Baylor Bears vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Feb 25, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BAY	26	41	67
CIN	39	30	69

Game Recap

James scores 18 points and Cincinnati uses frantic finish to hold off Bayor 69-67. Jizzle James scored 18 points, Dillon Mitchell added 13 and Cincinnati held off Baylor 69-67 on Tuesday night to strengthen its case for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Player Stats

BAYLOR	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Norchad Omier	32	7-12	0-1	1-1	10	3	0	1	4	4	15
7VJ Edgecombe	36	6-13	5-8	1-2	5	3	2	0	2	3	18
1Robert Wright III	18	2-5	2-3	0-0	1	4	1	0	4	1	6
32Jalen Celestine	28	3-5	2-4	0-0	7	1	0	0	1	2	8
13Langston Love	35	3-10	1-6	2-2	3	3	0	0	0	0	9
22Marino Dubravcic	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Jason Asemota	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Jayden Nunn	20	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3
3Jeremy Roach	26	4-7	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	8

TOTAL	-	26-5547.3%	11-2544.0%	4-580.0%	27	17	3	1	12	13	67

CINCINNATI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Dillon Mitchell	34	6-9	1-3	0-1	9	3	1	1	1	0	13
55Aziz Bandaogo	27	1-1	0-0	1-2	7	2	0	0	0	2	3
10Josh Reed	33	4-5	1-1	2-3	4	2	1	0	0	0	11
2Jizzle James	34	6-20	3-8	3-4	1	1	1	0	1	4	18
1Day Day Thomas	29	3-8	2-3	2-2	2	4	3	1	3	1	10
22Arrinten Page	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
14Tyler Betsey	8	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
0Dan Skillings Jr.	15	2-5	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	4
41Simas Lukosius	17	2-5	2-5	1-2	1	2	0	0	1	0	7
5CJ Fredrick Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	25-5446.3%	10-2343.5%	9-1464.3%	28	15	6	2	6	10	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBAYCIN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Baylor.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Cincinnati.
(19:48) Norchad Omier missed Layup.
(19:45) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:21) Jizzle James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.
03
(18:49) Robert Wright III Turnover.
(18:36) Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:33) Josh Reed Offensive Rebound.
(18:25) Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:22) Baylor Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:22) Foul on Aziz Bandaogo.
+2 (18:01) Jalen Celestine made Jumper.
23
+2 (17:39) Dillon Mitchell made Layup.
25
+3 (17:17) Jalen Celestine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
55
+2 (16:52) Day Day Thomas made Jumper.
57
+2 (16:20) Norchad Omier made Jumper. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
77
+3 (16:09) Josh Reed made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo.
710
+2 (15:39) Langston Love made Layup.
910
(15:29) Day Day Thomas missed Jumper.
(15:25) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
(15:22) VJ Edgecombe missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:19) Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.
(15:11) Jizzle James Turnover.
(15:11) Robert Wright III Steal.
(15:00) Jayden Nunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:00) Day Day Thomas Block.
(14:56) Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:39) Josh Reed made Layup. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
912
(14:39) Foul on Jalen Celestine.
(14:39) Josh Reed missed Free Throw.
(14:38) VJ Edgecombe Defensive Rebound.
(14:13) Langston Love missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:09) Norchad Omier Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:05) VJ Edgecombe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Langston Love.
1212
(13:31) Day Day Thomas Turnover.
(13:31) VJ Edgecombe Steal.
(13:26) Foul on Dan Skillings Jr..
+1 (13:26) VJ Edgecombe made Free Throw.
1312
(13:26) VJ Edgecombe missed Free Throw.
(13:25) Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.
(12:59) Jizzle James missed Jumper.
(12:56) Norchad Omier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:48) Jeremy Roach made Layup.
1512
+2 (12:33) Dan Skillings Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.
1514
+2 (12:11) Jeremy Roach made Jumper.
1714
(11:50) Dan Skillings Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:46) Norchad Omier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:34) Jeremy Roach made Jumper. Assisted by VJ Edgecombe.
1914
+3 (11:11) Tyler Betsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
1917
(10:38) Robert Wright III Turnover.
(10:23) Jizzle James missed Jumper.
(10:21) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
(10:17) Jalen Celestine missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:14) Norchad Omier Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:12) Robert Wright III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Norchad Omier.
2217
+3 (10:01) Day Day Thomas made Three Point Jumper.
2220
(9:34) Robert Wright III Turnover.
(9:15) Foul on Robert Wright III.
+1 (9:15) Jizzle James made Free Throw.
2221
(9:15) Jizzle James missed Free Throw.
(9:14) Langston Love Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Norchad Omier Turnover.
(9:02) Day Day Thomas Steal.
+2 (8:56) Jizzle James made Layup.
2223
(8:40) Robert Wright III missed Layup.
(8:37) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) Dillon Mitchell Turnover.
(8:08) Langston Love missed Layup.
(8:05) Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:54) Dillon Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Reed.
2226
(7:21) Jeremy Roach missed Jumper.
(7:14) VJ Edgecombe Offensive Rebound.
(7:10) Foul on Dan Skillings Jr..
(7:02) VJ Edgecombe missed Layup.
(6:58) Norchad Omier Offensive Rebound.
(6:58) Foul on Arrinten Page.
(6:50) Foul on Day Day Thomas.
+1 (6:50) Langston Love made Free Throw.
2326
+1 (6:50) Langston Love made Free Throw.
2426
(6:27) Day Day Thomas Turnover.
(6:12) VJ Edgecombe Turnover.
(6:12) Day Day Thomas Steal.
(6:09) Foul on Norchad Omier.
(6:01) Foul on Jayden Nunn.
+1 (6:01) Day Day Thomas made Free Throw.
2427
+1 (6:01) Day Day Thomas made Free Throw.
2428
(5:42) Jayden Nunn missed Layup.
(5:42) Tyler Betsey Defensive Rebound.
(5:19) Foul on VJ Edgecombe.
+1 (5:19) Simas Lukosius made Free Throw.
2429
(5:19) Simas Lukosius missed Free Throw.
(5:19) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) Jeremy Roach missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:53) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
(4:41) Dillon Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:35) VJ Edgecombe Defensive Rebound.
(4:20) Langston Love missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:16) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(3:52) Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:44) Baylor Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Norchad Omier missed Jumper.
(3:27) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(3:27) Foul on Jalen Celestine.
+3 (3:12) Jizzle James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.
2432
(2:52) VJ Edgecombe Turnover.
+3 (2:39) Simas Lukosius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo.
2435
+2 (2:17) Norchad Omier made Jumper.
2635
(1:58) Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:54) Jeremy Roach Defensive Rebound.
(1:51) Jeremy Roach Turnover.
(1:51) Josh Reed Steal.
+2 (1:42) Josh Reed made Layup.
2637
(1:24) Norchad Omier Turnover.
(1:24) Day Day Thomas Steal.
+2 (1:11) Josh Reed made Jumper.
2639
(0:47) Norchad Omier Turnover.
(0:47) Dillon Mitchell Steal.
(0:26) Day Day Thomas missed Jumper.
(0:22) Day Day Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(0:07) Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:03) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Jalen Celestine missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Dillon Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BAY

CIN

67Points69

26-55(47.3%)Field Goal(%)25-54(46.3%)

11-25(44.0%)3-Point(%)10-23(43.5%)

4-5(80.0%)Free Throw(%)9-14(64.3%)

31(9)Rebounds(Offensive)29(8)

17Assists15

3Steals6

1Blocks2

12Turnovers7

13(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

5Largest Lead13

Game Details

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Fifth Third Arena · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 10,598 (88.2%)

tv: ESPN2