Cincinnati Bearcats at Indiana State Sycamores
· NIT - Quarterfinal
Avila scores 22, Indiana State defeats Cincinnati 85-81 to reach NIT semifinals
Avila had five rebounds and six assists for the Sycamores (31-6). Ryan Conwell scored 18 points and added six rebounds. Jayson Kent had 16 points and shot 5 of 5 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Simas Lukosius led the Bearcats (22-15) in scoring, finishing with 26 points and two steals. Jizzle James added 21 points, five assists and two steals for Cincinnati. Dan Skillings Jr. also recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Kent scored seven points in the first half and Indiana State went into halftime trailing 36-32. Avila scored 16 points in the second half.
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Matchup Prediction
Indiana State: 57.0%
Cincinnati: 43.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Dan Skillings Jr. Turnover. | 81 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Xavier Bledson made Free Throw. | 81 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Xavier Bledson made Free Throw. | 81 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Simas Lukosius. | 81 - 83 |
Statistics
 CIN |
 INST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-60 | FG | 26-58 |
| 50.0 | Field Goal % | 44.8 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 13-30 |
| 45.5 | Three Point % | 43.3 |
| 11-17 | FT | 20-27 |
| 64.7 | Free Throw % | 74.1 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Hulman Center
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Attendance: 8,057 | Capacity:
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Attendance: 8,057 | Capacity:
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 15-3 | - | 32-5 |
| Iowa State | 13-5 | 2 | 29-8 |
| Baylor | 11-7 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| BYU | 10-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Kansas | 10-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| TCU | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Oklahoma | 8-10 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Cincinnati | 7-11 | 8 | 22-15 |
| UCF | 7-11 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 4-14 | 11 | 12-20 |
| West Virginia | 4-14 | 11 | 9-23 |
2023-24 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State | 17-3 | - | 32-7 |
| Drake | 16-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Belmont | 12-8 | 5 | 20-13 |
| Northern Iowa | 12-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
| Southern Illinois | 11-9 | 6 | 19-13 |
| Illinois State | 9-11 | 8 | 15-17 |
| Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Evansville | 6-14 | 11 | 17-18 |
| UIC | 4-16 | 13 | 12-21 |
| Valparaiso | 3-17 | 14 | 7-25 |