UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Baba Miller has 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists to help Cincinnati beat UCF 92-72
Moustapha Thiam also scored 15 points for Cincinnati (12-12, 4-7 Big 12), Jalen Celestine added 14 and Day Day Thomas 11.
The Bearcats, who went into the game shooting 41.7% from the field (worst in the Big 12 and No. 327 nationally) this season, shot a season-high 59% (33 of 56) and scored at least 90 points for just the third time this season.
Chris Johnson had 16 points and six assists and Jordan Burks also scored 16 for UCF (17-6, 6-5). Jamichael Stillwell finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, and Riley Kugel added 10 points.
The Knights made just 1 of 11 from the field to close the first half and went scoreless for the final three-plus minutes. Cincinnati scored 14 of the final 16 points, capped when Celestine made back-to-back 3-pointers that made it 40-28 at halftime.
The Bearcats opened the second half with a 9-0 run to take their biggest lead at 49-28 with 18:13 left.
Devan Cambridge and Johnson each hit from behind the arc in 20-6 run that culminated when George Beale Jr. made 3s 27 seconds apart to trim UCF's deficit to 62-56 with 9:33 left. Thiam answered with a jumper, James hit a 3 and made two free throws, and Thiam threw down a dunk that pushed the lead to 15 less than two minutes later.
Cincinnati: Plays Wednesday at Kansas State.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Baba Miller Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:25 | George Beale Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper | 72 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Baba Miller makes 1-foot dunk (Day Day Thomas assists) | 72 - 92 |
Statistics
 UCF |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-66 | FG | 33-56 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 11-18 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 61 |
| 12-15 | FT | 15-21 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 22 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 9,969 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 34-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-7 |
| 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 |