NCAAB

Grambling Tigers at Cincinnati Bearcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Grambling Tigers
2-10, 0-7 Away
Final
49 - 84
Cincinnati Bearcats
10-1, 7-0 Home

No. 19 Cincinnati dominates Grambling State 84-49 to close out its non-conference schedule

Grambling Tigers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats: Game Highlights

Dillon Mitchell added 13 points and seven rebounds, and Day Day Thomas finished with 12 points for the Bearcats (10-1).

Ernest Ross scored 16 points, and Mikale Stevenson added 11 points and seven rebounds for Grambling (2-10), which lost its fifth straight game overall and seventh straight on the road.

Grambling closed the first half on a 9-0 run, cutting its deficit 37-24 at the break. But the Tigers were outscored 47-25 in the second half.

Takeaways Grambling State: The Tigers struggled to find consistent offense and ball distribution, shooting just 34% from the field and committing 16 turnovers with 10 assists.

Cincinnati: Playing less than 48 hours after outlasting No. 22 Dayton on Friday night, the Bearcats jumped out to a 17-3 lead.

Key moment Simas Lukosius hit a 3-pointer from the left wing to stretch the Bearcats' lead to 44-29 with 17:26 left in the second half. It was the first of three straight made 3s for the Bearcats, giving them a 50-29 lead. The Bearcats used a 20-4 run to put the game out of reach.

Key stat Cincinnati finished with 17 assists and committed six turnovers. Only two of the turnovers came in the second half.

Up next Grambling State hosts the College of Biblical Studies on Dec. 30, while Cincinnati opens Big 12 play at Kansas State on the same day.

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Matchup Prediction

Cincinnati: 98.9%
Grambling: 1.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 49 - 84
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 49 - 84
2nd 0:22 P.J. Edwards made Free Throw. 49 - 84
2nd 0:22 P.J. Edwards made Free Throw. 48 - 84
2nd 0:22 Foul on Halvine Dzellat. 47 - 84

Statistics

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17-50 FG 30-65
34.0 Field Goal % 46.2
2-14 3PT 9-32
14.3 Three Point % 28.1
13-15 FT 15-20
86.7 Free Throw % 75.0
30 Rebounds 42
10 Offensive Rebounds 18
20 Defensive Rebounds 24
10 Assists 17
4 Steals 9
3 Blocks 6
16 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 6
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 25
6 Fast Break Points 13
26 Points in Paint 40
21 Fouls 15
0 Largest Lead 37

Game Information

Fifth Third Arena

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 11,175 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Southern 13-1 - 18-9
Jackson State 10-4 3 10-17
Bethune-Cookman 10-5 3.5 13-15
Texas Southern 10-5 3.5 13-15
Alabama State 9-6 4.5 13-15
Florida A&M 9-6 4.5 12-14
Alcorn State 8-6 5 8-19
Grambling 6-8 7 9-18
Alabama A&M 6-9 7.5 10-18
Prairie View A&M 4-11 9.5 5-23
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-13 11.5 5-23
Mississippi Valley State 1-14 12.5 3-25

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Houston 16-1 - 24-4
Arizona 13-4 3 19-9
Texas Tech 12-5 4 21-7
Iowa State 11-6 5 21-7
BYU 11-6 5 20-8
Kansas 10-7 6 19-9
West Virginia 8-9 8 17-11
Baylor 8-9 8 16-12
TCU 8-9 8 15-13
Cincinnati 7-10 9 17-11
Utah 7-10 9 15-13
Kansas State 7-10 9 13-15
UCF 6-11 10 15-13
Oklahoma State 6-11 10 14-14
Arizona State 4-13 12 13-15
Colorado 2-15 14 11-17
Full Standings