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Lukosius hits 6 3-pointers to help No. 18 Cincinnati hold off Northern Kentucky 76-60

AP
Nov 19, 2024

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) Simas Lukosius scored 18 points on six made 3-pointers and No. 18 Cincinnati held off Northern Kentucky 76-60 on Tuesday night.

Dillon Mitchell had 12 points for Cincinnati (4-0) and Jizzle James scored 11 with six assists.

Northern Kentucky (0-4) was led by Sam Vinson who scored 16 points and Trey Robinson who had 12.

Northern Kentucky committed 12 turnovers in the first half leading to 17 of the Bearcats' 32 points. The Norse also had a 20-11 rebounding advantage and trailed by only 32-28.

Cincinnati led by one point in the second half when Lukosius made three straight 3-pointers to help the Bearcats build a 54-45 lead with 11:50 left.

Cincinnati: Day Day Thomas, last year's assists leader, made his season debut in the first half after missing the first three games recovering from a foot injury. He had two points and four assists in 14 minutes.

Northern Kentucky: The Norse allowed only 11 second-half points in a stunning 64-51 upset of Cincinnati at Truist Arena in 2022, but the Bearcats ran away from them on Tuesday.

The Bearcats finally got some breathing room when Connor Hickman's 3-pointer with 9:22 remaining gave them a 57-47 lead, the largest of the night to that point.

Without second-leading rebounder Dan Skillings Jr. who's still recovering from knee surgery, the Bearcats struggled again on the boards. The Norse outrebounded them 30-27, 12-6 on the offensive end.

Cincinnati plays at Georgia Tech on Saturday, and Northern Kentucky hosts Kentucky State on Saturday.

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1st Half
CINCY
Bearcats
32
NKY
Norse
28

Time		Play	Score
19:59		(Bearcats gains possession)
19:41	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point layup	2-0
19:13		Trey Robinson turnover (traveling)
18:53		Dillon Mitchell misses two point layup
18:51		Norse defensive rebound
18:40	+2	Sam Vinson makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:21		Dillon Mitchell misses three point jump shot
18:19		Sam Vinson defensive rebound
18:07		Trey Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Jizzle James steals)
18:01	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup	4-2
17:34	+2	Sam Vinson makes two point jump shot	4-4
17:15		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
17:13		Keeyan Itejere defensive rebound
17:01		Hubertas Pivorius turnover (lost ball) (Jizzle James steals)
16:53	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists)	6-4
16:45		Josh Dilling turnover
16:30	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Dillon Mitchell assists)	8-4
16:16		Sam Vinson misses two point layup
16:14		Trey Robinson offensive rebound
16:10	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point jump shot	8-6
15:55		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
15:53		Trey Robinson defensive rebound
15:30		Trey Robinson misses two point layup
15:28		Trey Robinson offensive rebound
15:23		Keeyan Itejere misses two point hook shot
15:21		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
14:57		Aziz Bandaogo misses two point layup
14:55		Trey Robinson defensive rebound
14:39	+2	Sam Vinson makes two point jump shot	8-8
14:20		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
14:18		Simas Lukošius offensive rebound
14:18	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists)	11-8
14:08		Jizzle James blocks Sam Vinson's two point layup
14:07		Norse offensive rebound
14:03		TV timeout
13:50		Dan Gherezgher Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
13:44		Trey Robinson personal foul
13:33	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)	13-8
13:03		Trey Robinson misses two point jump shot
13:01		Paulius Rapolis offensive rebound
12:58	+2	Paulius Rapolis makes two point tip layup	13-10
12:37	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point layup	15-10
12:27	+2	Sam Vinson makes two point layup	15-12
12:08	+3	Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Dillon Mitchell assists)	18-12
11:50		Tyler Betsey personal foul
11:50		TV timeout
11:45		Arrinten Page blocks LJ Wells's two point layup
11:43		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
11:35		Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
11:33		Josh Dilling defensive rebound
11:17	+2	Keeyan Itejere makes two point jump shot (Josh Dilling assists)	18-14
10:58		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
10:56		Keeyan Itejere defensive rebound
10:42		Keeyan Itejere turnover
10:30	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	20-14
10:10	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point jump shot	20-16
9:44		Arrinten Page misses two point hook shot
9:42		Trey Robinson defensive rebound
9:28		Trey Robinson misses two point layup
9:26		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
9:03		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
9:01		Trey Robinson defensive rebound
8:52		LJ Wells turnover (bad pass) (Connor Hickman steals)
8:30		Josh Reed misses two point jump shot
8:28		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
8:28		Randall Pettus II personal foul
8:10		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
8:08		Norse defensive rebound
7:58		Connor Hickman personal foul
7:58		TV timeout
7:40		Paulius Rapolis misses two point hook shot
7:38		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
7:30	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Dillon Mitchell assists)	23-16
7:21		Josh Dilling turnover (lost ball) (Jizzle James steals)
7:16	+2	Jizzle James makes two point dunk	25-16
7:14		Norse 30 second timeout
6:57		Jizzle James personal foul
6:49	+2	Dan Gherezgher Jr. makes two point jump shot	25-18
6:20		Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Keeyan Itejere steals)
6:07		Keeyan Itejere turnover (Aziz Bandaogo steals)
5:39		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
5:37		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
5:36		Keeyan Itejere personal foul
5:32		Dillon Mitchell misses two point jump shot
5:30		LJ Wells defensive rebound
5:13	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point layup (Sam Vinson assists)	25-20
4:56		Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Randall Pettus II steals)
4:49		Dan Gherezgher Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
4:21		Arrinten Page misses two point hook shot
4:19		LJ Wells defensive rebound
4:07		Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
4:05		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
3:46		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
3:46		Dan Gherezgher Jr. defensive rebound
3:46		Trey Robinson turnover
3:46		TV timeout
3:26	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point layup	27-20
3:10	+2	LJ Wells makes two point hook shot	27-22
2:51		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
2:49		Trey Robinson defensive rebound
2:46	+3	Dan Gherezgher Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sam Vinson assists)	27-25
2:34		Bearcats 30 second timeout
2:23		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
2:21		Jizzle James offensive rebound
2:19		LJ Wells personal foul
2:17	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)	29-25
2:01		Sam Vinson misses two point jump shot
1:59		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
1:52		Jizzle James misses two point layup
1:50		Trey Robinson defensive rebound
1:37		Sam Vinson turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
1:23	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	32-25
0:57		Dan Gherezgher Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:55		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
0:45		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
0:43		Norse defensive rebound
0:16	+3	Sam Vinson makes three point jump shot (Trey Robinson assists)	32-28
0:02		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
0:00		Norse defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CINCY
Bearcats
44
NKY
Norse
32

