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Simas Lukosius, Jizzle James each score 19 points and No. 17 Cincinnati beats Nicholls State 86-49

AP
Nov 15, 2024

CINCINNATI (AP) Simas Lukosius had 19 points including five 3-pointers, Jizzle James scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half, and No. 17 Cincinnati eased by Nicholls State 86-49 on Friday night.

Dillon Mitchell had 12 points and nine rebounds and Arrinten Page added 11 points for Cincinnati, which returned after a week off following an 83-56 victory over Morehead State on Nov. 8.

The Bearcats have now started 3-0 in each of Wes Miller’s four years at the helm. He earned his 250th win last Friday.

Jamal West Jr. scored 12 points to lead Nicholls State (2-3).

Nicholls State coach Tevon Saddler played for Miller at UNC-Greensboro from 2013-15, earning Southern Conference freshman of the year honors. Saddler, at 29, is the youngest Division I coach in the nation.

Cincinnati was without Dan Skillings Jr., its leading scorer and rebounder last season, after he suffered a knee injury in a season-opening win when he finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Cincinnati did not miss Skillings as the Bearcats shot 54% and outrebounded Nicholls State 46-32. Aziz Bandaogo, a 7-foot senior had four of Cincinnati's 14 blocked shots.

Cincinnati pulled away midway through the first half when Page started a 9-0 run with five straight points and Bandaogo made a basket on back-to-back possessions for a 25-12 lead. The Bearcats led by double figures the rest of the way.

Cincinnati held Nicholls State to 26% shooting in the first half to build a 42-22 lead. The Colonels, who didn’t have a double-digit scorer until the 13:24 mark of the second half, finished 21 of 69 from the field (30%).

Nicholls State plays host to Towson on Wednesday.

Cincinnati plays at Northern Kentucky on Tuesday.

