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
Team
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)
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