Lipscomb Bisons vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Dec 29, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIP	24	38	62
CIN	44	45	89

Game Recap

Baba Miller grabs career-high 21 rebounds, Cincinnati defeats Lipscomb 89-62. Baba Miller hauled in a career-high 21 rebounds and scored 11 points, Moustapha Thiam scored 18 points, and Cincinnati cruised past Lipscomb, 89-62 on Monday.

Player Stats

LIPSCOMB	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Or Ashkenazi	25	0-2	0-1	0-1	3	2	0	0	0	1	0
26Titas Sargiunas	18	2-6	0-3	1-2	2	2	0	0	1	2	5
35Grant Asman	25	3-6	3-5	0-0	5	1	0	1	2	3	9
33Charlie Williams	16	3-7	1-4	0-0	0	3	0	0	5	3	7
1Mateo Esmeraldo	29	3-11	0-5	1-2	1	3	0	0	1	0	7
3Kennedy Okpara	24	1-6	1-4	0-0	6	0	2	1	0	1	3
23Kellan Boylan	17	3-7	0-2	2-3	5	0	0	0	1	0	8
24Cole Middleton	15	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	3	2	3
12Luke Carter	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30Ross Candelino	30	6-10	5-9	3-5	8	4	0	0	0	0	20


TOTAL	-	22-5738.6%	11-3432.4%	7-1353.8%	30	16	2	2	13	12	62

CINCINNATI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
18Baba Miller	27	5-12	0-0	1-2	21	7	1	2	2	2	11
52Moustapha Thiam	24	8-13	0-0	2-3	5	0	1	0	0	2	18
2Jizzle James	25	7-11	2-5	0-1	0	5	2	1	1	3	16
1Day Day Thomas	22	3-6	2-5	0-0	1	3	0	1	0	3	8
5Sencire Harris	19	3-5	0-0	1-1	3	1	0	1	1	2	7
65Halvine Dzellat	16	3-5	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	0	0	6
17Jordi Rodriguez	4	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Keyshuan Tillery	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
13Grant Darbyshire	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Shon Abaev	18	0-6	0-3	2-2	4	0	0	0	1	0	2
11Kerr Kriisa	20	5-8	5-8	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	15
32Jalen Celestine	15	2-5	2-5	0-0	4	1	1	0	2	4	6
TOTAL	-	36-7548.0%	11-2937.9%	6-966.7%	45	21	5	6	7	16	89

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIPCIN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Cincinnati.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Lipscomb.
(19:37) Jizzle James misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(19:33) Grant Asman Defensive Rebound.
(19:09) Mateo Esmeraldo misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:04) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Moustapha Thiam misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:52) Or Ashkenazi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:40) Titas Sargiunas makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
20
(18:30) Foul on Titas Sargiunas.
(18:30) Baba Miller misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:30) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:30) Baba Miller makes free throw 2 of 2.
21
(18:12) Charlie Williams bad pass turnover.
(18:12) Jizzle James Steal.
(17:52) Day Day Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:50) Lipscomb Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Foul on Day Day Thomas.
+2 (17:30) Charlie Williams makes layup.
41
(17:18) Jizzle James misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:14) Titas Sargiunas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:00) Charlie Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mateo Esmeraldo assists).
71
(16:39) Halvine Dzellat misses 7-foot hook shot.
(16:36) Grant Asman Defensive Rebound.
(16:13) Mateo Esmeraldo misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:11) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:48) Jizzle James makes driving layup.
73
(15:18) Or Ashkenazi misses driving layup.
(15:15) Halvine Dzellat Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:11) Day Day Thomas makes driving layup (Jizzle James assists).
75
(14:56) Charlie Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:54) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:45) Halvine Dzellat makes layup (Baba Miller assists).
77
+2 (14:24) Mateo Esmeraldo makes layup (Charlie Williams assists).
97
+3 (14:06) Kerr Kriisa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Baba Miller assists).
910
+3 (13:36) Grant Asman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ross Candelino assists).
1210
(13:07) Baba Miller misses 6-foot jumper.
(13:04) Halvine Dzellat Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:04) Halvine Dzellat makes layup.
1212
(12:55) Mateo Esmeraldo misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(12:51) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:43) Kerr Kriisa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Baba Miller assists).
1215
(12:30) Charlie Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:27) Day Day Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:15) Kerr Kriisa makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1218
(11:49) Ross Candelino misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:49) Day Day Thomas Block.
(11:44) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(11:28) Shon Abaev misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(11:24) Ross Candelino Defensive Rebound.
(11:07) Cole Middleton bad pass turnover.
(10:48) Shon Abaev misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:45) Kellan Boylan Defensive Rebound.
(10:24) Kellan Boylan misses layup.
(10:22) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
(10:07) Kerr Kriisa misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:04) Titas Sargiunas Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) Foul on Jalen Celestine.
(9:56) Foul on Sencire Harris.
+1 (9:56) Titas Sargiunas makes free throw 1 of 2.
1318
(9:56) Titas Sargiunas misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:55) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
(9:51) Foul on Titas Sargiunas.
+3 (9:46) Jalen Celestine makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jizzle James assists).
1321
(9:18) Kellan Boylan misses dunk.
(9:14) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:05) Jalen Celestine makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sencire Harris assists).
1324
(8:47) Kennedy Okpara misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:43) Lipscomb Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:43) Foul on Moustapha Thiam.
(8:37) Grant Asman misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:32) Ross Candelino Offensive Rebound.
(8:26) Mateo Esmeraldo misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(8:24) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
(8:20) Sencire Harris bad pass turnover.
(8:20) Kennedy Okpara Steal.
+2 (8:16) Ross Candelino makes layup (Charlie Williams assists).
1524
(7:43) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (7:30) Ross Candelino makes 24-foot three point jumper (Charlie Williams assists).
1824
(7:03) Jizzle James bad pass turnover.
(6:41) Grant Asman misses driving layup.
(6:41) Baba Miller Block.
(6:36) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(6:34) Jalen Celestine misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:30) Baba Miller Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:29) Day Day Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Baba Miller assists).
1827
(6:20) Foul on Grant Asman.
(6:20) Grant Asman turnover.
(6:08) Day Day Thomas misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(6:05) Or Ashkenazi Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) Charlie Williams bad pass turnover.
(5:55) Jalen Celestine Steal.
+3 (5:40) Jizzle James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Baba Miller assists).
1830
(5:33) Charlie Williams bad pass turnover.
(5:33) Jizzle James Steal.
+2 (5:31) Jizzle James makes layup.
1832
(5:31) Foul on Charlie Williams.
(5:31) Jizzle James misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:30) Ross Candelino Defensive Rebound.
(5:03) Mateo Esmeraldo misses driving layup.
(5:03) Jizzle James Block.
(5:00) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(4:59) Baba Miller bad pass turnover.
(4:55) Foul on Charlie Williams.
(4:55) Charlie Williams turnover.
(4:45) Moustapha Thiam misses 8-foot hook shot.
(4:41) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:41) Foul on Grant Asman.
(4:32) Baba Miller misses layup.
(4:27) Baba Miller Offensive Rebound.
(4:27) Baba Miller misses tip in layup.
(4:26) Baba Miller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:26) Baba Miller makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1834
+2 (4:22) Mateo Esmeraldo makes driving layup.
2034
+3 (3:54) Day Day Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baba Miller assists).
2037
(3:41) Foul on Day Day Thomas.
+3 (3:26) Ross Candelino makes 25-foot three point jumper (Or Ashkenazi assists).
2337
(3:17) Sencire Harris misses alley oop dunk.
(3:13) Ross Candelino Defensive Rebound.
(3:10) Foul on Jalen Celestine.
(3:10) Ross Candelino misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:10) Lipscomb Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:10) Ross Candelino makes free throw 2 of 2.
2437
(2:49) Baba Miller misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:47) Mateo Esmeraldo Defensive Rebound.
(2:30) Cole Middleton misses layup.
(2:27) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Foul on Cole Middleton.
+1 (2:19) Moustapha Thiam makes free throw 1 of 2.
2438
+1 (2:19) Moustapha Thiam makes free throw 2 of 2.
2439
(1:53) Cole Middleton bad pass turnover.
(1:33) Moustapha Thiam misses 5-foot hook shot.
(1:29) Ross Candelino Defensive Rebound.
(1:27) Ross Candelino misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:22) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
(1:15) Kerr Kriisa misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:11) Kellan Boylan Defensive Rebound.
(0:58) Kellan Boylan misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:51) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:51) Sencire Harris makes layup.
2441
(0:51) Foul on Kennedy Okpara.
+1 (0:51) Sencire Harris makes free throw 1 of 1.
2442
(0:43) Mateo Esmeraldo bad pass turnover.
(0:43) Baba Miller Steal.
+2 (0:38) Jizzle James makes layup (Baba Miller assists).
2444
(0:05) team shot clock turnover .
(0:03) Jizzle James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:00) Baba Miller Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Baba Miller misses tip in layup.
(0:00) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

LIP

CIN

62Points89

22-57(38.6%)Field Goal(%)36-75(48.0%)

11-34(32.4%)3-Point(%)11-29(37.9%)

7-13(53.8%)Free Throw(%)6-9(66.7%)

31(6)Rebounds(Offensive)45(14)

16Assists21

2Steals5

2Blocks6

14Turnovers8

12(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

6Largest Lead29

Game Details

Monday, December 29, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Fifth Third Arena · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 9,793 (81.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: CIN -13.5

over/under: 150.5