BYU Cougars vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Mar 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BYU	31	37	68
CIN	43	47	90

Game Recap

BYU Cougars vs Cincinnati Bearcats game highlights

Cincinnati jumps out early, beats BYU 90-68. Jalen Celestine and Jizzle James each scored 18 points and Cincinnati cruised past BYU 90-68 on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Khadim Mboup	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
3AJ Dybantsa	38	7-21	1-8	8-11	6	6	0	0	5	1	23
13Keba Keita	21	1-1	0-0	0-2	7	1	0	1	0	4	2
30Kennard Davis Jr.	21	2-5	1-3	1-2	1	0	0	1	3	2	6
1Robert Wright III	32	8-16	1-4	4-4	1	0	1	0	4	3	21
24Dominique Diomande	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	1	0
5Mihailo Boskovic	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2Tyler Mrus	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
34Abdullah Ahmed	11	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
6Aleksej Kostic	29	5-9	4-7	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	2	14
TOTAL	-	24-5841.4%	7-2429.2%	13-1968.4%	28	8	2	2	15	17	68

CINCINNATI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
18Baba Miller	32	5-10	1-3	4-6	12	5	0	1	1	3	15
52Moustapha Thiam	32	6-12	1-1	3-5	9	1	0	2	1	1	16
2Jizzle James	36	6-10	3-7	3-4	1	2	3	0	1	3	18
1Day Day Thomas	28	3-10	1-4	5-5	2	6	3	1	0	3	12
32Jalen Celestine	33	7-9	4-6	0-0	3	1	0	2	2	2	18
65Halvine Dzellat	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
7Keyshuan Tillery	17	2-7	0-2	1-2	2	6	1	0	0	0	5
5Sencire Harris	13	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	3	3	0	0	4	6
13Grant Darbyshire	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	32-6450.0%	10-2343.5%	16-2272.7%	33	24	10	6	6	17	90

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBYUCIN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by BYU.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Cincinnati.
+2 (19:32) Kennard Davis Jr. makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
20
+3 (19:11) Baba Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Day Day Thomas assists).
23
+2 (18:53) AJ Dybantsa makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
43
(18:33) Baba Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:30) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(18:13) Khadim Mboup misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(18:11) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Jizzle James misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(17:52) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(17:52) Foul on Moustapha Thiam.
+2 (17:30) Robert Wright III makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
63
+2 (17:09) Day Day Thomas makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jizzle James assists).
65
(16:57) AJ Dybantsa misses driving layup.
(16:57) Jalen Celestine Block.
(16:52) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:43) Jalen Celestine makes 22-foot three point jumper (Baba Miller assists).
68
(16:26) AJ Dybantsa misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:26) Jalen Celestine Block.
(16:24) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(16:09) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:05) Foul on Robert Wright III.
(16:04) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(15:51) Baba Miller misses driving layup.
(15:51) Keba Keita Block.
(15:48) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(15:43) Kennard Davis Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:43) Day Day Thomas Steal.
(15:38) Day Day Thomas misses driving layup.
(15:38) Kennard Davis Jr. Block.
(15:38) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:32) Baba Miller makes 1-foot dunk (Day Day Thomas assists).
610
(15:21) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(15:21) Day Day Thomas Steal.
(15:14) Day Day Thomas misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(15:11) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
(15:11) Cincinnati Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Cincinnati retains its timeout.
+2 (15:00) Jizzle James makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
612
(14:32) Foul on Aleksej Kostic.
(14:32) Aleksej Kostic turnover.
+2 (14:05) Baba Miller makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists).
614
(14:05) Foul on Khadim Mboup.
+1 (14:05) Baba Miller makes free throw 1 of 1.
615
+2 (13:49) Robert Wright III makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
815
(13:27) Day Day Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:23) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(13:03) Robert Wright III misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:01) Day Day Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Sencire Harris misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:55) BYU Defensive Rebound.
(12:55) Foul on Baba Miller.
(12:32) Robert Wright III bad pass turnover.
(12:32) Jizzle James Steal.
+2 (12:27) Jizzle James makes driving layup.
817
+2 (11:56) AJ Dybantsa makes layup.
1017
+2 (11:42) Moustapha Thiam makes layup (Sencire Harris assists).
1019
(11:34) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(11:34) Sencire Harris Steal.
(11:28) Sencire Harris misses driving layup.
(11:24) Moustapha Thiam Offensive Rebound.
(11:24) Moustapha Thiam misses tip in dunk.
(11:23) Kennard Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:15) Aleksej Kostic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:13) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:11) Jalen Celestine makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keyshuan Tillery assists).
1022
+2 (10:58) AJ Dybantsa makes driving layup.
1222
+3 (10:48) Jizzle James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sencire Harris assists).
1225
(10:23) Foul on Sencire Harris.
(10:14) AJ Dybantsa misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(10:11) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(9:58) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(9:54) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
(9:54) Keyshuan Tillery misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:54) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:54) Keyshuan Tillery makes free throw 2 of 2.
1226
+3 (9:39) Aleksej Kostic makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists).
1526
(9:21) Keyshuan Tillery misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:19) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:19) Foul on Robert Wright III.
+3 (9:16) Jalen Celestine makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keyshuan Tillery assists).
1529
(9:00) AJ Dybantsa misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:57) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:54) Kennard Davis Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keba Keita assists).
1829
(8:30) Moustapha Thiam misses 8-foot hook shot.
(8:26) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:18) Keyshuan Tillery Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:12) Moustapha Thiam makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keyshuan Tillery assists).
1832
(7:52) Foul on Jalen Celestine.
(7:52) Kennard Davis Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:52) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:52) Kennard Davis Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1932
(7:27) Jizzle James misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:24) Moustapha Thiam Offensive Rebound.
(7:18) Day Day Thomas misses driving layup.
(7:18) BYU Defensive Rebound.
(7:18) BYU Coach's Challenge (Overturned) BYU retains its timeout.
(6:58) Kennard Davis Jr. bad pass turnover.
(6:58) Jizzle James Steal.
(6:55) Foul on Kennard Davis Jr..
(6:55) Jizzle James misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:55) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:55) Jizzle James makes free throw 2 of 2.
1933
(6:41) Khadim Mboup misses layup.
(6:41) Baba Miller Block.
(6:37) Abdullah Ahmed Offensive Rebound.
(6:27) Abdullah Ahmed misses layup.
(6:25) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) Baba Miller misses 9-foot hook shot.
(6:12) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(6:05) Robert Wright III bad pass turnover.
(6:05) Sencire Harris Steal.
+2 (6:02) Sencire Harris makes 3-foot dunk (Day Day Thomas assists).
1935
(5:37) Foul on Sencire Harris.
(5:34) AJ Dybantsa misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:31) Dominique Diomande Offensive Rebound.
(5:12) Foul on Sencire Harris.
+1 (5:12) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
2035
+1 (5:12) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
2135
+2 (4:51) Baba Miller makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
2137
+2 (4:39) Robert Wright III makes driving layup.
2337
(4:18) Foul on Jizzle James.
(4:18) Jizzle James turnover.
(4:06) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(4:06) Day Day Thomas Steal.
(3:57) Jalen Celestine misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(3:53) Dominique Diomande Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:46) Abdullah Ahmed makes 3-foot dunk (AJ Dybantsa assists).
2537
(3:22) Moustapha Thiam misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:20) Jalen Celestine Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:18) Jalen Celestine makes layup.
2539
(3:13) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(3:13) Jizzle James Steal.
(3:00) Jalen Celestine traveling turnover.
(2:51) AJ Dybantsa misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:46) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(2:24) Moustapha Thiam misses alley oop dunk.
(2:22) Aleksej Kostic Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Aleksej Kostic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:14) AJ Dybantsa Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:12) Aleksej Kostic makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists).
2839
(1:54) Foul on Abdullah Ahmed.
(1:54) Moustapha Thiam misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:53) Dominique Diomande Defensive Rebound.
(1:25) AJ Dybantsa misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(1:21) Tyler Mrus Offensive Rebound.
(1:12) AJ Dybantsa misses driving layup.
(1:10) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:01) Keyshuan Tillery makes driving layup.
2841
+3 (0:46) Aleksej Kostic makes 25-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists).
3141
(0:34) team 5 sec inbound turnover.
(0:10) Aleksej Kostic misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(0:06) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:06) Foul on Keba Keita.
+1 (0:06) Moustapha Thiam makes free throw 1 of 2.
3142
+1 (0:06) Moustapha Thiam makes free throw 2 of 2.
3143
(0:01) Robert Wright III misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:00) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BYU

CIN

68Points90

24-58(41.4%)Field Goal(%)32-64(50.0%)

7-24(29.2%)3-Point(%)10-23(43.5%)

13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

34(10)Rebounds(Offensive)36(10)

8Assists24

2Steals10

2Blocks6

15Turnovers7

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

3Largest Lead24

Game Details

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Fifth Third Arena · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 12,012 (100%)

spread: CIN -1.5

over/under: 151.5