Cincinnati Bearcats at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lukosius' late 3s help Cincinnati seal Colorado's fate with 68-62 win
Both teams entered the game with four-game losing streaks and were tied for the basement position in the 16-team conference.
Dan Skillings Jr. and reserve Day Day Thomas scored 10 points each and Aziz Bandaogo grabbed 10 rebounds for Cincinnati (11-5, 1-4).
Bangot Dak scored a career-high 19 points, had a career-high eight blocks, and grabbed eight rebounds for Colorado (9-7, 0-5).
After posting a 34-27 lead at halftime, Lukosius converted a three-point play 1:40 into the second half for a 39-30 advantage. Colorado then outscored the Bearcats 21-10 over the next 14 minutes and grabbed its first and lone lead of the game at 51-50 on Trevor Baskin's layup with 4:20 left. The Buffs' lead lasted for just 19 seconds when Thomas drove right and laid it in to put the Bearcats back up 52-51 and they led the rest of the way.
The Bearcats delivered knockout punches when Lukosius wrapped a pair of 3-pointers around a dunk from Mitchell to make it 60-53 in favor of Cincinnati with 1:46 left.
Colorado, now with a five-game losing streak, travels to Oklahoma State on Saturday. The Bearcats travel to Arizona State, also on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Cincinnati Timeout | 68 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Javon Ruffin made Layup. | 68 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Josh Reed made Free Throw. | 68 - 60 |
Statistics
 CIN |
 COLO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 23-56 |
| 36.7 | Field Goal % | 41.1 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 3-13 |
| 34.8 | Three Point % | 23.1 |
| 16-21 | FT | 13-21 |
| 76.2 | Free Throw % | 61.9 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Assists | 8 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 6,576 | 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 |