
Cincinnati Bearcats at Dayton Flyers
· NCAA Men's BasketballSkillings scores 17 and No. 19 Cincinnati outlasts No. 22 Dayton 66-59

Simas Lukosius added 13 for the Bearcats (9-1), who have won three straight.
Malachi Smith and Nate Santos each scored 13 for the Flyers (10-3), who committed a season-high 17 turnovers. Posh Alexander and Zed Key each had 11 points for Dayton.
It was a poorly played first half. The Flyers didn't score a field goal until 8:45 remained in the half. The Bearcats went 3 of 17 from 3-point range in the half but forced 11 turnovers to build a 25-17 halftime lead.
Cincinnati started the second half 5 of 8 from 3-point range. James' four-point play gave the Bearcats a 51-35 lead with seven minutes left. Dayton cut the lead to four when Smith's 3-pointer capped a 7-0 run with 2:01 left, but the Bearcats held on.
Cincinnati: For the second straight game, the Bearcats didn't shoot particularly well but managed to win. The Bearcats shot 36% on Friday and 37.9% in a win over crosstown rival Xavier on Saturday.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 59 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 59 |
2nd 0:09 | Nate Santos made Dunk. | 66 - 59 |
2nd 0:16 | Day Day Thomas made Free Throw. | 66 - 57 |
2nd 0:16 | Cincinnati Offensive Rebound. | 65 - 57 |
Statistics
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21-58 | FG | 20-51 |
36.2 | Field Goal % | 39.2 |
8-29 | 3PT | 5-18 |
27.6 | Three Point % | 27.8 |
16-21 | FT | 14-15 |
76.2 | Free Throw % | 93.3 |
38 | Rebounds | 32 |
17 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
11 | Assists | 8 |
9 | Steals | 6 |
6 | Blocks | 3 |
11 | Turnovers | 17 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
15 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
9 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
16 | Fouls | 16 |
18 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 15,107 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 19-1 | - | 34-4 |
Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-15 |
UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 18-16 |
Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |
2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-7 |
George Mason | 15-3 | - | 27-9 |
Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 23-11 |
Loyola Chicago | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
Saint Joseph's | 11-7 | 4 | 22-13 |
Saint Louis | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
St. Bonaventure | 9-9 | 6 | 22-12 |
George Washington | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
Duquesne | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 18-13 |
Massachusetts | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
Davidson | 6-12 | 9 | 17-16 |
La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 14-19 |
Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 10-22 |
Fordham | 3-15 | 12 | 12-21 |