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No. 19 Cincinnati dominates Grambling State 84-49 to close out its non-conference schedule

AP
Dec 22, 2024

CINCINNATI (AP) Aziz Bandaogo scored 15 points and No. 19 Cincinnati extended its winning streak to four games with an 84-49 win over the Grambling State on Sunday.

Dillon Mitchell added 13 points and seven rebounds, and Day Day Thomas finished with 12 points for the Bearcats (10-1).

Ernest Ross scored 16 points, and Mikale Stevenson added 11 points and seven rebounds for Grambling (2-10), which lost its fifth straight game overall and seventh straight on the road.

Grambling closed the first half on a 9-0 run, cutting its deficit 37-24 at the break. But the Tigers were outscored 47-25 in the second half.

Grambling State: The Tigers struggled to find consistent offense and ball distribution, shooting just 34% from the field and committing 16 turnovers with 10 assists.

Cincinnati: Playing less than 48 hours after outlasting No. 22 Dayton on Friday night, the Bearcats jumped out to a 17-3 lead.

Simas Lukosius hit a 3-pointer from the left wing to stretch the Bearcats' lead to 44-29 with 17:26 left in the second half. It was the first of three straight made 3s for the Bearcats, giving them a 50-29 lead. The Bearcats used a 20-4 run to put the game out of reach.

Cincinnati finished with 17 assists and committed six turnovers. Only two of the turnovers came in the second half.

Grambling State hosts the College of Biblical Studies on Dec. 30, while Cincinnati opens Big 12 play at Kansas State on the same day.

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1st Half
GRAMB
Tigers
24
CINCY
Bearcats
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bearcats gains possession)
19:37		P.J. Eason blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point layup
19:35		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
19:31		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
19:29		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
19:22		P.J. Eason personal foul
19:13	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk	0-2
18:45		Kintavious Dozier misses two point layup
18:43		Kintavious Dozier offensive rebound
18:41	+2	Kintavious Dozier makes two point layup	2-2
18:15		P.J. Eason personal foul
18:09		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
18:07		Jizzle James offensive rebound
18:01	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	2-4
18:01		James Flippin shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
18:01	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-5
17:40		Kintavious Dozier turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
17:35	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk	2-7
17:15		Ernest Ross misses two point jump shot
17:13		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
16:56	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jizzle James assists)	2-9
16:37		James Flippin misses three point jump shot
16:35		Jizzle James defensive rebound
16:24	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point alley-oop layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	2-11
16:23		Tigers 30 second timeout
16:23		TV timeout
15:58		Jizzle James shooting foul (Mikale Stevenson draws the foul)
15:58		Mikale Stevenson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:58	+1	Mikale Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-11
15:33	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	3-13
15:13		Kintavious Dozier misses three point jump shot
15:11		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
14:54		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
14:52		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
14:48	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup	3-15
14:31		Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul
14:31		Day Day Thomas technical foul
14:31		Kintavious Dozier technical foul
14:31		Kintavious Dozier turnover
14:31		Day Day Thomas personal foul
14:18		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Ernest Ross's three point jump shot
14:16		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
14:11	+2	Simas Lukošius makes two point layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	3-17
14:11		Bearcats 30 second timeout
13:44		James Flippin misses two point hook shot
13:42		Ernest Ross offensive rebound
13:26		Jizzle James blocks Mikale Stevenson's two point jump shot
13:25		Tigers offensive rebound
13:25		P.J. Edwards offensive foul
13:07		Simas Lukošius turnover (bad pass) (Louis Hutchinson steals)
12:52		James Flippin misses two point hook shot
12:50		Jizzle James defensive rebound
12:34		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
12:32		P.J. Edwards defensive rebound
12:19	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point layup (Mikale Stevenson assists)	5-17
11:52		Louis Hutchinson personal foul
11:52		TV timeout
11:34	+3	CJ Fredrick Jr. makes three point jump shot	5-20
11:02		Ernest Ross misses two point layup
11:00		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
10:53		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
10:51		P.J. Edwards defensive rebound
10:37		Kintavious Dozier turnover (bad pass)
10:23		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
10:21		P.J. Edwards defensive rebound
10:05		Louis Hutchinson misses three point jump shot
10:03		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
9:57	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)	5-22
9:57		P.J. Edwards shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
9:57	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-23
9:33		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Ernest Ross's two point layup
9:31		CJ Fredrick Jr. defensive rebound
9:17		Dillon Mitchell misses three point jump shot
9:15		Solomon Ray defensive rebound
9:00		Kintavious Dozier turnover (traveling)
8:37		Aziz Bandaogo misses two point hook shot
8:35		Chilaydrien Newton defensive rebound
8:29		Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Ernest Ross draws the foul)
8:29	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-23
8:29	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-23
8:19	+3	Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	7-26
7:59		Chilaydrien Newton misses three point jump shot
7:57		Mikale Stevenson offensive rebound
7:54	+2	Mikale Stevenson makes two point jump shot	9-26
7:25	+3	Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Aziz Bandaogo assists)	9-29
6:56		Solomon Ray misses two point jump shot
6:54		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
6:39		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:37		Day Day Thomas offensive rebound
6:25		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
6:23		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
6:10		Day Day Thomas turnover (bad pass)
6:07		TV timeout
5:53		Halvine Dzellat shooting foul (Kintavious Dozier draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Kintavious Dozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-29
5:53	+1	Kintavious Dozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-29
5:39	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	11-31
5:16	+2	Solomon Ray makes two point alley-oop dunk (Mikale Stevenson assists)	13-31
4:45	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point hook shot (Jizzle James assists)	13-33
4:17		P.J. Edwards misses two point jump shot
4:15		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
4:02		Josh Reed turnover (lost ball) (Mikale Stevenson steals)
3:53		Kintavious Dozier misses two point layup
3:51		Emeka Nnaji offensive rebound
3:47		Emeka Nnaji misses two point layup
3:46		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
3:46		Kintavious Dozier personal foul (Arrinten Page draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46	+1	Arrinten Page makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-34
3:46	+1	Arrinten Page makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-35
3:25	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point hook shot	15-35
2:57	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot (CJ Fredrick Jr. assists)	15-37
2:31		Josh Reed personal foul (Ernest Ross draws the foul)
2:31	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-37
2:31	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-37
2:19		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
2:17		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
2:09	+3	Louis Hutchinson makes three point jump shot (Mikale Stevenson assists)	20-37
2:07		Official timeout
2:07		Solomon Ray personal foul
2:07		CJ Fredrick Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:07		Solomon Ray defensive rebound
1:51		Mikale Stevenson misses two point jump shot
1:49		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
1:39		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
1:37		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
1:30		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
1:28		Tyler Betsey offensive rebound
1:16		Solomon Ray blocks Jizzle James's two point jump shot
1:14		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
1:09		CJ Fredrick Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:07		Solomon Ray defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Mikale Stevenson makes two point layup (Ernest Ross assists)	22-37
0:15		Solomon Ray blocks Dillon Mitchell's two point alley-oop dunk
0:13		Bearcats offensive rebound
0:09		Simas Lukošius turnover (bad pass) (Mikale Stevenson steals)
0:08		Mikale Stevenson misses two point layup
0:06		P.J. Edwards offensive rebound
0:06	+2	P.J. Edwards makes two point layup	24-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GRAMB
Tigers
25
CINCY
Bearcats
47

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Solomon Ray turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
19:29	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point cutting dunk (Jizzle James assists)	24-39
19:13		Louis Hutchinson misses two point pullup jump shot
19:11		Solomon Ray offensive rebound
19:00		Solomon Ray misses two point putback dunk
18:58		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
18:50		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
18:48		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
18:41	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point tip layup	24-41
18:27		Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul
18:23	+2	Louis Hutchinson makes two point pullup jump shot (Mikale Stevenson assists)	26-41
18:06		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:04		Mikale Stevenson defensive rebound
17:50	+3	Louis Hutchinson makes three point jump shot (Mikale Stevenson assists)	29-41
17:24	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	29-44
16:55		Mikale Stevenson misses three point jump shot
16:53		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
16:45		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
16:43		Mikale Stevenson defensive rebound
16:40		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Mikale Stevenson's two point driving layup
16:38		Tigers offensive rebound
16:35		Mikale Stevenson misses three point jump shot
16:33		Bearcats defensive rebound
16:18	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot	29-47
15:54		Chilaydrien Newton turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals)
15:43	+3	Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	29-50
15:34		Tigers 30 second timeout
15:34		TV timeout
15:14		Ernest Ross turnover (Jizzle James steals)
15:14		Ernest Ross personal foul
15:14		TV timeout
15:01	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point cutting dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)	29-52
14:31		Dillon Mitchell blocks Louis Hutchinson's three point jump shot
14:29		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
14:15		Dillon Mitchell misses two point driving layup
14:13		P.J. Edwards defensive rebound
14:01		Mikale Stevenson misses two point pullup jump shot
13:59		Mikale Stevenson offensive rebound
13:51	+2	Mikale Stevenson makes two point putback layup	31-52
13:49		P.J. Eason personal foul
13:47		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:45		Simas Lukošius offensive rebound
13:37	+3	Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists)	31-55
13:23		Louis Hutchinson misses three point jump shot
13:21		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
13:01		Day Day Thomas misses two point driving layup
12:59		Arrinten Page offensive rebound
12:59		Ernest Ross shooting foul (Arrinten Page draws the foul)
12:59		Arrinten Page misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:59		Arrinten Page misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:59		Louis Hutchinson defensive rebound
12:33	+2	James Flippin makes two point cutting layup (Ernest Ross assists)	33-55
12:06	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point cutting dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)	33-57
12:06		Ernest Ross shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
12:06	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-58
11:56		P.J. Edwards turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
11:46		Day Day Thomas misses two point driving dunk
11:44		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
11:43		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point driving layup
11:41		Day Day Thomas offensive rebound
11:41		Day Day Thomas misses two point tip layup
11:41		Day Day Thomas offensive rebound
11:41		Solomon Ray personal foul
11:40		TV timeout
11:17	+3	Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot	33-61
11:04		Day Day Thomas personal foul
10:47	+2	Mikale Stevenson makes two point driving layup	35-61
10:28		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (Solomon Ray steals)
10:15		P.J. Edwards turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
10:05	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point driving layup	35-63
9:59		P.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
9:57		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Jizzle James assists)	35-65
9:48		Bearcats 30 second timeout
9:38		Mikale Stevenson turnover
9:23		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
9:21		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
9:21		Louis Hutchinson personal foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
9:21		Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:21	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-66
9:09		Louis Hutchinson misses three point jump shot
9:07		Jizzle James defensive rebound
8:58		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:56		James Flippin defensive rebound
8:44		Mikale Stevenson turnover (bad pass)
8:35		P.J. Eason shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
8:35	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-67
8:35	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-68
8:14		Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Ernest Ross draws the foul)
8:14	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-68
8:14	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-68
8:00		Solomon Ray personal foul
8:00		TV timeout
8:00		Day Day Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:00		Solomon Ray defensive rebound
7:52		Ernest Ross turnover (Jizzle James steals)
7:34		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
7:32		Chilaydrien Newton defensive rebound
7:31		Day Day Thomas personal foul
7:15		Ernest Ross turnover
7:04	+3	Arrinten Page makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	37-71
6:42		Mikale Stevenson misses three point jump shot
6:40		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
6:22		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
6:20		Mikale Stevenson defensive rebound
6:13	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point driving layup (Mikale Stevenson assists)	39-71
5:57		Louis Hutchinson personal foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-72
5:57	+1	Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-73
5:44		Arrinten Page blocks James Flippin's two point driving hook shot
5:42		James Flippin offensive rebound
5:23		Mikale Stevenson misses two point pullup jump shot
5:21		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
5:09	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point driving layup	39-75
5:01		Ernest Ross misses two point driving layup
4:59		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
4:43		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
4:41		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
4:25	+2	James Flippin makes two point driving layup (Ernest Ross assists)	41-75
3:52		Bearcats turnover (shot clock violation)
3:52		TV timeout
3:38	+2	Mikale Stevenson makes two point driving layup	43-75
3:21		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
3:19		P.J. Edwards defensive rebound
3:18		Rayvon Griffith personal foul
3:10		Mikale Stevenson turnover (bad pass)
2:52		Day Day Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot
2:50		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
2:40		Mikale Stevenson turnover (lost ball) (Halvine Dzellat steals)
2:31	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point driving layup	43-77
2:31	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point driving layup (Mikale Stevenson assists)	45-77
2:31		Rayvon Griffith shooting foul (Ernest Ross draws the foul)
2:31		Ernest Ross misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:31		Josh Reed defensive rebound
2:12		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
2:10		Mikale Stevenson defensive rebound
1:46		James Flippin turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
1:33		Halvine Dzellat misses two point driving layup
1:31		Tyler Betsey offensive rebound
1:31	+2	Tyler Betsey makes two point putback layup	45-79
1:31		Louis Hutchinson shooting foul (Tyler Betsey draws the foul)
1:31	+1	Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-80
1:20		James Flippin misses two point driving hook shot
1:20		Halvine Dzellat defensive rebound
1:20		James Flippin personal foul
1:17	+1	Halvine Dzellat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-81
1:17	+1	Halvine Dzellat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-82
0:58		Rayvon Griffith shooting foul (Ernest Ross draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-82
0:58	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-82
0:29		Ernest Ross personal foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-83
0:29	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-84
0:22		Halvine Dzellat shooting foul (P.J. Edwards draws the foul)
0:22	+1	P.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-84
0:22	+1	P.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-84
0:00		End of period

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P.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2