Time		Play	Score
19:36		Keeyan Itejere misses two point jump shot
19:34		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
19:22	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Connor Hickman assists)	35-28
19:09		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Sam Vinson's two point layup
19:07		Keeyan Itejere offensive rebound
18:54	+2	Keeyan Itejere makes two point jump shot	35-30
18:50		Connor Hickman turnover
18:35	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point jump shot	35-32
18:19	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists)	37-32
17:50	+3	Josh Dilling makes three point jump shot (Trey Robinson assists)	37-35
17:25		Randall Pettus II shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
17:25	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-35
17:25	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-35
17:02		Josh Dilling misses three point jump shot
17:00		Keeyan Itejere offensive rebound
16:55		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Keeyan Itejere's two point layup
16:53		Keeyan Itejere offensive rebound
16:45	+3	Randall Pettus II makes three point jump shot (Keeyan Itejere assists)	39-38
16:36	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup	41-38
16:26	+2	Josh Dilling makes two point jump shot (Trey Robinson assists)	41-40
16:23		Bearcats 60 second timeout
16:23		TV timeout
16:03	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot	44-40
15:43		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Sam Vinson draws the foul)
15:43		TV timeout
15:43		Sam Vinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:43	+1	Sam Vinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-41
15:27		Arrinten Page turnover (Randall Pettus II steals)
15:05		Sam Vinson misses two point jump shot
15:03		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
14:54		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
14:52		Sam Vinson defensive rebound
14:35		Trey Robinson misses two point jump shot
14:33		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
14:32		Keeyan Itejere personal foul
14:08	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)	46-41
14:01		Simas Lukošius shooting foul (Trey Robinson draws the foul)
14:01	+1	Trey Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-42
14:01	+1	Trey Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-43
13:43		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
13:41		Arrinten Page offensive rebound
13:41		Keeyan Itejere personal foul
13:29	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Josh Reed assists)	49-43
13:11		Dan Gherezgher Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:09		Norse offensive rebound
12:59		Sam Vinson misses three point jump shot
12:48		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
12:48		Tyler Betsey turnover (Keeyan Itejere steals)
12:48	+2	Keeyan Itejere makes two point dunk	49-45
12:22	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point dunk (Simas Lukošius assists)	51-45
11:56		Dan Gherezgher Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:54		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
11:42	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot	54-45
11:33		LJ Wells misses two point jump shot
11:31		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
11:18		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
11:16		Keeyan Itejere defensive rebound
11:09		Norse 30 second timeout
11:09		TV timeout
11:09		Aziz Bandaogo blocks LJ Wells's two point layup
11:09		Sam Vinson offensive rebound
11:09		Josh Reed personal foul
10:51	+2	Trey Robinson makes two point jump shot	54-47
10:38		Jizzle James turnover
10:21		Tyler Betsey shooting foul (LJ Wells draws the foul)
10:21		LJ Wells misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:21		LJ Wells misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:21		Josh Reed defensive rebound
9:49		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
9:47		Tyler Betsey offensive rebound
9:40		Randall Pettus II shooting foul (Tyler Betsey draws the foul)
9:40		Tyler Betsey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:40		Tyler Betsey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:40		Josh Dilling defensive rebound
9:25		Randall Pettus II misses two point layup
9:23		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
9:15	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Aziz Bandaogo assists)	57-47
8:46		Trey Robinson turnover (Connor Hickman steals)
8:46		Trey Robinson personal foul
8:36	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists)	59-47
8:36		Norse 30 second timeout
8:23		Jizzle James personal foul
8:10		Josh Dilling misses two point jump shot
8:08		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
7:55	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup	61-47
7:48		TV timeout
7:39		Sam Vinson misses two point jump shot
7:37		Sam Vinson offensive rebound
7:32		Sam Vinson misses two point layup
7:30		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
7:22	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists)	63-47
7:05		Sam Vinson turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals)
7:05		Dillon Mitchell turnover
6:49		Randall Pettus II misses two point jump shot
6:47		Jizzle James defensive rebound
6:30		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
6:28		Keeyan Itejere defensive rebound
6:20		Sam Vinson misses two point jump shot
6:18		LJ Wells offensive rebound
6:08		Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
6:06		LJ Wells offensive rebound
6:01	+2	LJ Wells makes two point dunk	63-49
5:48		Dillon Mitchell turnover (Hubertas Pivorius steals)
5:44	+2	Randall Pettus II makes two point layup (Hubertas Pivorius assists)	63-51
5:40		Bearcats 30 second timeout
5:29		Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball)
5:21		Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
5:19		Keeyan Itejere offensive rebound
5:10		Randall Pettus II misses two point jump shot
5:08		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
5:00	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point dunk (Simas Lukošius assists)	65-51
4:42		Day Day Thomas blocks Randall Pettus II's three point jump shot
4:40		Norse offensive rebound
4:27		Sam Vinson misses three point jump shot
4:25		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
4:18	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)	67-51
4:07		Trey Robinson misses two point jump shot
4:05		LJ Wells offensive rebound
3:58	+2	Keeyan Itejere makes two point jump shot (Trey Robinson assists)	67-53
3:34	+3	Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	70-53
3:16	+2	Sam Vinson makes two point layup	70-55
2:59		Day Day Thomas turnover (Hubertas Pivorius steals)
2:51		Hubertas Pivorius turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals)
2:40		Sam Vinson shooting foul (Tyler Betsey draws the foul)
2:40		TV timeout
2:40		Tyler Betsey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:40	+1	Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-55
2:28	+2	Sam Vinson makes two point layup	71-57
2:09		Aziz Bandaogo misses two point layup
2:07		Hubertas Pivorius defensive rebound
1:58		Hubertas Pivorius misses three point jump shot
1:56		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
1:40	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot	74-57
1:09		Aziz Bandaogo personal foul
1:07		Jizzle James shooting foul (Josh Dilling draws the foul)
1:07		Josh Dilling misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:07	+1	Josh Dilling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-58
0:46	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	76-58
0:25	+2	Josh Dilling makes two point layup	76-60
0:00		End of period

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Josh Dilling makes two point layup