Utah Utes at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Jizzle James matches career-best with 25 points, helps Cincinnati pull away late to beat Utah 85-75
Day Day Thomas scored five points and Aziz Bandaogo added an alley-oop dunk during an 11-0 run that gave Cincinnati an 83-72 lead. James ended the scoring with two free throws to surpass his previous season-best 24 points from Saturday's 84-66 win against BYU.
James was 10-of-15 shooting and made two 3-pointers to go with six assists against Utah. Josh Reed added 13 points and Simas Lukosius had 11 for Cincinnati (15-9, 5-8 Big 12). Bandaogo finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Gabe Madsen was 10-of-26 shooting overall, 8 of 22 from long range and finished with 28 points to lead Utah (13-11, 5-8). Lawson Lovering added 14 points.
Utah used a 9-2 surge to tie it 68-all with 7:27 remaining and knotted it again at 72-all before the Bearkats started their late run with 3:55 to play.
James scored 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting in the first half to help Cincinnati build a 42-36 lead. Lovering scored 12 points and Madsen had 10 for Utah.
Utah hosts No. 17 Kansas on Saturday.
Cincinnati is on the road against 10th-ranked Iowa State on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Mike Sharavjamts missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Jizzle James made Free Throw. | 75 - 85 |
Statistics
 UTAH |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-65 | FG | 30-61 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 13-32 | 3PT | 11-22 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 0-3 | FT | 14-19 |
| 0 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 10,510 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |