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Nolley scores 23, Cincinnati tops Tulane 88-77 in AAC opener

AP
Dec 30, 2022

CINCINNATI (AP) Landers Nolley II scored 23 points as Cincinnati beat Tulane 88-77 in an American Athletic Conference opener on Thursday night.

Nolley was 7-of-13 shooting, including 5 for 9 from distance, for the Bearcats (10-4). Mika Adams-Woods scored 18 points while shooting 7 of 8 from the field, adding six assists. Viktor Lakhin had 13 points.

Kevin Cross finished with 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Green Wave (7-5). Jaylen Forbes added 20 points, while Jalen Cook scored 15.

Cincinnati took the lead 19 seconds into the game and never relinquished it.

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Both teams next play Sunday. Cincinnati visits Temple and Tulane hosts Memphis.

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1st Half
TUL
Green Wave
35
CINCY
Bearcats
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Green Wave gains possession)
19:44	+2	Collin Holloway makes two point layup (Kevin Cross assists)	2-0
19:16		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
19:14		Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
19:12	+2	Viktor Lakhin makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:55		Kevin Cross misses two point layup
18:53		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
18:50		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
18:48		Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
18:41	+3	Landers Nolley II makes three point jump shot (Mika Adams-Woods assists)	2-5
18:27		Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot
18:25		David DeJulius defensive rebound
18:15	+2	Mika Adams-Woods makes two point pullup jump shot	2-7
17:53		Jaylen Forbes misses two point turnaround jump shot
17:51		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
17:40		Sion James personal foul
17:33		Green Wave 30 second timeout
17:33		Green Wave 30 second timeout
16:56	+3	Jeremiah Davenport makes three point jump shot (Mika Adams-Woods assists)	2-13
16:56	+3	Jeremiah Davenport makes three point jump shot (Mika Adams-Woods assists)	2-13
16:56	+3	Jeremiah Davenport makes three point jump shot (Mika Adams-Woods assists)	2-13
17:10	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point floating jump shot	4-10
16:46	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point jump shot	4-13
16:46	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point jump shot	4-13
16:46	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point jump shot	4-13
16:32		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
16:30		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
16:12		Viktor Lakhin misses two point hook shot
16:10		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
16:03	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point driving layup	6-13
15:49		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
15:47		Kevin Cross defensive rebound
15:32		Sion James misses three point jump shot
15:30		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
15:13	+2	Landers Nolley II makes two point pullup jump shot (Mika Adams-Woods assists)	6-15
14:58		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
14:56		Landers Nolley II defensive rebound
14:46		Landers Nolley II turnover (bad pass)
14:46		TV timeout
14:25		Green Wave turnover (shot clock violation)
14:01		Viktor Lakhin turnover (traveling)
13:46		Kevin Cross misses two point jump shot
13:44		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
13:31	+3	Landers Nolley II makes three point stepback jump shot (Viktor Lakhin assists)	6-18
13:15		Kevin Cross misses two point driving layup
13:13		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
12:58		Landers Nolley II turnover (traveling)
12:45		Mika Adams-Woods blocks Jalen Cook's two point layup
12:43		Mika Adams-Woods defensive rebound
12:37	+2	Mika Adams-Woods makes two point driving layup (Jeremiah Davenport assists)	6-20
12:26		Ody Oguama shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
12:26	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-20
12:26	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-20
12:07		Ody Oguama misses two point jump shot
12:05		R.J. McGee defensive rebound
11:57	+2	Jaylen Forbes makes two point jump shot (Sion James assists)	10-20
11:50		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (bad pass) (R.J. McGee steals)
11:42		Tylan Pope misses three point jump shot
11:40		Jeremiah Davenport defensive rebound
11:22		David DeJulius misses two point jump shot
11:20		R.J. McGee defensive rebound
11:07		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Jaylen Forbes's three point jump shot
11:05		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
11:04	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point running layup	10-22
11:04		Jaylen Forbes shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
11:04		TV timeout
11:04	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-23
10:39		Tylan Pope misses three point jump shot
10:37		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
10:22	+2	Jeremiah Davenport makes two point running pullup jump shot	10-25
9:59		Tre' Williams misses three point jump shot
9:57		Jeremiah Davenport defensive rebound
9:41		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:39		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
9:22		Viktor Lakhin misses two point finger roll layup
9:20		R.J. McGee defensive rebound
9:09		Jalen Cook misses two point driving layup
9:07		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
9:02		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
9:00		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
9:00		Josh Reed personal foul (Jalen Cook draws the foul)
8:42		Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (Kevin Cross draws the foul)
8:42	+1	Kevin Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-25
8:42	+1	Kevin Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-25
8:26		Sion James shooting foul (Mika Adams-Woods draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Mika Adams-Woods makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-26
8:26	+1	Mika Adams-Woods makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-27
8:12		Landers Nolley II blocks Collin Holloway's two point layup
8:10		Ody Oguama defensive rebound
8:03		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
8:01		Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound
7:46		Landers Nolley II shooting foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul)
7:46		TV timeout
7:46	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 1 of 3	13-27
7:46	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 2 of 3	14-27
7:46	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 3 of 3	15-27
7:20	+2	Ody Oguama makes two point reverse layup	15-29
7:07	+2	Jaylen Forbes makes two point turnaround jump shot	17-29
6:52	+3	Landers Nolley II makes three point jump shot (Mika Adams-Woods assists)	17-32
6:37		Kevin Cross misses two point layup
6:35		Jeremiah Davenport defensive rebound
6:27		Kevin Cross personal foul (Landers Nolley II draws the foul)
6:17	+2	Mika Adams-Woods makes two point driving finger roll layup	17-34
6:04		Ody Oguama personal foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
5:57		Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (Kevin Cross draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Kevin Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-34
5:57		Kevin Cross misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:57		Ody Oguama defensive rebound
5:42		Landers Nolley II misses three point jump shot
5:40		Tylan Pope defensive rebound
5:32	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point driving layup	20-34
5:25		Tylan Pope shooting foul (Landers Nolley II draws the foul)
5:25		Landers Nolley II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:25	+1	Landers Nolley II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-35
5:08	+2	Tylan Pope makes two point layup (Kevin Cross assists)	22-35
4:47	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Mika Adams-Woods assists)	22-37
4:36		Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot
4:34		Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
4:30		Tylan Pope personal foul
4:19	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (David DeJulius assists)	22-39
4:07	+2	Kevin Cross makes two point jump shot (Jalen Cook assists)	24-39
3:48		David DeJulius misses three point jump shot
3:46		Sion James defensive rebound
3:40	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point driving layup	26-39
3:40		Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Cook draws the foul)
3:40		TV timeout
3:40	+1	Jalen Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-39
3:19		Kevin Cross shooting foul (Jarrett Hensley draws the foul)
3:19		Jarrett Hensley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:19		Jarrett Hensley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:19		Kevin Cross defensive rebound
3:07		Kevin Cross misses three point jump shot
3:05		Sion James offensive rebound
3:01	+2	Sion James makes two point layup	29-39
2:38		Jarrett Hensley turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Cook steals)
2:28		Jalen Cook misses two point jump shot
2:26		Ody Oguama defensive rebound
2:24		Bearcats 30 second timeout
2:14	+2	Ody Oguama makes two point dunk (Mika Adams-Woods assists)	29-41
2:00		Sion James turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Davenport steals)
1:41	+2	Landers Nolley II makes two point fadeaway jump shot	29-43
1:29	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point pullup jump shot	31-43
1:06		Landers Nolley II turnover (bad pass)
0:45		Josh Reed shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-43
0:45	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-43
0:39	+2	David DeJulius makes two point floating jump shot	33-45
0:07	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point driving finger roll layup	35-45
0:01		David DeJulius misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bearcats offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TUL
Green Wave
42
CINCY
Bearcats
43

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Landers Nolley II misses two point driving hook shot
19:43		Landers Nolley II offensive rebound
19:38		David DeJulius misses three point jump shot
19:36		Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound
19:26	+3	Kevin Cross makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	38-45
19:11	+2	Mika Adams-Woods makes two point layup (Jeremiah Davenport assists)	38-47
19:11		Tylan Pope shooting foul (Mika Adams-Woods draws the foul)
19:11	+1	Mika Adams-Woods makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-48
18:49		Kevin Cross misses three point jump shot
18:47		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
18:44		Jeremiah Davenport turnover (traveling)
18:37		David DeJulius shooting foul (Jalen Cook draws the foul)
18:37	+1	Jalen Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-48
18:37	+1	Jalen Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-48
18:27	+3	Landers Nolley II makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Davenport assists)	40-51
18:13		Jalen Cook turnover (bad pass) (Mika Adams-Woods steals)
18:07		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
18:05		Kevin Cross defensive rebound
17:58	+3	Sion James makes three point jump shot (Kevin Cross assists)	43-51
17:38		Landers Nolley II misses three point stepback jump shot
17:36		Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound
17:30		Landers Nolley II shooting foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul)
17:30	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-51
17:30	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-51
17:12		Landers Nolley II misses three point jump shot
17:10		Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
17:03		Mika Adams-Woods misses three point jump shot
17:01		Kevin Cross defensive rebound
16:54		Kevin Cross misses two point jump shot
16:52		Mika Adams-Woods defensive rebound
16:37		Tylan Pope personal foul (Landers Nolley II draws the foul)
16:30		David DeJulius misses two point floating jump shot
16:28		Kevin Cross defensive rebound
16:13		R.J. McGee misses two point driving layup
16:11		Ody Oguama defensive rebound
16:05		R.J. McGee personal foul (Landers Nolley II draws the foul)
15:55		Viktor Lakhin misses two point hook shot
15:53		R.J. McGee defensive rebound
15:39	+2	Kevin Cross makes two point finger roll layup (Jalen Cook assists)	47-51
15:12		David DeJulius misses two point jump shot
15:10		Kevin Cross defensive rebound
15:02		Kevin Cross misses three point jump shot
15:00		Landers Nolley II defensive rebound
14:45	+2	Mika Adams-Woods makes two point driving reverse layup (David DeJulius assists)	47-53
14:30		Jalen Cook offensive foul (David DeJulius draws the foul)
14:30		Jalen Cook turnover (offensive foul)
14:30		TV timeout
14:04		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:02		Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound
13:50		Sion James misses two point layup
13:48		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
13:27	+2	Viktor Lakhin makes two point reverse layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	47-55
13:07		Mika Adams-Woods blocks Jalen Cook's two point layup
13:05		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
12:54		Kevin Cross shooting foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul)
12:54		Viktor Lakhin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:54	+1	Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-56
12:39	+2	Kevin Cross makes two point layup	49-56
12:39		Ody Oguama shooting foul (Kevin Cross draws the foul)
12:39	+1	Kevin Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-56
12:28		Landers Nolley II misses three point jump shot
12:26		Kevin Cross defensive rebound
12:18		Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot
12:16		R.J. McGee offensive rebound
12:16		R.J. McGee misses two point layup
12:14		Jaylen Forbes offensive rebound
12:09		Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul)
12:09	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-56
12:09	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-56
11:55	+2	David DeJulius makes two point turnaround jump shot	52-58
11:23		Jaylen Forbes offensive foul (Jeremiah Davenport draws the foul)
11:23		Jaylen Forbes turnover (offensive foul)
11:23		TV timeout
11:08		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive foul (Sion James draws the foul)
11:08		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
10:56		Kevin Cross misses two point jump shot
10:54		Ody Oguama defensive rebound
10:48		Jalen Cook personal foul (David DeJulius draws the foul)
10:48	+1	David DeJulius makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-59
10:48	+1	David DeJulius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-60
10:33	+2	Kevin Cross makes two point layup (Jalen Cook assists)	54-60
10:18		David DeJulius misses three point jump shot
10:16		Ody Oguama offensive rebound
10:16		Jalen Cook personal foul (Ody Oguama draws the foul)
10:16		Ody Oguama misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:16		Sion James defensive rebound
10:02	+2	Sion James makes two point layup	56-60
9:46		Viktor Lakhin misses two point jump shot
9:45		Tre' Williams defensive rebound
9:45		Jump ball. (Green Wave gains possession)
9:45		Tre' Williams technical foul
9:45		Josh Reed technical foul
9:32		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
9:30		Bearcats defensive rebound
9:15		David DeJulius misses two point jump shot
9:13		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
9:02		Jalen Cook turnover (lost ball) (David DeJulius steals)
8:56	+2	David DeJulius makes two point layup (Landers Nolley II assists)	56-62
8:50		Green Wave 30 second timeout
8:50		TV timeout
8:40	+3	Jaylen Forbes makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	59-62
8:21		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
8:19		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
8:10		Jalen Cook misses two point jump shot
8:08		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
8:08		Jalen Cook personal foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-63
8:08	+1	Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-64
7:57		Viktor Lakhin blocks Sion James's two point layup
7:55		Mika Adams-Woods defensive rebound
7:48		Jeremiah Davenport turnover (bad pass)
7:32	+3	Kevin Cross makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	62-64
7:08		Kevin Cross shooting foul (Jeremiah Davenport draws the foul)
7:08		TV timeout
7:08	+1	Jeremiah Davenport makes regular free throw 1 of 3	62-65
7:08	+1	Jeremiah Davenport makes regular free throw 2 of 3	62-66
7:08	+1	Jeremiah Davenport makes regular free throw 3 of 3	62-67
6:55		Kevin Cross turnover (bad pass) (Viktor Lakhin steals)
6:37		Landers Nolley II misses two point jump shot
6:35		Tylan Pope defensive rebound
6:25		Mika Adams-Woods shooting foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul)
6:25		Jaylen Forbes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:25	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-67
6:08		Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup
6:06		Tylan Pope defensive rebound
5:53		Jump ball. Collin Holloway vs. Jeremiah Davenport (Bearcats gains possession)
5:53		Collin Holloway turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Davenport steals)
5:40	+2	David DeJulius makes two point jump shot (Landers Nolley II assists)	63-69
5:26		Jalen Cook offensive foul (David DeJulius draws the foul)
5:26		Jalen Cook turnover (offensive foul)
5:06	+2	Mika Adams-Woods makes two point pullup bank jump shot	63-71
4:58		Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-71
4:58	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-71
4:42	+3	Mika Adams-Woods makes three point jump shot (Landers Nolley II assists)	65-74
4:25	+2	Jaylen Forbes makes two point layup (Kevin Cross assists)	67-74
4:25		Jeremiah Davenport shooting foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul)
4:25	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-74
3:56	+3	Landers Nolley II makes three point stepback jump shot (Jeremiah Davenport assists)	68-77
3:45		Sion James offensive foul (David DeJulius draws the foul)
3:45		Sion James turnover (offensive foul)
3:45		TV timeout
3:23	+2	Viktor Lakhin makes two point turnaround jump shot (David DeJulius assists)	68-79
3:04	+2	Tylan Pope makes two point dunk (Kevin Cross assists)	70-79
2:46		Jaylen Forbes personal foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-80
2:46	+1	Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-81
2:33		Mika Adams-Woods shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
2:33		Sion James misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:33	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-81
2:30		Mika Adams-Woods turnover (lost ball)
2:26		Kevin Cross misses two point jump shot
2:22		Tylan Pope offensive rebound
2:22		Jump ball. (Green Wave gains possession)
2:09	+2	Kevin Cross makes two point layup	73-81
2:09		Green Wave 60 second timeout
2:06		Bearcats 30 second timeout
1:59	+2	Viktor Lakhin makes two point dunk (David DeJulius assists)	73-83
1:43		Tre' Williams misses two point jump shot
1:41		Green Wave offensive rebound
1:33		Kevin Cross misses three point jump shot
1:31		David DeJulius defensive rebound
1:23		Landers Nolley II offensive foul (Tre' Williams draws the foul)
1:23		Landers Nolley II turnover (offensive foul)
1:14		Kevin Cross turnover (lost ball) (Viktor Lakhin steals)
1:09		Viktor Lakhin turnover (lost ball) (Tre' Williams steals)
1:08	+2	Tylan Pope makes two point dunk (Tre' Williams assists)	75-83
1:08		Green Wave 30 second timeout
1:05		Tre' Williams personal foul (Landers Nolley II draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Landers Nolley II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-84
1:05		Landers Nolley II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:05		Kevin Cross defensive rebound
0:59		Tylan Pope misses three point jump shot
0:57		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
0:48		Jaylen Forbes personal foul (Landers Nolley II draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Landers Nolley II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-85
0:48	+1	Landers Nolley II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-86
0:42		Ody Oguama shooting foul (Kevin Cross draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Kevin Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-86
0:42	+1	Kevin Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-86
0:14	+2	Jeremiah Davenport makes two point alley-oop layup (David DeJulius assists)	77-88
0:10		Kevin Cross misses two point jump shot
0:06		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound