Alabama State Hornets vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Dec 17, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ALST	25	26	51
CIN	50	38	88

Game Recap

Miller scores career-high 26 points and James returns for Cincinnati; Bearcats roll Alabama State. Baba Miller had 26 points and 14 rebounds, leading Cincinnati to an 88-51 victory over Alabama State on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

ALABAMA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23R'Chaun King	14	1-4	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	3
24Jerquarius Stanback	26	2-6	0-1	2-3	7	0	1	0	2	3	6
2Micah Simpson	36	5-21	2-8	1-2	7	1	0	0	1	1	13
20Asjon Anderson	21	4-13	1-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	4	1	9
11Cameron Palesse	33	2-6	0-1	2-2	6	3	0	0	1	2	6
12Tyler Mason	11	1-2	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
22Kevin Alabi	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0
4Mario Andrews	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Tyler Byrd	29	2-7	0-1	1-2	4	2	0	0	0	3	5
1Damarien Yates	20	3-8	1-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	1	7


TOTAL	-	20-6929.0%	4-2020.0%	7-1258.3%	37	7	2	0	10	17	51

CINCINNATI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
18Baba Miller	27	11-12	1-2	3-4	14	1	1	1	0	1	26
52Moustapha Thiam	24	4-6	0-1	1-1	9	1	0	4	2	3	9
1Day Day Thomas	20	3-6	1-2	2-2	1	3	0	0	0	2	9
10Shon Abaev	23	3-11	1-7	6-10	6	5	0	0	0	2	13
11Kerr Kriisa	22	1-9	1-9	0-0	2	7	1	0	1	1	3
65Halvine Dzellat	15	3-3	0-0	1-2	1	1	1	0	0	2	7
17Jordi Rodriguez	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Keyshuan Tillery	10	1-5	0-4	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	0	2
2Jizzle James	20	6-9	3-5	1-1	4	2	1	0	2	0	16
5Sencire Harris	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
13Grant Darbyshire	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32Jalen Celestine	23	1-4	1-4	0-0	2	1	2	2	1	2	3
TOTAL	-	33-6749.3%	8-3522.9%	14-2070.0%	42	25	6	7	7	13	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfALSTCIN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Cincinnati.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Alabama State.
+3 (19:45) Baba Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper (Moustapha Thiam assists).
03
(19:17) Asjon Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:14) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) Foul on Cameron Palesse.
+1 (19:06) Shon Abaev makes free throw 1 of 3.
04
+1 (19:06) Shon Abaev makes free throw 2 of 3.
05
+1 (19:06) Shon Abaev makes free throw 3 of 3.
06
(18:47) Micah Simpson misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(18:45) Micah Simpson Offensive Rebound.
(18:27) Asjon Anderson misses driving layup.
(18:27) Moustapha Thiam Block.
(18:23) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Foul on Jerquarius Stanback.
+2 (18:15) Moustapha Thiam makes 5-foot dunk (Day Day Thomas assists).
08
+2 (17:49) Jerquarius Stanback makes 3-foot dunk (R'Chaun King assists).
28
(17:32) Shon Abaev misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(17:28) Asjon Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(17:16) Micah Simpson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:13) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(17:04) Day Day Thomas misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:59) Baba Miller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:58) Baba Miller makes layup.
210
+2 (16:38) Asjon Anderson makes driving layup.
410
(16:20) Foul on R'Chaun King.
(16:04) Kerr Kriisa misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:01) Halvine Dzellat Offensive Rebound.
(15:59) Kerr Kriisa misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:55) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
(15:54) Day Day Thomas misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:49) Micah Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(15:25) Asjon Anderson bad pass turnover.
(15:25) Halvine Dzellat Steal.
+2 (15:20) Halvine Dzellat makes 3-foot dunk (Day Day Thomas assists).
412
+3 (15:13) Micah Simpson makes 25-foot three pointer.
712
(14:59) Kerr Kriisa misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:55) Baba Miller Offensive Rebound.
(14:53) Kerr Kriisa misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:49) Jerquarius Stanback Defensive Rebound.
(14:26) Foul on Jalen Celestine.
(14:26) Tyler Mason misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:26) Alabama State Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:26) Tyler Mason misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:25) Jordi Rodriguez Defensive Rebound.
(14:02) Sencire Harris bad pass turnover.
(13:41) Micah Simpson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(13:36) Tyler Mason Offensive Rebound.
(13:29) Jerquarius Stanback misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:29) Jalen Celestine Block.
(13:29) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
(13:10) Jizzle James misses 21-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:06) Jerquarius Stanback Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Asjon Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:51) Micah Simpson Offensive Rebound.
(12:46) Micah Simpson misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(12:43) Micah Simpson Offensive Rebound.
(12:34) Foul on Moustapha Thiam.
+1 (12:34) Tyler Byrd makes free throw 1 of 2.
812
(12:34) Tyler Byrd misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:33) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) Jordi Rodriguez misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:22) Damarien Yates Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:13) Tyler Mason makes 12-foot jumper (Cameron Palesse assists).
1012
+2 (11:51) Jizzle James makes driving layup.
1014
(11:51) Foul on Micah Simpson.
+1 (11:51) Jizzle James makes free throw 1 of 1.
1015
(11:41) Damarien Yates misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:38) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(11:13) Day Day Thomas misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:10) Damarien Yates Defensive Rebound.
(10:46) Foul on Day Day Thomas.
+1 (10:46) Cameron Palesse makes free throw 1 of 2.
1115
+1 (10:46) Cameron Palesse makes free throw 2 of 2.
1215
+2 (10:29) Baba Miller makes 4-foot dunk (Shon Abaev assists).
1217
(10:17) Damarien Yates misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(10:14) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:00) Kerr Kriisa makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shon Abaev assists).
1220
(9:32) Tyler Byrd misses 6-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:32) Moustapha Thiam Block.
(9:27) Mario Andrews Offensive Rebound.
(9:26) Mario Andrews misses layup.
(9:26) Mario Andrews misses layup.
(9:26) Mario Andrews Offensive Rebound.
(9:24) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:19) Baba Miller makes 5-foot dunk (Shon Abaev assists).
1222
+3 (9:03) Micah Simpson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Cameron Palesse assists).
1522
+2 (8:49) Halvine Dzellat makes layup (Baba Miller assists).
1524
(8:49) Foul on Jerquarius Stanback.
+1 (8:49) Halvine Dzellat makes free throw 1 of 1.
1525
(8:39) Foul on Kerr Kriisa.
(8:39) Micah Simpson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:39) Alabama State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:39) Micah Simpson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1625
+2 (8:34) Shon Abaev makes driving layup.
1627
(8:21) Jerquarius Stanback misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(8:17) R'Chaun King Offensive Rebound.
(8:15) R'Chaun King misses 7-foot hook shot.
(8:12) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:08) Shon Abaev makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kerr Kriisa assists).
1630
(7:43) Foul on Day Day Thomas.
(7:32) Micah Simpson misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(7:29) Jerquarius Stanback Offensive Rebound.
(7:24) Micah Simpson misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:19) Kerr Kriisa Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Shon Abaev misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:12) Kerr Kriisa Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:10) Baba Miller makes 3-foot dunk (Kerr Kriisa assists).
1632
(6:46) Micah Simpson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:41) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:38) Jizzle James makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1635
+3 (6:16) Asjon Anderson makes 25-foot three pointer.
1935
+2 (5:57) Moustapha Thiam makes layup (Kerr Kriisa assists).
1937
(5:57) Foul on Asjon Anderson.
+1 (5:57) Moustapha Thiam makes free throw 1 of 1.
1938
(5:37) Micah Simpson misses driving layup.
(5:32) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:28) Shon Abaev makes driving layup.
1940
(5:19) Damarien Yates traveling turnover.
(5:05) Jalen Celestine misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(5:00) Moustapha Thiam Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:58) Jizzle James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Celestine assists).
1943
(4:33) Asjon Anderson misses driving layup.
(4:30) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(4:26) Jizzle James bad pass turnover.
+2 (4:07) Cameron Palesse makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
2143
(3:40) Foul on Tyler Byrd.
(3:40) Shon Abaev misses free throw 1 of 3.
(3:40) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:40) Shon Abaev makes free throw 2 of 3.
2144
+1 (3:40) Shon Abaev makes free throw 3 of 3.
2145
(3:30) Asjon Anderson bad pass turnover.
(3:30) Jalen Celestine Steal.
(3:26) Jalen Celestine bad pass turnover.
(3:09) Asjon Anderson bad pass turnover.
(3:09) Kerr Kriisa Steal.
(3:04) Moustapha Thiam misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(2:59) Micah Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(2:52) Micah Simpson bad pass turnover.
(2:35) Kerr Kriisa misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:31) Baba Miller Offensive Rebound.
(2:16) Kerr Kriisa misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:12) Jordi Rodriguez Offensive Rebound.
(2:11) Jordi Rodriguez misses layup.
(2:08) Cameron Palesse Defensive Rebound.
(2:03) Cameron Palesse misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:00) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:49) Moustapha Thiam makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Kerr Kriisa assists).
2147
+2 (1:29) Micah Simpson makes 20-foot step back jumpshot.
2347
(1:08) Jalen Celestine misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:05) Tyler Byrd Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:45) Micah Simpson makes 13-foot floating jump shot.
2547
(0:15) Foul on Tyler Byrd.
(0:15) Shon Abaev misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:15) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:15) Shon Abaev makes free throw 2 of 2.
2548
(0:08) Asjon Anderson bad pass turnover.
(0:08) Baba Miller Steal.
+2 (0:04) Baba Miller makes 3-foot dunk (Kerr Kriisa assists).
2550

2nd half

Team Stats

ALST

CIN

51Points88

20-69(29.0%)Field Goal(%)33-67(49.3%)

4-20(20.0%)3-Point(%)8-35(22.9%)

7-12(58.3%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70.0%)

40(17)Rebounds(Offensive)45(13)

7Assists25

2Steals6

0Blocks7

11Turnovers7

17(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

0Largest Lead38

Game Details

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Fifth Third Arena · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 7,757 (64.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: CIN -21.5

over/under: 145.5