle James defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:05 | | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point hook shot | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell shooting foul | Â |
| 17:50 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 17:50 | | +1 | Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 17:32 | |  | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot |  |
| 17:30 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:27 | | Â | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:25 | |  | Simas Lukošius offensive rebound |  |
| 17:13 | | Â | Connor Hickman misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:13 | | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk | 1-4 |
| 16:50 | | Â | Jizzle James blocks Byron Ireland's two point layup | Â |
| 16:48 | | Â | Byron Ireland offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:37 | | Â | Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:35 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:35 | | Â | Ike Cornish personal foul | Â |
| 16:29 | | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point layup | 1-6 |
| 16:05 | | Â | Robert Brown III turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 15:45 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 15:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:36 | | Â | Trae English turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 15:23 | |  | Simas Lukošius turnover (Jamal West Jr. steals) |  |
| 15:05 | | Â | Byron Ireland misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:03 | | Â | Mekhi Collins offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:56 | | Â | Mekhi Collins turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals) | Â |
| 14:48 | | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup | 1-8 |
| 14:32 | | Â | Trae English misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:30 | | Â | Connor Hickman defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:13 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | Ike Cornish defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:59 | | Â | Aziz Bandaogo blocks Ike Cornish's two point layup | Â |
| 13:59 | | Â | Ike Cornish offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:52 | | Â | Ike Cornish turnover (Aziz Bandaogo steals) | Â |
| 13:41 | | Â | Ike Cornish personal foul | Â |
| 13:38 | | Â | Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Mekhi Collins steals) | Â |
| 13:34 | | +3 | Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Trae English assists) | 4-8 |
| 13:24 | | +2 | Arrinten Page makes two point layup (Simas Lukošius assists) | 4-10 |
| 13:09 | | +2 | Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup (Robert Brown III assists) | 6-10 |
| 13:00 | | Â | Jizzle James turnover | Â |
| 12:53 | | +2 | Mekhi Collins makes two point hook shot (Robert Brown III assists) | 8-10 |
| 12:26 | | +3 | Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists) | 8-13 |
| 12:16 | | Â | Arrinten Page blocks Robert Brown III's two point layup | Â |
| 12:14 | | Â | Trae English offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:56 | | +2 | Jamal West Jr. makes two point dunk (Byron Ireland assists) | 10-13 |
| 11:55 | | Â | Bearcats 30 second timeout | Â |
| 11:55 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | Tyler Betsey turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 11:10 | | Â | Colonels turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 11:00 | | +3 | Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists) | 10-16 |
| 10:41 | | +2 | Trae English makes two point layup | 12-16 |
| 10:29 | | +3 | Arrinten Page makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists) | 12-19 |
| 10:10 | | Â | Byron Ireland turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 9:55 | | Â | Mekhi Collins shooting foul | Â |
| 9:55 | | +1 | Arrinten Page makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-20 |
| 9:55 | | +1 | Arrinten Page makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-21 |
| 9:32 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:30 | | Â | Jizzle James defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:25 | |  | Jamal West Jr. blocks Simas Lukošius's two point layup |  |
| 9:23 | | Â | Bearcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:18 | | Â | Jizzle James misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:16 | | Â | Arrinten Page offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:03 | | Â | Arrinten Page misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 9:01 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Trae English misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:34 | | +2 | Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Simas Lukošius assists) | 12-23 |
| 8:32 | | Â | Colonels 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:17 | | Â | Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Josh Reed defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:01 | | +2 | Aziz Bandaogo makes two point hook shot (Connor Hickman assists) | 12-25 |
| 7:43 | | Â | Josh Reed blocks Robert Brown III's three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:28 | | Â | Aziz Bandaogo turnover (Sincere Malone steals) | Â |
| 7:18 | | +3 | Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Sincere Malone assists) | 15-25 |
| 7:12 | | Â | Sincere Malone personal foul | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:08 | |  | Simas Lukošius turnover (Caleb Robinson steals) |  |
| 6:57 | | Â | Robert Brown III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:55 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:37 | | +2 | Simas Lukošius makes two point layup | 15-27 |
| 6:23 | | Â | Robert Brown III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:21 | | Â | Connor Hickman defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:06 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. blocks Connor Hickman's two point layup | Â |
| 6:04 | | Â | Bearcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:01 | | Â | Josh Reed offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:56 | | +2 | Josh Reed makes two point layup | 15-29 |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Byron Ireland makes two point layup | 17-29 |
| 5:31 | | Â | Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:29 | | Â | Rayvon Griffith offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:23 | | +3 | Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Rayvon Griffith assists) | 17-32 |
| 5:07 | | +3 | Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Byron Ireland assists) | 20-32 |
| 4:53 | | Â | Josh Reed misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:51 | |  | Simas Lukošius offensive rebound |  |
| 4:41 | | Â | Aziz Bandaogo misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 4:39 | | Â | Colonels defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:16 | | Â | Sincere Malone misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:01 | | +3 | Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists) | 20-35 |
| 3:44 | | +2 | Byron Ireland makes two point jump shot | 22-35 |
| 3:31 | | Â | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:29 | | Â | Mekhi Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:09 | | Â | Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:07 | | Â | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:48 | | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Simas Lukošius assists) | 22-37 |
| 2:27 | | Â | Arrinten Page blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 2:25 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:12 | | Â | Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:10 | | Â | Sincere Malone offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:09 | | Â | Sincere Malone misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Tyler Betsey defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Tyler Betsey turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | Trae English misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:55 | |  | Simas Lukošius defensive rebound |  |
| 1:47 | | Â | Mekhi Collins shooting foul | Â |
| 1:47 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:47 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:47 | | Â | Sincere Malone defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:18 | | Â | Aziz Bandaogo blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 1:16 | | Â | Sincere Malone offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:11 | | Â | Aziz Bandaogo blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:09 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:00 | | Â | Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Trae English steals) | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Dillon Mitchell blocks Trae English's two point layup | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Robert Brown III offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:37 | |  | Trae English turnover (Simas Lukošius steals) |  |
| 0:27 | | Â | Robert Brown III shooting foul | Â |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Jizzle James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-38 |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Jizzle James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-39 |
| 0:22 | | Â | Byron Ireland turnover (bad pass) (Josh Reed steals) | Â |
| 0:19 | | +3 | Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Josh Reed assists) | 22-42 |
| 0:02 | | Â | Jamal West Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Jizzle James defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |