Baba Miller grabs career-high 21 rebounds, Cincinnati defeats Lipscomb 89-62
AP
Dec 29, 2025
Cincinnati Bearcats (AP) Baba Miller hauled in a career-high 21 rebounds and scored 11 points, Moustapha Thiam scored 18 points, and Cincinnati cruised past Lipscomb Bisons, 89-62 on Monday.
Miller grabbed double-digit rebounds for the eighth time this season. He entered the game ranked 10th in the nation and first in the Big 12 with 10.6 rebounds per game.
Jizzle James added 16 points and Kerr Kriisa had 15 for the Bearcats (8-5), who led for almost 33 minutes of game time.
After trading the lead back and forth to start the game, Cincinnati took the lead for good during a 24-6 run late in the first quarter. They took a 44-24 lead into halftime, and led by as many as 29 in the second half.
Cincinnati out-rebounded Lipscomb 45-31, forced 14 turnovers, and held the Bisons to 39% shooting from the field. The Bearcats dominated in the paint with 46 points beneath the basket.
Lipscomb (7-6) was led by Ross Candelino, who scored a game-high 20 points on 6-for-10 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds.
Cincinnati hosts No. 8 Houston to begin Big 12 play on Saturday.
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1st Half
LIP
Bisons
24
CINCY
Bearcats
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Grant Asman vs. Moustapha Thiam (Bearcats gains possession)
19:39
Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
19:37
Grant Asman defensive rebound
19:08
Mateo Esmeraldo misses three point jump shot
19:06
Baba Miller defensive rebound
18:54
Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
18:52
Or Ashkenazi defensive rebound
18:39
+2
Titas Sargiunas makes two point driving floating bank jump shot
2-0
18:30
Titas Sargiunas shooting foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
18:30
Baba Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:30
+1
Baba Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-1
18:13
Charlie Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jizzle James steals)
17:52
Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:50
Bisons defensive rebound
17:43
Day Day Thomas personal foul (Titas Sargiunas draws the foul)
17:30
+2
Charlie Williams makes two point layup
4-1
17:18
Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
17:16
Titas Sargiunas defensive rebound
17:00
+3
Charlie Williams makes three point jump shot (Mateo Esmeraldo assists)
7-1
16:58
Bearcats 30 second timeout
16:40
Halvine Dzellat misses two point hook shot
16:38
Grant Asman defensive rebound
16:15
Mateo Esmeraldo misses three point jump shot
16:13
Baba Miller defensive rebound
15:49
+2
Jizzle James makes two point driving layup
7-3
15:18
Or Ashkenazi misses two point layup
15:16
Halvine Dzellat defensive rebound
15:11
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point driving layup (Jizzle James assists)
7-5
14:57
Charlie Williams misses three point jump shot
14:55
Baba Miller defensive rebound
14:45
+2
Halvine Dzellat makes two point cutting layup (Baba Miller assists)
7-7
14:26
+2
Mateo Esmeraldo makes two point cutting layup (Charlie Williams assists)
9-7
14:06
+3
Kerr Kriisa makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)
9-10
13:36
+3
Grant Asman makes three point jump shot (Ross Candelino assists)
12-10
13:07
Baba Miller misses two point layup
13:05
Halvine Dzellat offensive rebound
13:03
+2
Halvine Dzellat makes two point putback layup
12-12
12:53
Mateo Esmeraldo misses three point jump shot
12:51
Baba Miller defensive rebound
12:42
+3
Kerr Kriisa makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)
12-15
12:31
Charlie Williams misses three point jump shot
12:29
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
12:15
+3
Kerr Kriisa makes three point pullup jump shot
12-18
11:49
Day Day Thomas blocks Ross Candelino's three point jump shot
11:47
Baba Miller defensive rebound
11:43
TV timeout
11:28
Shon Abaev misses three point jump shot
11:26
Ross Candelino defensive rebound
11:06
Cole Middleton turnover (bad pass)
11:07
TV timeout
10:49
Shon Abaev misses two point jump shot
10:47
Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
10:23
Kellan Boylan misses two point layup
10:21
Shon Abaev defensive rebound
10:08
Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
10:06
Titas Sargiunas defensive rebound
10:04
Jalen Celestine personal foul (Titas Sargiunas draws the foul)
9:56
Sencire Harris shooting foul (Titas Sargiunas draws the foul)
9:56
+1
Titas Sargiunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-18
9:56
Titas Sargiunas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:56
Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
9:51
Titas Sargiunas personal foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
9:45
+3
Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)
13-21
9:16
Kellan Boylan misses two point dunk
9:14
Sencire Harris defensive rebound
9:04
+3
Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists)
13-24
8:45
Kennedy Okpara misses three point jump shot
8:43
Bisons offensive rebound
8:43
Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Ross Candelino draws the foul)