BYU Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
66 - 84
Jizzle James scores 24 points, Cincinnati pulls away early in 2nd half to beat BYU 84-66
Cincinnati trailed 42-39 at the break but opened the second half on a 22-2 run for a 61-44 lead and cruised from there. Simas Lukosius scored all five of his points during the surge, and Josh Reed capped it with a fast-break dunk.
Day Day Thomas added 15 points and Reed finished with 12 for Cincinnati (14-9, 4-8 Big 12), which shot 56% (19 of 34) from the field.
Richie Saunders scored 15 points and Egor Demin added 12 for BYU (15-8, 6-6).
Back-to-back 3-pointers from Kanon Catchings and Mihailo Boskovic helped pull the Cougars to 66-58 with about eight minutes left but they didn't get closer.
BYU, which lost at home to No. 20 Arizona 85-74 on Tuesday, has lost consecutive games since having its four-game win streak snapped.
Cincinnati will look to make it three straight wins with a home game against Utah on Tuesday.
BYU plays at West Virginia on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Mihailo Boskovic missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Dawson Baker Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 84 |
Statistics
 BYU |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-51 | FG | 34-58 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 10-29 | 3PT | 10-20 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 8-11 | FT | 6-9 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 17 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 12,217 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| 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 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |