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FINAL
Jan 25, 2025

Game Recap

Richie Saunders hits 5 3s, scores 21 as BYU beats Cincinnati 80-52. Richie Saunders hit 5 of 6 from 3-point range and scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half on Saturday night to help BYU beat Cincinnati 80-52.

Box Score

12T
CIN232952
BYU285280
Cincinnati Bearcats logoCINCINNATIMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
55Aziz Bandaogo222-30-00-04000104
23Dillon Mitchell262-50-20-25111034
41Simas Lukosius265-114-80-041002214
2Jizzle James283-130-50-03510036
0Dan Skillings Jr.203-70-30-01100336
22Arrinten Page183-60-11-23110217
14Tyler Betsey131-40-30-01000112
1Day Day Thomas282-71-30-00230005
10Josh Reed140-20-20-02002020
3Rayvon Griffith22-30-10-00000004
5CJ Fredrick Jr.30-00-00-01000000
TOTAL23-6137.7%5-2817.9%1-425.0%24116391552
Byu Cougars logoBYUMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Mawot Mag241-10-01-22020313
15Richie Saunders327-155-72-251101021
13Keba Keita252-30-00-07100314
3Egor Demin253-53-56-757003115
21Trevin Knell243-62-50-01231118
4Brody Kozlowski10-00-00-00000000
6Kanon Catchings173-53-40-02010009
5Mihailo Boskovic10-00-00-00000000
45Fousseyni Traore142-30-00-03200224
30Dallin Hall200-20-00-02300100
2Elijah Crawford12-21-10-00000005
1Trey Stewart10-00-00-00000000
25Dawson Baker155-71-20-012000211
TOTAL28-4957.1%15-2462.5%9-1181.8%28187114880

Play-by-Play

1st halfcinbyu
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (19:36) Aziz Bandaogo made Jumper. Assisted by Dan Skillings Jr..
    20
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (19:13) Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (19:09) Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (19:00) Jizzle James missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (18:50) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (18:45) Simas Lukosius missed Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (18:38) Egor Demin Defensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    +3 (18:35) Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Egor Demin.
    23
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (18:12) Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (18:07) Simas Lukosius Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +3 (18:06) Simas Lukosius made Three Point Jumper.
    53
  • Byu Cougars logo
    +2 (17:34) Keba Keita made Layup. Assisted by Trevin Knell.
    55
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (17:15) Dan Skillings Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (17:10) Egor Demin Defensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (17:01) Richie Saunders missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:58) Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:47) Dillon Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:44) Dan Skillings Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (16:36) Foul on Egor Demin.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:26) Dan Skillings Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:26) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:13) Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (16:13) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:13) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
  • (16:13) Official TV Timeout
  • Byu Cougars logo
    +2 (15:57) Richie Saunders made Layup. Assisted by Egor Demin.
    57
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (15:37) Simas Lukosius Turnover.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (15:37) Mawot Mag Steal.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (15:26) Egor Demin Turnover.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (15:26) Day Day Thomas Steal.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +3 (15:18) Day Day Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.
    87
  • Byu Cougars logo
    +2 (15:00) Trevin Knell made Jumper.
    89
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (14:39) Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (14:35) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (14:19) Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (14:15) Jizzle James Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (14:11) Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (14:08) Simas Lukosius Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (13:52) Dillon Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (13:48) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (13:45) Foul on Simas Lukosius.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (13:44) Richie Saunders Turnover.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (13:27) Arrinten Page Turnover.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (13:27) Richie Saunders Steal.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (13:20) Dallin Hall missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (13:18) CJ Fredrick Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (13:13) Day Day Thomas made Jumper.
    109
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (12:44) Dallin Hall missed Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (12:44) Fousseyni Traore Offensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (12:36) Richie Saunders missed Dunk.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (12:36) Dillon Mitchell Block.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (12:36) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (12:18) Arrinten Page missed Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (12:10) Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (12:08) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
  • (11:51) Official TV Timeout
  • Byu Cougars logo
    +3 (11:47) Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Baker.
    1012
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (11:29) Dan Skillings Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
    1212
  • Byu Cougars logo
    +2 (11:13) Dawson Baker made Jumper.
    1214
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (10:53) Dan Skillings Jr. Turnover.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (10:53) Kanon Catchings Steal.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (10:50) Kanon Catchings missed Layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (10:50) Josh Reed Block.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (10:50) BYU Offensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (10:41)
    1216
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (10:22) Simas Lukosius missed Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (10:18) Dallin Hall Defensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (9:54) Fousseyni Traore missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (9:51) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (9:44) Dan Skillings Jr. made Jumper.
    1416
  • Byu Cougars logo
    +2 (9:17) Dawson Baker made Jumper.
    1418
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (8:50) Jizzle James missed Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (8:42) Egor Demin Defensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (8:22) Dawson Baker missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (8:20) Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (8:20) Foul on Dawson Baker.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (8:03) Tyler Betsey Turnover.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    +3 (7:39) Kanon Catchings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallin Hall.
    1421
  • (7:17) Official TV Timeout
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (7:17) Aziz Bandaogo Turnover.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (7:05) Kanon Catchings missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (7:02) Richie Saunders Offensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (6:57) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (6:52) Tyler Betsey Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (6:46) Jizzle James missed Layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (6:40) Aziz Bandaogo Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (6:40) Aziz Bandaogo missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (6:36) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (6:34) Jizzle James made Jumper.
    1621
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (6:11) Richie Saunders missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (6:11) Josh Reed Block.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (6:07) Richie Saunders Offensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (6:05) Egor Demin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (6:02) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    +2 (5:51) Dawson Baker made Jumper. Assisted by Egor Demin.
    1623
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (5:21) Jizzle James missed Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (5:18) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (5:15) Richie Saunders missed Layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (5:11) Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (5:02) Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (5:02) BYU Defensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (4:30) Richie Saunders missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (4:29) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (4:06) Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (4:02) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (4:01) Egor Demin Turnover.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (3:45) Dan Skillings Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (3:41) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (3:40) Dillon Mitchell missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (3:37) Josh Reed Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (3:24) Dan Skillings Jr. made Jumper.
    1823
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (3:17) BYU Timeout
  • (3:17) Official TV Timeout
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (2:59) Trevin Knell Turnover.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (2:59) Day Day Thomas Steal.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (2:43) Dan Skillings Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (2:43) Trevin Knell Block.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (2:43) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (2:25) Dan Skillings Jr. Turnover.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (2:25) Trevin Knell Steal.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (2:18) Foul on Josh Reed.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (1:57) Fousseyni Traore Turnover.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (1:57) Arrinten Page Steal.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (1:42) Aziz Bandaogo made Jumper. Assisted by Jizzle James.
    2023
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (1:21) Foul on Mawot Mag.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (1:21) Mawot Mag Turnover.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +3 (1:04) Simas Lukosius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
    2323
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:47) Foul on Jizzle James.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    +1 (0:47) Egor Demin made Free Throw.
    2324
  • Byu Cougars logo
    +1 (0:47) Egor Demin made Free Throw.
    2325
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:47) Cincinnati Timeout
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:32) Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    (0:29) Mawot Mag Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:17) Foul on Simas Lukosius.
  • Byu Cougars logo
    +3 (0:05) Egor Demin made Three Point Jumper.
    2328
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

52Points80
23-61(37.7%)Field Goal(%)28-49(57.1%)
5-28(17.9%)3-Point(%)15-24(62.5%)
1-4(25%)Free Throw(%)9-11(81.8%)
28(13)Rebounds(Offensive)34(7)
11Assists18
6Steals7
3Blocks1
9Turnovers14
15(0)Fouls(Technical)8(0)
2Largest Lead28

Game Details

Saturday, January 25, 2025 · 10:30 PM
Marriott Center · Provo, UT
attendance: 17,483 (92.1%)
tv: ESPN2
spread: BYU -5.5
over/under: 136.5