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1st Half
NICH
Colonels
22
CINCY
Bearcats
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bearcats gains possession)
19:38		Jamal West Jr. blocks Dillon Mitchell's two point layup
19:36		Caleb Robinson defensive rebound
19:22		Robert Brown III misses two point layup
19:20		Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound
19:08		Byron Ireland misses three point jump shot
19:06		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
18:59		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
18:57		Colonels defensive rebound
18:32		Caleb Robinson misses three point jump shot
18:30		Jizzle James defensive rebound
18:05	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point hook shot	0-2
17:50		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul
17:50		Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:50	+1	Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-2
17:32		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
17:30		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
17:27		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
17:25		Simas Lukošius offensive rebound
17:13		Connor Hickman misses two point layup
17:13		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
17:13	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk	1-4
16:50		Jizzle James blocks Byron Ireland's two point layup
16:48		Byron Ireland offensive rebound
16:37		Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot
16:35		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
16:35		Ike Cornish personal foul
16:29	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup	1-6
16:05		Robert Brown III turnover (lost ball)
15:45		Dillon Mitchell turnover (traveling)
15:45		TV timeout
15:36		Trae English turnover (lost ball)
15:23		Simas Lukošius turnover (Jamal West Jr. steals)
15:05		Byron Ireland misses two point layup
15:03		Mekhi Collins offensive rebound
14:56		Mekhi Collins turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals)
14:48	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup	1-8
14:32		Trae English misses two point jump shot
14:30		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
14:13		Dillon Mitchell misses three point jump shot
14:11		Ike Cornish defensive rebound
13:59		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Ike Cornish's two point layup
13:59		Ike Cornish offensive rebound
13:52		Ike Cornish turnover (Aziz Bandaogo steals)
13:41		Ike Cornish personal foul
13:38		Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Mekhi Collins steals)
13:34	+3	Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Trae English assists)	4-8
13:24	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point layup (Simas Lukošius assists)	4-10
13:09	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup (Robert Brown III assists)	6-10
13:00		Jizzle James turnover
12:53	+2	Mekhi Collins makes two point hook shot (Robert Brown III assists)	8-10
12:26	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	8-13
12:16		Arrinten Page blocks Robert Brown III's two point layup
12:14		Trae English offensive rebound
11:56	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point dunk (Byron Ireland assists)	10-13
11:55		Bearcats 30 second timeout
11:55		TV timeout
11:43		Tyler Betsey turnover (bad pass)
11:10		Colonels turnover (shot clock violation)
11:00	+3	Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	10-16
10:41	+2	Trae English makes two point layup	12-16
10:29	+3	Arrinten Page makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	12-19
10:10		Byron Ireland turnover (traveling)
9:55		Mekhi Collins shooting foul
9:55	+1	Arrinten Page makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-20
9:55	+1	Arrinten Page makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-21
9:32		Jamal West Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:30		Jizzle James defensive rebound
9:25		Jamal West Jr. blocks Simas Lukošius's two point layup
9:23		Bearcats offensive rebound
9:18		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
9:16		Arrinten Page offensive rebound
9:03		Arrinten Page misses two point hook shot
9:01		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
8:49		Trae English misses two point layup
8:34	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Simas Lukošius assists)	12-23
8:32		Colonels 30 second timeout
8:17		Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot
8:15		Josh Reed defensive rebound
8:01	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point hook shot (Connor Hickman assists)	12-25
7:43		Josh Reed blocks Robert Brown III's three point jump shot
7:41		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
7:28		Aziz Bandaogo turnover (Sincere Malone steals)
7:18	+3	Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Sincere Malone assists)	15-25
7:12		Sincere Malone personal foul
7:12		TV timeout
7:08		Simas Lukošius turnover (Caleb Robinson steals)
6:57		Robert Brown III misses three point jump shot
6:55		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
6:37	+2	Simas Lukošius makes two point layup	15-27
6:23		Robert Brown III misses three point jump shot
6:21		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
6:06		Jamal West Jr. blocks Connor Hickman's two point layup
6:04		Bearcats offensive rebound
6:03		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
6:01		Josh Reed offensive rebound
5:56	+2	Josh Reed makes two point layup	15-29
5:39	+2	Byron Ireland makes two point layup	17-29
5:31		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
5:29		Rayvon Griffith offensive rebound
5:23	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Rayvon Griffith assists)	17-32
5:07	+3	Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Byron Ireland assists)	20-32
4:53		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
4:51		Simas Lukošius offensive rebound
4:41		Aziz Bandaogo misses two point hook shot
4:39		Colonels defensive rebound
4:16		Sincere Malone misses two point jump shot
4:14		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
4:01	+3	Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists)	20-35
3:44	+2	Byron Ireland makes two point jump shot	22-35
3:31		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
3:29		Mekhi Collins defensive rebound
3:09		Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot
3:07		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
2:51		TV timeout
2:48	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Simas Lukošius assists)	22-37
2:27		Arrinten Page blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
2:25		Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound
2:12		Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot
2:10		Sincere Malone offensive rebound
2:09		Sincere Malone misses two point layup
2:07		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
2:07		Tyler Betsey turnover (traveling)
1:57		Trae English misses two point jump shot
1:55		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
1:47		Mekhi Collins shooting foul
1:47		Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:47		Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:47		Sincere Malone defensive rebound
1:18		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
1:16		Sincere Malone offensive rebound
1:11		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point jump shot
1:09		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
1:00		Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Trae English steals)
0:55		Dillon Mitchell blocks Trae English's two point layup
0:53		Robert Brown III offensive rebound
0:37		Trae English turnover (Simas Lukošius steals)
0:27		Robert Brown III shooting foul
0:27	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-38
0:27	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-39
0:22		Byron Ireland turnover (bad pass) (Josh Reed steals)
0:19	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Josh Reed assists)	22-42
0:02		Jamal West Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:00		Jizzle James defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NICH
Colonels
27
CINCY
Bearcats
44

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	22-44
19:32		Byron Ireland turnover (Jizzle James steals)
19:21	+2	Simas Lukošius makes two point layup	22-46
19:02		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
19:00		Jizzle James defensive rebound
18:56	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jizzle James assists)	22-48
18:56		Colonels 30 second timeout
18:53		TV timeout
18:33		Jaylen Searles misses three point jump shot
18:31		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
18:24	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot	22-51
18:09		Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot
18:07		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
17:56		Simas Lukošius misses two point jump shot
17:54		Simas Lukošius offensive rebound
17:37	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point jump shot	22-53
17:12		Jaylen Searles misses two point jump shot
17:10		Jizzle James defensive rebound
16:55	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	22-55
16:39	+2	Byron Ireland makes two point layup	24-55
16:22	+2	Jizzle James makes two point hook shot	24-57
16:06		Robert Brown III misses two point layup
16:06		Robert Brown III offensive rebound
16:06		Simas Lukošius personal foul
15:53		Trae English misses three point jump shot
15:51		Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound
15:49		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul
15:48		TV timeout
15:48	+1	Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-57
15:48		Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:48		Bearcats defensive rebound
15:22	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot (Aziz Bandaogo assists)	25-59
14:50		Trae English misses two point layup
14:48		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
14:39		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
14:37		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
14:28		Jamal West Jr. shooting foul
14:28		Tyler Betsey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:28	+1	Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-60
14:19	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup (Trae English assists)	27-60
13:46		Arrinten Page misses two point jump shot
13:44		Tyler Betsey offensive rebound
13:41		Trae English personal foul
13:33		Jamal West Jr. shooting foul
13:33	+1	Arrinten Page makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-61
13:33	+1	Arrinten Page makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-62
13:22	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Trae English assists)	29-62
13:00		Arrinten Page misses three point jump shot
12:58		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
12:42	+2	Trae English makes two point layup	31-62
12:16	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point layup (Tyler Betsey assists)	31-64
11:55		Arrinten Page blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
11:53		TV timeout
11:35	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point jump shot	31-66
11:15		Sincere Malone misses two point jump shot
11:13		Tyler Betsey personal foul
11:09		Ike Cornish misses three point jump shot
11:07		Mekhi Collins offensive rebound
11:05		Tyler Betsey shooting foul
11:05	+1	Mekhi Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-66
11:05		Mekhi Collins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:05		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
10:55		Arrinten Page turnover (Ike Cornish steals)
10:46		Sincere Malone turnover (Connor Hickman steals)
10:38		Arrinten Page misses two point dunk
10:36		Sincere Malone defensive rebound
10:31	+3	Ike Cornish makes three point jump shot (Trae English assists)	35-66
10:21		Arrinten Page misses two point hook shot
10:19		Mekhi Collins defensive rebound
9:58		Trae English misses two point layup
9:56		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
9:45	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot (Connor Hickman assists)	35-68
9:19	+2	Caleb Robinson makes two point jump shot	37-68
9:02	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot	37-71
8:38		Ike Cornish misses three point jump shot
8:36		Jizzle James defensive rebound
8:36		Caleb Robinson personal foul
8:16		Jizzle James turnover (Caleb Robinson steals)
8:07		Ike Cornish misses three point jump shot
8:05		Bearcats defensive rebound
8:02		Caleb Robinson personal foul
7:44		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
7:42		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
7:35	+2	Sincere Malone makes two point layup (Jamal West Jr. assists)	39-71
7:34		TV timeout
7:08	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Simas Lukošius assists)	39-73
6:49		Ike Cornish misses three point jump shot
6:47		Colonels offensive rebound
6:38	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup (Ike Cornish assists)	41-73
6:26	+2	Jizzle James makes two point running layup	41-75
6:03		Jamal West Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:01		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
5:48	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists)	41-78
5:46		Bearcats 30 second timeout
5:30		Arrinten Page blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
5:28		Josh Reed defensive rebound
5:14		Mekhi Collins shooting foul
5:14		Arrinten Page misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:14		Arrinten Page misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:14		Josh Reed offensive rebound
4:56		Rayvon Griffith misses three point jump shot
4:54		Byron Ireland defensive rebound
4:39	+2	Trae English makes two point layup	43-78
4:39		Rayvon Griffith shooting foul
4:39		Trae English misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:39		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
4:24		Rayvon Griffith misses three point jump shot
4:22		Mekhi Collins defensive rebound
4:06		Arrinten Page blocks Byron Ireland's two point layup
4:04		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
3:55		Mekhi Collins shooting foul
3:55		TV timeout
3:55	+1	Rayvon Griffith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-79
3:55	+1	Rayvon Griffith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-80
3:46		Rayvon Griffith blocks Caleb Robinson's two point dunk
3:44		Jaylen Searles offensive rebound
3:31		Jaylen Searles misses three point jump shot
3:29		Caleb Robinson offensive rebound
3:17	+2	Caleb Robinson makes two point layup	45-80
3:09		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
3:07		Halvine Dzellat offensive rebound
3:07		Rayvon Griffith misses three point jump shot
3:06		Trae English defensive rebound
3:00		Rayvon Griffith blocks Trae English's two point layup
2:58		Sincere Malone offensive rebound
2:45		Michael Gray Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:43		Josh Reed defensive rebound
2:37	+3	Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Connor Hickman assists)	45-83
2:16	+2	Trae English makes two point layup	47-83
1:50		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
1:48		Rayvon Griffith offensive rebound
1:35	+3	Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Rayvon Griffith assists)	47-86
1:23		Trae English misses two point layup
1:21		Colonels offensive rebound
1:11		Jaylen Searles turnover
0:55		Josh Reed turnover (Sincere Malone steals)
0:47	+2	Sincere Malone makes two point dunk	49-86
0:29		Caleb Robinson blocks Tyler Betsey's two point jump shot
0:27		Caleb Robinson defensive rebound
0:25		Jaylen Searles misses two point layup
0:23		Halvine Dzellat defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Halvine Dzellat defensive rebound