BYU Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Cincinnati jumps out early, beats BYU 90-68
Moustapha Thiam added 15 points and nine rebounds for Cincinnati, which shot 50% overall and 43.5% (10 of 23) from long range. Baba Miller chipped in with 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Day Day Thomas scored 12 points.
Thiam’s dunk with 7:45 to play gave the Bearcats a 71-50 lead. Miller added a one-handed slam with 2:05 remaining.
Cincinnati (17-13, 9-8 Big 12) has won six of its last seven. BYU (20-10, 8-9) has lost three straight.
The Bearcats took the lead about three minutes in and led by as many as 16 points in the first half. The Cougars scored the first five points of the second half to get within seven points, but that was as close as they would get.
AJ Dybantsa scored 23 points and Robert Wright III added 21 for BYU. Aleksej Kostic scored 14 points.
Cincinnati ends its regular season at TCU on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Keyshuan Tillery Steal. | 68 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Aleksej Kostic bad pass turnover | 68 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Sencire Harris makes layup | 68 - 90 |
Statistics
 BYU |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-58 | FG | 32-64 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 13-19 | FT | 16-22 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Assists | 24 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 24 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 6 | Percent Led | 93 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 12,012 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 29-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 26-5 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 21-10 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 20-10 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-14 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-21 |