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No. 22 Cincinnati beats Xavier 68-65 and snaps a 5-game losing streak against its crosstown rival

AP
Dec 14, 2024

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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1st Half
XAV
Musketeers
31
CINCY
Bearcats
30

Time		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

2nd Half
XAV
Musketeers
34
CINCY
Bearcats
38

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Ryan Conwell's three point jump shot
19:44		Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul)
19:27	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	33-30
19:13	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists)	33-32
18:46		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
18:44		Jizzle James defensive rebound
18:35		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
18:33		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
18:29	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk	33-34
18:19		Simas Lukošius shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
18:19	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-34
18:19	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-34
17:59		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
17:57		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
17:52	+2	Ryan Conwell makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	37-34
17:29		Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Conwell steals)
17:23		Ryan Conwell turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
17:17		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
17:15		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
17:12	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	39-34
17:08		Bearcats 30 second timeout
17:08		TV timeout
16:50		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
16:48		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
16:48		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
16:46		Musketeers defensive rebound
16:28		Dailyn Swain misses two point layup
16:26		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
16:19		Marcus Foster personal foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
16:06		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
16:04		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
15:50		Connor Hickman personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
15:50		TV timeout
15:40		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
15:38		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
15:23		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
15:21		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
15:09		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
15:07		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
14:47		Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Zach Freemantle steals)
14:40		Dailyn Swain misses two point layup
14:38		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
14:28	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup	39-36
14:28		Marcus Foster shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
14:28	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-37
14:15	+2	Ryan Conwell makes two point layup	41-37
13:59	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	41-40
13:48		Musketeers 30 second timeout
13:39		Jerome Hunter misses two point layup
13:37		Jerome Hunter offensive rebound
13:37		Arrinten Page shooting foul (Jerome Hunter draws the foul)
13:37	+1	Jerome Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-40
13:37		Jerome Hunter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:37		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
13:13	+2	Simas Lukošius makes two point jump shot	42-42
12:58		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
12:56		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
12:44		Connor Hickman turnover (bad pass)
12:30		Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
12:28		Jerome Hunter offensive rebound
12:25	+2	Jerome Hunter makes two point layup	44-42
12:08		Simas Lukošius turnover (lost ball) (Zach Freemantle steals)
12:03	+2	Jerome Hunter makes two point dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	46-42
11:40		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
11:38		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
11:32		Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:30		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
11:22		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
11:22		Bearcats offensive rebound
11:20		TV timeout
11:20		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
11:18		Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
11:07		Jerome Hunter offensive foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
11:07		Jerome Hunter turnover (offensive foul)
10:42		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
10:40		Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
10:23		Dante Maddox Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:21		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
10:16		Connor Hickman misses two point layup
10:14		Simas Lukošius offensive rebound
10:12	+2	Simas Lukošius makes two point layup	46-44
9:47		Dante Maddox Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:45		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
9:16		Bearcats turnover (shot clock violation)
9:07		Jizzle James personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
8:51		Jerome Hunter misses two point layup
8:49		Zach Freemantle offensive rebound
8:49		Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Jerome Hunter draws the foul)
8:49	+1	Jerome Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-44
8:49	+1	Jerome Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-44
8:25	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup	48-46
8:06		Jizzle James shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
8:06	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-46
8:06	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-46
7:54		Simas Lukošius turnover (lost ball) (Zach Freemantle steals)
7:48	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Zach Freemantle assists)	53-46
7:46		Bearcats 30 second timeout
7:46		TV timeout
7:36		Zach Freemantle shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
7:36		Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:36		Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:36		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
7:18		Zach Freemantle misses two point dunk
7:16		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
7:07		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
7:05		Bearcats offensive rebound
6:53	+2	Simas Lukošius makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)	53-48
6:45		Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Simas Lukošius steals)
6:39		Simas Lukošius turnover (bad pass) (Dailyn Swain steals)
6:12		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
6:10		Jerome Hunter personal foul
5:55	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	53-51
5:38		Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
5:36		Jerome Hunter personal foul
5:21		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
5:19		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	55-51
4:40	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists)	55-53
4:20		Jerome Hunter turnover (3-second violation)
4:03		Zach Freemantle personal foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-54
4:03	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-55
3:47		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
3:45		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
3:21	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Simas Lukošius assists)	55-57
3:00		Day Day Thomas shooting foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul)
2:59		TV timeout
3:00		Ryan Conwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:00	+1	Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-57
2:41	+2	Simas Lukošius makes two point jump shot	56-59
2:41		Bearcats 30 second timeout
2:29		Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals)
2:23	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk (Dillon Mitchell assists)	56-61
2:14		Zach Freemantle turnover (bad pass)
1:56		Dayvion McKnight shooting foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-62
1:56	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-63
1:49	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Zach Freemantle assists)	59-63
1:49		Musketeers 60 second timeout
1:33		Dailyn Swain personal foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
1:33		Simas Lukošius misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:33		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
1:18		Ryan Conwell turnover (bad pass) (Aziz Bandaogo steals)
1:00		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
0:58		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
0:51	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	61-63
0:24		Ryan Conwell shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-64
0:24		Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:24		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
0:17	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	61-66
0:16	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot	64-66
0:16		Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-66
0:14		Jerome Hunter personal foul (Jizzle James draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-67
0:14	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-68
0:02		Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot