No. 22 Cincinnati beats Xavier 68-65 and snaps a 5-game losing streak against its crosstown rival
CINCINNATI (AP) Simas Lukosius scored 14 points and Aziz Bandaogo added 12 as No. 22 Cincinnati held off crosstown rival Xavier 68-65 on Saturday.
Cincinnati (8-1) rallied late to snap a five-game losing streak against the Musketeers (8-3).
Ryan Conwell completed a four-point play to cut Xavier's deficit to 66-65 with 13.8 seconds left. The Bearcats' Jizzle James hit two free throws to make it 68-65 with 13 seconds. Xavier's Zach Freemantle missed a potential tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Freemantle scored 18 points and Conwell had 17 for the Musketeers.
Freemantle scored 16 of his points in the first half, including a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer, giving the Musketeers a 31-30 lead.
Conwell's 3-pointer extended the Musketeers' lead to 53-46 with 7:50 remaining.
Cincinnati countered with a 12-1 , and a jumper by Lukosius put the Bearcats ahead 59-56.
Xavier: The Musketeers have owned the series in recent years, winning five straight before Saturday. Xavier has won nine of 12, and 13 of the last 18 games.
Cincinnati: The Bearcats have relied heavily on 3-point shooting this season, but they beat Xavier despite shooting 5 for 20 from long range.
Lukosius had been 0 for 5 from 3-point range before he made his first from long range to get the Bearcats within two points with 5:56 remaining.
With 15 minutes remaining, the Musketeers had outscored Cincinnati 20-14 in the paint, with all of the Bearcats' points coming on lob passes for dunks. The Bearcats did much better in the second half and ended up outscoring Xavier 34-30 in the paint.
Xavier plays at No. 18 UConn on Wednesday, while Cincinnati plays Dayton on Friday at Heritage Bank Center.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Bearcats gains possession) | ||
| 19:44 | | Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 19:23 |  | Marcus Foster misses two point layup | ||
| 19:21 | | Jizzle James defensive rebound | ||
| 19:17 | | +2 | Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | | Dailyn Swain shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul) | ||
| 19:17 | | +1 | Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | | Dillon Mitchell misses two point dunk | ||
| 18:43 | | Ryan Conwell defensive rebound | ||
| 18:34 | | Marcus Foster misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:32 | | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 18:09 | | Simas Lukošius misses two point layup | ||
| 18:07 | | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | ||
| 17:42 | | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point jump shot | 4-3 |
| 17:23 | | +3 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aziz Bandaogo assists) | 4-6 |
| 17:07 | | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 6-6 |
| 17:07 | | Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul) | ||
| 17:07 | | +1 | Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-6 |
| 16:46 | | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:44 | | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | ||
| 16:39 | | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 9-6 |
| 16:26 | | Jizzle James misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:24 | | Ryan Conwell defensive rebound | ||
| 16:19 | | Dillon Mitchell blocks Ryan Conwell's two point layup | ||
| 16:17 | | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 16:08 | | +2 | Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Dan Skillings Jr. assists) | 9-8 |
| 15:47 | | Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:45 | | Marcus Foster offensive rebound | ||
| 15:36 | | Ryan Conwell turnover (lost ball) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals) | ||
| 15:31 | | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists) | 9-10 |
| 15:11 | | Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:09 | | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 14:59 | | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:57 | | Ryan Conwell defensive rebound | ||
| 14:46 | | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:44 | | Musketeers offensive rebound | ||
| 14:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:36 | | Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:34 | | Jizzle James defensive rebound | ||
| 14:20 | | Jizzle James turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals) | ||
| 14:07 | | Jizzle James blocks Dayvion McKnight's two point layup | ||
| 14:05 | | Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound | ||
| 14:01 | | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point layup | 11-10 |
| 13:45 | | Jizzle James misses two point layup | ||
| 13:43 | | Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 13:32 | | Jerome Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Simas Lukošius steals) | ||
| 13:17 | | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 13:15 | | Day Day Thomas offensive rebound | ||
| 13:10 | | Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:08 | | Ryan Conwell defensive rebound | ||
| 12:55 | | Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals) | ||
| 12:54 | | Ryan Conwell personal foul | ||
| 12:41 | | Arrinten Page turnover (bad pass) (Dailyn Swain steals) | ||
| 12:18 | | Simas Lukošius shooting foul (Dante Maddox Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 12:18 | | +1 | Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-10 |
| 12:18 | | +1 | Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-10 |
| 12:07 | | +3 | Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists) | 13-13 |
| 11:46 | | Arrinten Page personal foul | ||
| 11:46 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:39 | | Dailyn Swain turnover (bad pass) (Day Day Thomas steals) | ||
| 11:31 | | John Hugley IV shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:31 | | Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:31 | | +1 | Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-14 |
| 11:10 | | Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Day Day Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Dante Maddox Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Connor Hickman makes two point layup | 13-16 |
| 9:59 | | Dayvion McKnight shooting foul (Connor Hickman draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | +1 | Connor Hickman makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-17 |
| 9:45 | | Jizzle James personal foul | ||
| 9:34 | | Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | +3 | Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (Dillon Mitchell assists) | 13-20 |
| 8:55 | | +3 | Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot | 16-20 |
| 8:34 | | Jizzle James misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Tyler Betsey offensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Jizzle James misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Jerome Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Jerome Hunter turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:42 | | Dayvion McKnight shooting foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | +1 | Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 16-21 |
| 7:42 | | +1 | Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 16-22 |
| 7:42 | | +1 | Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 16-23 |
| 7:23 | | Ryan Conwell misses two point layup | ||
| 7:21 | | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Simas Lukošius misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Arrinten Page offensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | +2 | Arrinten Page makes two point dunk | 16-25 |
| 7:07 | | Musketeers 30 second timeout | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point layup (Zach Freemantle assists) | 18-25 |
| 6:53 | | Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | +1 | Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-25 |
| 6:30 | | Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Jerome Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | +2 | Ryan Conwell makes two point layup | 21-25 |
| 6:07 | | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Musketeers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Simas Lukošius personal foul | ||
| 5:34 | | Dailyn Swain misses two point layup | ||
| 5:32 | | Jerome Hunter offensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Musketeers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:08 | | Ryan Conwell shooting foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | Day Day Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:08 | | +1 | Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-26 |
| 4:51 | | Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Day Day Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Connor Hickman misses two point layup | ||
| 4:41 | | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Aziz Bandaogo blocks John Hugley IV's two point layup | ||
| 4:18 | | Musketeers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Musketeers 30 second timeout | ||
| 4:18 | | TV timeout | ||
| 4:14 | | Dante Maddox Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Zach Freemantle offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point jump shot | 23-26 |
| 3:42 | | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 3:40 | | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | +3 | Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot (Zach Freemantle assists) | 26-26 |
| 3:01 | | John Hugley IV personal foul | ||
| 3:01 | | Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:01 | | Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Marcus Foster misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | Dante Maddox Jr. personal foul | ||
| 2:29 | | +1 | Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-27 |
| 2:29 | | +1 | Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-28 |
| 2:13 | | Dillon Mitchell personal foul | ||
| 2:13 | | +1 | Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-28 |
| 2:13 | | +1 | Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-28 |
| 2:00 | | Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Marcus Foster personal foul | ||
| 1:21 | | +1 | Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-29 |
| 1:21 | | +1 | Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-30 |
| 0:57 | | Zach Freemantle turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals) | ||
| 0:45 | | Bearcats 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:43 | | Day Day Thomas misses two point dunk | ||
| 0:41 | | Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Jizzle James misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:15 | | Jerome Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +3 | Zach Freemantle makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 31-30 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |