Utah Utes at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Moustapha Thiam has 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks; Cincinnati beats Utah 69-65
Thiam, a 7-foot-2 sophomore, had his fifth career double-double and his third this season.
Baba Miller had 13 points and eight rebounds for Cincinnati (14-12, 6-7 Big 12) and Keyshuan Tillery scored 10 points. The Bearcats have won three straight for the first time since they started the season 4-0.
Keanu Dawes made a spinning fadeaway in the lane that gave the Utes a five-point lead with 1:56 to play. Thomas answered with a jumper before Miller hit two free throws and then threw down a two-hand dunk that gave Cincinnati a 66-65 lead with 40 seconds left.
Don McHenry led Utah (9-17, 1-11) with 18 points and Dawes had 16 points and 14 rebounds, his eighth double-double this season. Terrence Brown added 11 points and Seydou Traore 10. Dawes, a 6-9 junior, is averaging 15.8 points and 10.2 rebounds over the last six games.
The Utes have lost 12 of their last 13 overall and 15 straight on the road — tied with Binghamton and Gardner-Webb for the fifth-longest active streak in the nation.
Cincinnati leads the series with the Utes 5-2, 4-0 at home.
Cincinnati: Visits No. 9 Kansas on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Utah Deadball Team Rebound. | 65 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Terrence Brown misses 28-foot three point jumper | 65 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 69 |
Statistics
 UTAH |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-61 | FG | 24-54 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 12-15 | FT | 17-22 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 8 | Lead Changes | 8 |
| 23 | Percent Led | 61 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 9,988 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 14-2 | - | 27-2 |
| Houston | 12-4 | 2 | 24-5 |
| Texas Tech | 12-4 | 2 | 22-7 |
| Iowa State | 11-5 | 3 | 24-5 |
| Kansas | 11-5 | 3 | 21-8 |
| UCF | 9-7 | 5 | 20-8 |
| TCU | 9-7 | 5 | 19-10 |
| BYU | 8-8 | 6 | 20-9 |
| West Virginia | 8-8 | 6 | 17-12 |
| Cincinnati | 8-8 | 6 | 16-13 |
| Colorado | 6-10 | 8 | 16-13 |
| Arizona State | 6-10 | 8 | 15-14 |
| Oklahoma State | 5-11 | 9 | 17-12 |
| Baylor | 5-11 | 9 | 15-14 |
| Kansas State | 2-14 | 12 | 11-18 |
| Utah | 2-14 | 12 | 10-19 |