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Skillings, Newman combine for 40 points, Cincinnati pulls away in last 5 minutes to beat UCF 68-57

AP
Jan 27, 2024

CINCINNATI (AP) Dan Skillings Jr. scored 21 points, John Newman III added 19 and Cincinnati pulled away in the last five minutes to beat UCF 68-57 on Saturday night.

Newman's dunk tied the game 52-all with 5:15 remaining and sparked an 18-5 run to end it. Skillings and Newman each scored seven points during the stretch. The Bearcats shot 64% (14 of 22) from the floor and outscored UCF 41-18 in the second half.

Cincinnati (14-6, 3-4 Big 12), which entered having completed a six-game stretch against ranked teams, trailed UCF 39-27 at halftime. The Knights shot 52% in the first half but cooled to 21% (6 of 29) after the break.

Skillings was 8 of 14 from the floor and hit two 3-pointers for Cincinnati. Newman made 6 of 10 field goals and 7 of 9 free throws. They each grabbed seven of the Bearcats' 39 rebounds.

Jaylin Sellers and Marchelus Avery scored 19 points apiece to lead UCF (12-7, 3-4). Avery scored 16 points, Sellers added 12 and the pair combined for five 3-pointers in the first half.

UCF hosts No. 15 Baylor on Wednesday.

Cincinnati plays at West Virginia on Wednesday.

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1st Half
UCF
Knights
39
CINCY
Bearcats
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bearcats gains possession)
19:46	+3	Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot	0-3
19:25		Ibrahima Diallo turnover (John Newman III steals)
19:21		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
19:21	+1	John Newman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-4
19:21	+1	John Newman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-5
18:55	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point jump shot	2-5
18:39	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists)	2-7
18:39		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
18:39	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-8
18:20		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Thierno Sylla's three point jump shot
18:18		Thierno Sylla offensive rebound
18:03	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point layup	4-8
17:55	+3	Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukosius assists)	4-11
17:36		Ibrahima Diallo turnover (bad pass)
17:19		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:17		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
17:11		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
17:11	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-12
17:11	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-13
16:58	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point hook shot	6-13
16:41	+2	John Newman III makes two point layup	6-15
16:15		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass)
16:00		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:58		Omar Payne defensive rebound
15:51	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	8-15
15:24		John Newman III turnover (Darius Johnson steals)
15:15	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Antwann Jones assists)	11-15
15:00		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
14:58		Antwann Jones defensive rebound
14:51		John Newman III personal foul (Antwann Jones draws the foul)
14:51		TV timeout
14:34		Omar Payne turnover (out of bounds)
14:10		Jamille Reynolds misses two point hook shot
14:08		Omar Payne defensive rebound
13:57		Marchelus Avery misses two point hook shot
13:55		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
13:40		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
13:38		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
13:23		Omar Payne misses three point jump shot
13:21		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
13:12	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point layup	13-15
12:54		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
12:52		Omar Payne defensive rebound
12:38	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	16-15
12:37		Bearcats 30 second timeout
12:10		Josh Reed turnover (Antwann Jones steals)
12:05	+2	Antwann Jones makes two point layup	18-15
12:05		Simas Lukosius shooting foul (Antwann Jones draws the foul)
12:05	+1	Antwann Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-15
11:43	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot (Simas Lukosius assists)	19-17
11:11	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists)	22-17
10:48		Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
10:46		Josh Reed offensive rebound
10:46		Omar Payne personal foul
10:46		TV timeout
10:45		Marchelus Avery personal foul
10:27		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:24		Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul
10:02		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
10:00		Ody Oguama defensive rebound
9:48		Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
9:46		Ody Oguama offensive rebound
9:37		Simas Lukosius turnover (Antwann Jones steals)
9:25		Omar Payne misses two point hook shot
9:23		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
9:15		Omar Payne blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point layup
9:13		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
8:58		Omar Payne turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
8:49		Ody Oguama misses two point layup
8:47		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
8:42	+2	Ody Oguama makes two point dunk (Simas Lukosius assists)	22-19
8:42		Knights 30 second timeout
8:20		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:18		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
8:09	+2	Antwann Jones makes two point layup (Marchelus Avery assists)	24-19
7:42	+2	John Newman III makes two point layup	24-21
7:26		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball)
7:26		TV timeout
7:00	+2	John Newman III makes two point jump shot	24-23
6:42	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot (Antwann Jones assists)	26-23
6:25		Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
6:23		Darius Johnson personal foul
6:12		Day Day Thomas turnover (bad pass)
5:58		Antwann Jones turnover (bad pass)
5:38		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:36		Jamille Reynolds offensive rebound
5:23		Jamille Reynolds turnover (out of bounds)
5:02		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
5:00		Tyler Hendricks offensive rebound
4:50	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	29-23
4:38		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:36		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
4:21		Marchelus Avery misses two point layup
4:19		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
4:17	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point layup	31-23
4:17		Josh Reed shooting foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul)
4:17		Marchelus Avery misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:17		John Newman III defensive rebound
4:00		Thierno Sylla blocks John Newman III's two point layup
3:58		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
3:45		Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul)
3:45		TV timeout
3:45	+1	Marchelus Avery makes regular free throw 1 of 3	32-23
3:45	+1	Marchelus Avery makes regular free throw 2 of 3	33-23
3:45	+1	Marchelus Avery makes regular free throw 3 of 3	34-23
3:24		John Newman III misses three point jump shot
3:22		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
2:58		Thierno Sylla misses two point layup
2:56		John Newman III defensive rebound
2:49	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup (Josh Reed assists)	34-25
2:33		Marchelus Avery misses two point layup
2:31		John Newman III defensive rebound
2:09		John Newman III misses two point jump shot
2:07		Jizzle James offensive rebound
2:00		Jizzle James misses two point layup
1:58		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
1:51		Aziz Bandaogo misses two point layup
1:51		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
1:51	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk	34-27
1:32	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot	37-27
1:16		John Newman III misses two point layup
1:14		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
1:04	+2	Nils Machowski makes two point layup (Jaylin Sellers assists)	39-27
1:03		Bearcats 30 second timeout
0:57		John Newman III turnover (Darius Johnson steals)
0:30		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
0:28		Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound
0:21		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
0:19		John Newman III defensive rebound
0:16		Jump ball. (Knights gains possession)
0:16		Day Day Thomas turnover (Darius Johnson steals)
0:07		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
0:05		Antwann Jones offensive rebound
0:01		Antwann Jones misses two point jump shot
0:00		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCF
Knights
18
CINCY
Bearcats
41

Time		Play	Score
19:54	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)	39-29
19:29	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point layup	41-29
19:03	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot (John Newman III assists)	41-31
18:40		Antwann Jones misses three point jump shot
18:38		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
18:28		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
18:28	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-32
18:28	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-33
18:09		Jaylin Sellers turnover (out of bounds)
17:57		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
17:57		Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:57		Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:57		Antwann Jones defensive rebound
17:07		Omar Payne misses two point layup
17:05		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
17:00	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists)	41-35
16:51		Knights 30 second timeout
16:51		TV timeout
16:38	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup	43-35
16:20		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:18		Omar Payne defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot	45-35
15:27		Omar Payne shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
15:27		TV timeout
15:27	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-36
15:27		Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:27		Bearcats offensive rebound
15:19		Day Day Thomas turnover (out of bounds)
15:08		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
15:06		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
14:57		Omar Payne shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
14:57		Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:57	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-37
14:39		Antwann Jones misses two point jump shot
14:37		Antwann Jones offensive rebound
14:24		John Newman III personal foul (Thierno Sylla draws the foul)
14:12		Thierno Sylla misses two point jump shot
14:09		Simas Lukosius personal foul
14:00		Darius Johnson misses two point hook shot
13:58		Ody Oguama defensive rebound
13:47		Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
13:45		Antwann Jones defensive rebound
13:16		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
12:55		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
12:55	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-38
12:55		Day Day Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:55		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
12:55	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	45-40
12:33		Ody Oguama blocks Tyler Hendricks's two point layup
12:31		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
12:23	+2	John Newman III makes two point layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	45-42
12:23		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
12:23	+1	John Newman III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-43
12:05		Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul
11:55		Tyler Hendricks misses two point jump shot
11:53		John Newman III defensive rebound
11:44		Nils Machowski shooting foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
11:44		TV timeout
11:44	+1	John Newman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-44
11:44		John Newman III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:31		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:29		Jaylin Sellers offensive rebound
11:13		Marchelus Avery turnover (bad pass)
10:59		Thierno Sylla blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point layup
10:57		Bearcats offensive rebound
10:55		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover
10:40		Simas Lukosius blocks Antwann Jones's two point jump shot
10:38		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
10:14		Marchelus Avery blocks Simas Lukosius's two point layup
10:12		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
9:56	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	48-44
9:47		Jizzle James misses two point layup
9:45		Ody Oguama offensive rebound
9:37		Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
9:36		Ody Oguama offensive rebound
9:36	+2	Ody Oguama makes two point layup	48-46
9:31		Marchelus Avery misses two point jump shot
9:29		Bearcats defensive rebound
9:21		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
9:19		John Newman III offensive rebound
9:15		Ibrahima Diallo shooting foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
9:15		John Newman III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:15		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
8:57		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
8:55		Jizzle James defensive rebound
8:47	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)	48-48
8:29		John Newman III shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
8:24	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-48
8:24		Jaylin Sellers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:24		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point layup	49-50
7:44		Jaylin Sellers turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
7:33		Jizzle James turnover (Jaylin Sellers steals)
7:23		Jizzle James personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
7:23		TV timeout
7:07		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
7:05		Omar Payne offensive rebound
6:58	+3	Antwann Jones makes three point jump shot (Omar Payne assists)	52-50
6:42		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:40		Knights defensive rebound
6:13		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
6:11		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
6:05		Darius Johnson personal foul (Simas Lukosius draws the foul)
6:05		Simas Lukosius misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:05		Antwann Jones defensive rebound
5:42		Antwann Jones misses two point jump shot
5:40		John Newman III defensive rebound
5:22	+2	John Newman III makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)	52-52
4:49		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:47		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
4:41		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (Marchelus Avery steals)
4:35		Knights 30 second timeout
4:35		TV timeout
4:18		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
4:14		John Newman III personal foul
3:52		Omar Payne misses two point hook shot
3:50		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
3:27		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (Darius Johnson steals)
3:09		Thierno Sylla misses two point layup
3:07		Knights offensive rebound
3:07		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
3:05		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
2:59	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)	52-54
2:33		Marchelus Avery misses two point layup
2:33		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
2:33		Jump ball. (Knights gains possession)
2:33		Knights turnover (5-second violation)
2:21	+3	Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	52-57
2:14		Knights 30 second timeout
2:06		Marchelus Avery turnover (out of bounds)
1:40	+2	Simas Lukosius makes two point jump shot	52-59
1:32		Thierno Sylla turnover (lost ball)
1:08		Omar Payne shooting foul (Simas Lukosius draws the foul)
1:08	+1	Simas Lukosius makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-60
1:08	+1	Simas Lukosius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-61
1:00	+3	Thierno Sylla makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	55-61
0:53		Omar Payne shooting foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
0:53	+1	John Newman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-62
0:53	+1	John Newman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-63
0:40		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
0:38		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
0:33	+2	John Newman III makes two point layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	55-65
0:33		Darius Johnson shooting foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
0:33	+1	John Newman III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-66
0:29		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
0:27		Ody Oguama defensive rebound
0:17	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk (Simas Lukosius assists)	55-68
0:16		Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-68
0:16	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-68
0:00		End of period

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Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2