Thomas scores season-high 20 and Cincinnati leads the entire second half of a 93-83 victory over UCF
AP
Feb 05, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Day Day Thomas scored 18 of his season-high 20 points in the first half, Jizzle James had seven of his 15 points in the final four minutes and Cincinnati Bearcats led the entire second half of a 93-83 victory over UCF Knights on Wednesday night.
James sank a jumper from the free-throw line for an 85-77 lead and he added a left-handed layup on the next possession for a 10-point lead with 1:44 remaining. James also had a steal on back-to-back possessions in the final minute, both leading to dunks by Dillon Mitchell to help secure it.
Mitchell finished with 19 points and Aziz Bandaogo scored 16 points for Cincinnati (13-9, 3-8 Big 12 Conference). Thomas was making his second start of the season after doing so 35 times last year before breaking his foot in the NIT opener.
Keyshawn Hall led UCF (13-9, 4-7) with 23 points and Darius Johnson added 21 points. Moustapha Thiam had 14 points and eight rebounds and Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 11.
Thomas made a steal on UCF's final possession of the first half and tipped in his own miss at the other end just before the halftime buzzer to give Cincinnati a 40-36 lead. It was the Bearcats' highest scoring first half since netting 46 against Alabama State on Nov. 27.
Cincinnati hosts BYU on Saturday, when UCF plays at Baylor.
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1st Half
CINCY
Bearcats
40
UCF
Knights
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Aziz Bandaogo vs. Moustapha Thiam (Jordan Ivy-Curry gains possession)
19:41
Keyshawn Hall misses two point driving layup
19:39
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
19:28
Dillon Mitchell turnover (traveling)
19:09
+2
Moustapha Thiam makes two point alley-oop dunk (Keyshawn Hall assists)
0-2
18:54
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point stepback jump shot
2-2
18:39
+3
Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
2-5
18:07
Jizzle James misses three point stepback jump shot
18:05
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
17:56
Keyshawn Hall misses two point driving floating jump shot
17:54
Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
17:52
Simas Lukošius personal foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
17:51
Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
17:49
Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
17:41
Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point stepback jump shot
17:39
Jizzle James defensive rebound
17:24
Jizzle James misses two point pullup jump shot
17:22
Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
17:06
+2
Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
2-7
16:49
+2
Jizzle James makes two point turnaround hook shot
4-7
16:36
+2
Moustapha Thiam makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)
4-9
16:34
Bearcats 30 second timeout
16:18
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists)
6-9
16:18
Dallan Coleman shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
16:18
Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:18
Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
16:03
Dillon Mitchell blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point driving layup
16:01
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
16:01
Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
15:39
Aziz Bandaogo turnover (traveling)
15:39
TV timeout
15:38
Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass)
15:28
Day Day Thomas misses three point stepback jump shot
15:26
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
15:20
+2
Dallan Coleman makes two point driving floating jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
6-11
15:08
+2
Simas Lukošius makes two point floating jump shot
8-11
14:53
+2
Darius Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot
8-13
14:38
Simas Lukošius misses three point pullup jump shot
14:36
Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
14:26
Josh Reed shooting foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
14:26
Jordan Ivy-Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:26
+1
Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-14
14:06
Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dallan Coleman steals)
14:03
Dallan Coleman turnover (bad pass)
13:41
+2
Jizzle James makes two point driving layup
10-14
13:26
Darius Johnson turnover (traveling)
13:09
+2
Dillon Mitchell makes two point turnaround hook shot
12-14
12:41
Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point driving layup
12:39
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
12:33
Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Moustapha Thiam steals)
12:29
Jizzle James shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
12:29
Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:29
+1
Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-15
12:15
Mikey Williams personal foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
12:03
Dillon Mitchell misses two point driving layup
12:01
Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
12:00
+2
Dillon Mitchell makes two point putback layup
14-15
11:45
Jizzle James personal foul (Mikey Williams draws the foul)
11:45
TV timeout
11:39
Darius Johnson misses two point driving layup
11:37
Darius Johnson offensive rebound
11:33
JJ Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:31
Bearcats defensive rebound
11:31
Rokas Jocius personal foul
11:15
+2
Dillon Mitchell makes two point alley-oop dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)
16-15
11:01
Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
10:59
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
10:54
Aziz Bandaogo turnover (bad pass)
10:40
Keyshawn Hall misses two point driving layup
10:38
Rokas Jocius offensive rebound
10:32
Aziz Bandaogo blocks Mikey Williams's two point driving layup
10:30
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
10:26
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point driving reverse layup (Dillon Mitchell assists)
18-15
10:12
Darius Johnson flagrant 1 (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
10:12
Darius Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
10:12
Day Day Thomas misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
10:12
+1
Day Day Thomas makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
19-15
9:56
Moustapha Thiam blocks Day Day Thomas's two point driving layup
9:54
Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
9:33
Tyler Betsey personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
9:23
Tyler Betsey personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
9:15
+3
Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point pullup jump shot
19-18
9:07
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup (Day Day Thomas assists)
21-18
8:56
Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
8:54
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
8:43
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point running pullup jump shot
23-18
8:33
Day Day Thomas personal foul (Dior Johnson draws the foul)
8:33
+1
Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-19
8:33
+1
Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-20
8:07
Benny Williams blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point driving layup
8:05
Rayvon Griffith offensive rebound
8:01
Rayvon Griffith misses two point putback layup
7:59
Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
7:48
Dior Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot
7:46
Rayvon Griffith defensive rebound
7:38
Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
7:36
Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
7:25
Dior Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:23
Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
7:04
Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (traveling)
7:04
TV timeout
6:50
+2
Moustapha Thiam makes two point turnaround hook shot
23-22
6:24
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point pullup bank jump shot
25-22
5:59
Moustapha Thiam misses two point turnaround hook shot
5:57
Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
5:54
Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dallan Coleman steals)
5:51
+2
Benny Williams makes two point driving dunk
25-24
5:38
Dillon Mitchell misses three point jump shot
5:36
Benny Williams defensive rebound
5:30
Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (traveling)
5:06
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point driving layup
27-24
4:52
Mikey Williams misses three point pullup jump shot
4:50
CJ Fredrick Jr. defensive rebound
4:42
+3
Day Day Thomas makes three point pullup jump shot
30-24
4:39
Knights 30 second timeout
4:26
+2
Keyshawn Hall makes two point driving layup
30-26
4:03
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Simas Lukošius assists)
32-26
3:55
+2
Benny Williams makes two point driving layup (Darius Johnson assists)
32-28
3:55
TV timeout
3:34
Dillon Mitchell misses two point turnaround hook shot
3:30
Knights defensive rebound
3:10
+2
Darius Johnson makes two point driving layup
32-30
2:51
Jordan Ivy-Curry personal foul (CJ Fredrick Jr. draws the foul)
2:45
Simas Lukošius misses three point stepback jump shot
2:43
Darius Johnson defensive rebound
2:37
Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals)
2:16
Josh Reed misses two point hook shot
2:14
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
2:06
+2
Keyshawn Hall makes two point driving layup
32-32
1:47
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)
34-32
1:30
Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
1:30
+1
Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-33
1:30
+1
Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-34
1:15
Jordan Ivy-Curry shooting foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
1:15
+1
Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 1 of 3
35-34
1:15
Simas Lukošius misses regular free throw 2 of 3
1:15
+1
Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 3 of 3
36-34
1:00
+2
Darius Johnson makes two point driving layup
36-36
0:43
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot
38-36
0:24
Darius Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot
0:22
Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
0:17
Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
0:15
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
0:02
JJ Taylor blocks Day Day Thomas's two point driving layup
0:01
Day Day Thomas offensive rebound
0:01
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point tip layup
40-36
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
CINCY
Bearcats
53
UCF
Knights
47
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:51
+3
Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Aziz Bandaogo assists)
43-36
19:35
+2
Moustapha Thiam makes two point turnaround hook shot (Darius Johnson assists)
43-38
19:12
Dallan Coleman personal foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
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