Utah Utes vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Mar 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTAH	20	46	66
CIN	29	44	73

Game Recap

No. 9 seed Cincinnati beats Utah 73-66 to reach the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Jalen Celestine hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, including two clinching free throws with 29 seconds to go, and ninth-seeded Cincinnati held off No. 16 seed Utah 73-66 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Big 12 Tournament.

Player Stats

UTAH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Seydou Traore	35	5-11	2-5	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	1	12
8Keanu Dawes	33	5-11	2-5	3-3	12	1	0	0	0	2	15
32James Okonkwo	25	1-3	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	4	2
2Terrence Brown	34	7-19	0-0	8-9	2	6	2	0	1	2	22
3Don McHenry	32	2-10	0-5	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	2	8
13Kendyl Sanders	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	2
7Josh Hayes	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	1	1	2	0
11Lucas Langarita	10	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5
21Obomate Abbey	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0

TOTAL	-	23-6237.1%	5-1827.8%	15-1693.8%	34	10	3	2	7	15	66

CINCINNATI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
18Baba Miller	37	5-9	0-1	1-4	14	6	0	1	0	3	11
52Moustapha Thiam	33	5-13	1-3	3-6	10	1	0	2	2	1	14
2Jizzle James	27	3-9	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	2	6
1Day Day Thomas	32	1-7	0-4	3-4	0	1	0	1	3	3	5
32Jalen Celestine	27	6-9	5-8	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	2	19
24Tyler McKinley	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2
65Halvine Dzellat	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
7Keyshuan Tillery	16	3-7	2-3	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	0	8
5Sencire Harris	11	2-2	0-0	1-2	3	1	1	0	0	1	5
10Shon Abaev	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	6	0	0	2	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	27-6045.0%	9-2339.1%	10-1855.6%	37	15	2	8	7	14	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTAHCIN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Cincinnati.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Utah.
(19:46) Moustapha Thiam misses 15-foot jumper.
(19:43) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(19:17) Terrence Brown misses 8-foot jumper.
(19:14) James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
(19:14) James Okonkwo misses tip in layup.
(19:14) Moustapha Thiam Block.
(19:12) James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
(19:10) Seydou Traore misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:07) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(18:56) Day Day Thomas bad pass turnover.
(18:56) Seydou Traore Steal.
(18:49) Don McHenry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:47) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(18:38) Jizzle James misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:33) Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.
(18:20) Foul on Terrence Brown.
(18:20) Terrence Brown turnover.
+3 (18:03) Jalen Celestine makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jizzle James assists).
03
+3 (17:38) Keanu Dawes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terrence Brown assists).
33
(17:13) Moustapha Thiam bad pass turnover.
(17:13) Terrence Brown Steal.
(17:09) Foul on Jalen Celestine.
+1 (17:09) Terrence Brown makes free throw 1 of 2.
43
+1 (17:09) Terrence Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
53
(16:53) Day Day Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:48) Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:21) James Okonkwo makes 9-foot jumper (Don McHenry assists).
73
+3 (16:04) Jalen Celestine makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baba Miller assists).
76
+2 (15:36) Terrence Brown makes layup.
96
(15:14) Moustapha Thiam misses 6-foot jumper.
(15:11) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(14:58) James Okonkwo misses layup.
(14:55) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(14:43) Jizzle James misses 21-foot jumper.
(14:40) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(14:23) Foul on Baba Miller.
+1 (14:23) Terrence Brown makes free throw 1 of 2.
106
+1 (14:23) Terrence Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
116
(14:08) Foul on Halvine Dzellat.
(14:08) Halvine Dzellat turnover.
(13:54) Seydou Traore misses layup.
(13:50) Seydou Traore Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:50) Seydou Traore makes 0-foot tip in layup.
136
(13:33) Foul on Josh Hayes.
(13:33) Baba Miller misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:33) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:32) Baba Miller misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:29) Kendyl Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(13:07) Kendyl Sanders misses layup.
(13:04) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(13:03) Keyshuan Tillery misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:01) Terrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Lucas Langarita traveling turnover.
(12:36) Moustapha Thiam misses 11-foot jumper.
(12:33) Josh Hayes Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) Foul on Josh Hayes.
(12:27) Josh Hayes turnover.
(12:00) Jizzle James misses 9-foot jumper.
(11:57) Obomate Abbey Defensive Rebound.
(11:41) Foul on Jizzle James.
+1 (11:41) Don McHenry makes free throw 1 of 2.
146
+1 (11:41) Don McHenry makes free throw 2 of 2.
156
+3 (11:26) Moustapha Thiam makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jizzle James assists).
159
(11:11) Don McHenry misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(11:07) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
(10:52) Jizzle James misses 7-foot jumper.
(10:49) Obomate Abbey Defensive Rebound.
(10:27) Lucas Langarita misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:24) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
(10:13) Foul on James Okonkwo.
(10:13) Moustapha Thiam misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:13) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:12) Moustapha Thiam misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:11) Kendyl Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(10:11) Foul on Jalen Celestine.
(9:47) Terrence Brown misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:42) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
(9:29) Shon Abaev misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:26) Moustapha Thiam Offensive Rebound.
(9:25) Moustapha Thiam misses 13-foot jumper.
(9:21) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
(9:06) Don McHenry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:06) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
(8:44) Moustapha Thiam misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:39) Baba Miller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:39) Baba Miller makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
1511
(8:20) Seydou Traore misses 21-foot jumper.
(8:17) James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
(8:15) Foul on Day Day Thomas.
(7:59) Terrence Brown misses dunk.
(7:56) Keanu Dawes Offensive Rebound.
(7:48) Keanu Dawes misses layup.
(7:48) Shon Abaev Block.
(7:48) Utah Offensive Rebound.
(7:42) Keanu Dawes misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:36) Jizzle James Defensive Rebound.
(7:27) Foul on James Okonkwo.
(7:27) Baba Miller misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:27) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:27) Baba Miller makes free throw 2 of 2.
1512
(7:27) team 5 sec inbound turnover.
(7:09) Day Day Thomas misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(7:07) Josh Hayes Defensive Rebound.
(6:59) Terrence Brown misses 6-foot jumper.
(6:59) Tyler McKinley Block.
(6:59) Utah Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:42) Lucas Langarita makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
1712
(6:23) Baba Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:20) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(6:14) Terrence Brown misses layup.
(6:12) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:56) Tyler McKinley makes 12-foot jumper.
1714
(5:39) Foul on Jizzle James.
+1 (5:39) Terrence Brown makes free throw 1 of 2.
1814
(5:38) Terrence Brown misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:37) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:23) Shon Abaev makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keyshuan Tillery assists).
1817
(5:01) Josh Hayes misses layup.
(4:57) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(4:52) Keyshuan Tillery bad pass turnover.
(4:27) Lucas Langarita misses 10-foot jumper.
(4:25) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(4:20) Baba Miller misses layup.
(4:18) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
(4:15) Keanu Dawes misses layup.
(4:15) Shon Abaev Block.
(4:15) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Day Day Thomas misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(3:47) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:30) Kendyl Sanders makes layup (Josh Hayes assists).
2017
(3:12) Day Day Thomas misses 11-foot jumper.
(3:12) Josh Hayes Block.
(3:12) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
(2:58) Foul on Don McHenry.
+2 (2:53) Sencire Harris makes layup (Baba Miller assists).
2019
(2:34) Don McHenry misses 22-foot jumper.
(2:31) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Jalen Celestine misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(2:17) Jalen Celestine Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:15) Jalen Celestine makes layup (Keyshuan Tillery assists).
2021
(2:04) Obomate Abbey bad pass turnover.
(2:04) Keyshuan Tillery Steal.
+2 (2:01) Keyshuan Tillery makes layup.
2023
(1:38) Terrence Brown misses 22-foot jumper.
(1:35) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:22) Sencire Harris makes layup.
2025
(1:04) Seydou Traore misses 5-foot hook shot.
(1:00) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:57) Baba Miller makes 1-foot dunk (Sencire Harris assists).
2027
(0:35) Don McHenry misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(0:32) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:23) Moustapha Thiam makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Baba Miller assists).
2029
(0:05) Don McHenry misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Keyshuan Tillery misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:01) Shon Abaev Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UTAH

CIN

66Points73

23-62(37.1%)Field Goal(%)27-60(45.0%)

5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)9-23(39.1%)

15-16(93.8%)Free Throw(%)10-18(55.6%)

37(11)Rebounds(Offensive)40(11)

10Assists15

3Steals2

2Blocks8

8Turnovers7

15(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

9Largest Lead15

Game Details

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 · 3:00 PM

T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MOS

attendance: 7,238 (38.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: CIN -12.5

over/under: 138.5