NCAAB

Howard Bison at Cincinnati Bearcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Howard Bison
3-6, 1-4 Away
Final
67 - 84
Cincinnati Bearcats
7-1, 5-0 Home

No. 14 Cincinnati pulls away in the second half and beats Howard 84-67

Dillon Mitchell shows off vision with nice pass vs. Howard Bison

Cincinnati (7-1) led by four points after one half and came out firing in the second, hitting three straight baskets to extend its lead to 10 points. The Bearcats outscored Howard Bison (3-6) 48-35 in the second half to seal the win and rebound from Tuesday's eight-point loss to Villanova.

Blake Harper had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Marcus Dockery added 14 points for Howard.

Takeaways Howard: The Bison lost for the sixth time in nine games. Howard's dynamic scoring guard tandem of Dockery and Harper accounted for more than half of the team's scoring.

Cincinnati: Lukosius led the Bearcats in scoring with 7-for-10 shooting overall and 3-for-6 sniping from long distance.

Key moment Cincinnati third-year guard Dan Skillings Jr. returned to the court for the first time since the Bearcats season-opener on Nov. 4. Skillings missed the previous six games with a knee injury sustained in the opener. He played 14 minutes and had two points, three rebounds and three assists.

Key stat The Bearcats outrebounded Howard 37-23 overall and 14-5 on the offensive glass.

Up next Howard hosts Virginia-Lynchburg on Wednesday, while Cincinnati hosts Xavier on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 67 - 84
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 67 - 84
2nd 0:31 Cameron Shockley-Okeke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayodele Taiwo. 67 - 84
2nd 0:43 Tyler Betsey made Two Point Tip Shot. 64 - 84
2nd 0:43 Tyler Betsey Offensive Rebound. 64 - 82

Statistics

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26-54 FG 34-64
48 Field Goal % 53
6-18 3PT 8-23
33 Three Point % 35
9-9 FT 8-13
100 Free Throw % 62
23 Rebounds 37
5 Offensive Rebounds 14
18 Defensive Rebounds 23
13 Assists 19
9 Steals 9
1 Blocks 2
16 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 24
6 Fast Break Points 16
30 Points in Paint 52
17 Fouls 12
4 Largest Lead 26

Game Information

Fifth Third Arena

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 10,913 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Howard 11-3 - 24-11
Morgan State 10-4 1 14-16
Norfolk State 8-6 3 15-17
North Carolina Central 8-6 3 14-18
South Carolina State 7-7 4 10-22
Maryland Eastern Shore 5-9 6 9-23
Coppin State 5-9 6 7-24
Delaware State 2-12 9 8-23

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Arizona 16-2 - 36-2
Houston 14-4 2 30-7
Iowa State 12-6 4 29-8
Kansas 12-6 4 24-11
Texas Tech 12-6 4 23-11
TCU 11-7 5 23-12
BYU 9-9 7 23-12
UCF 9-9 7 21-12
West Virginia 9-9 7 18-14
Cincinnati 9-9 7 18-15
Colorado 7-11 9 17-15
Arizona State 7-11 9 17-16
Oklahoma State 6-12 10 20-15
Baylor 6-12 10 16-16
Kansas State 3-15 13 12-20
Utah 2-16 14 10-22
Full Standings