Cincinnati Bearcats vs. UCF Knights

Mar 11, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
CIN	27	31	7	65
UCF	26	32	8	66

Game Recap

UCF rallies past Cincinnati 66-65 in OT to reach the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals. Jamichael Stillwell had 17 points and 15 rebounds, Riley Kugel added 15 points, and eighth-seeded UCF rallied to beat ninth-seeded Cincinnati 66-65 in overtime on Thursday and advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.

Player Stats

CINCINNATI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
18Baba Miller	33	0-6	0-1	4-4	12	4	0	1	7	5	4
52Moustapha Thiam	42	7-14	3-4	1-1	16	0	1	5	1	4	18
2Jizzle James	30	2-6	2-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	2	6
1Day Day Thomas	42	4-14	1-7	6-7	3	6	0	0	2	2	15
32Jalen Celestine	39	4-12	3-9	0-1	5	1	2	0	1	3	11
24Tyler McKinley	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
65Halvine Dzellat	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Keyshuan Tillery	23	3-6	2-3	2-2	3	1	1	0	1	1	10
5Sencire Harris	11	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	0	1	0	1	2	1
10Shon Abaev	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	20-5933.9%	11-2642.3%	14-1782.4%	44	13	5	6	18	19	65

UCF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Jamichael Stillwell	33	7-17	0-0	3-6	15	0	1	0	1	4	17
99Jordan Burks	39	3-9	0-4	3-4	8	1	3	0	1	1	9
7John Bol	31	4-9	0-1	5-7	8	0	0	0	2	1	13
2Riley Kugel	35	7-17	1-4	0-1	2	1	1	0	1	2	15
1Themus Fulks	40	2-9	0-2	0-0	3	7	0	0	3	2	4
35Devan Cambridge	12	0-2	0-2	2-5	3	0	1	0	0	3	2
9Elijah Hulsewe	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
0Jeremy Foumena	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
11Carmelo Pacheco	14	1-5	1-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
22Chris Johnson	13	1-6	1-6	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	0	3
TOTAL	-	25-7433.8%	3-2412.5%	13-2356.5%	44	10	7	2	9	16	66

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCINUCF

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Cincinnati.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by UCF.
(19:42) Jalen Celestine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:40) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
(19:32) Baba Miller misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(19:29) Jordan Burks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:20) John Bol makes 8-foot hook shot (Themus Fulks assists).
02
+3 (18:59) Moustapha Thiam makes 24-foot three point jumper.
32
(18:45) Themus Fulks misses 7-foot jumper.
(18:44) UCF Offensive Rebound.
(18:44) Riley Kugel misses 3-foot jumper.
(18:44) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:21) Jizzle James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Day Day Thomas assists).
62
(18:06) John Bol misses layup.
(18:06) Baba Miller Block.
(18:06) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
(17:45) Baba Miller bad pass turnover.
(17:31) Jamichael Stillwell bad pass turnover.
(17:31) Jalen Celestine Steal.
(17:14) Baba Miller misses 8-foot jumper.
(17:12) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
(17:11) Riley Kugel bad pass turnover.
+3 (16:54) Jalen Celestine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Baba Miller assists).
92
(16:39) Jordan Burks misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:36) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(16:18) Moustapha Thiam misses 12-foot jumper.
(16:16) Jordan Burks Defensive Rebound.
(15:54) Jamichael Stillwell misses 19-foot jumper.
(15:52) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(15:52) Foul on John Bol.
+2 (15:22) Day Day Thomas makes 15-foot jumper.
112
(15:15) Foul on Jizzle James.
(14:58) Jamichael Stillwell misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:56) Day Day Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(14:51) Day Day Thomas misses 5-foot jumper.
(14:51) Chris Johnson Block.
(14:47) Baba Miller Offensive Rebound.
(14:46) Baba Miller bad pass turnover.
(14:46) Elijah Hulsewe Steal.
(14:37) Chris Johnson bad pass turnover.
(14:37) Keyshuan Tillery Steal.
(14:20) Foul on Elijah Hulsewe.
(14:12) Foul on Devan Cambridge.
(14:02) Jalen Celestine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:58) Chris Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(13:51) Chris Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:48) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(13:36) Baba Miller bad pass turnover.
(13:36) Devan Cambridge Steal.
+3 (13:31) Chris Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Themus Fulks assists).
115
(13:15) Keyshuan Tillery misses 8-foot jumper.
(13:12) UCF Defensive Rebound.
(13:09) Themus Fulks misses 5-foot jumper.
(13:09) UCF Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:56) Riley Kugel makes 0-foot dunk (Jeremy Foumena assists).
117
(12:39) Jizzle James misses 19-foot jumper.
(12:35) Devan Cambridge Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Carmelo Pacheco misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:03) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(11:48) Moustapha Thiam misses 14-foot jumper.
(11:48) Jeremy Foumena Block.
(11:43) Chris Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(11:39) Devan Cambridge misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:35) Jeremy Foumena Offensive Rebound.
(11:35) Foul on Jizzle James.
(11:31) Jamichael Stillwell misses layup.
(11:31) Moustapha Thiam Block.
(11:25) Jamichael Stillwell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:25) Jamichael Stillwell makes 0-foot tip in layup.
119
(11:09) Jalen Celestine misses 6-foot jumper.
(11:07) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
(10:54) Riley Kugel misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:52) Day Day Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:47) Keyshuan Tillery makes 23-foot three point jumper (Day Day Thomas assists).
149
(10:34) Riley Kugel misses 19-foot jumper.
(10:31) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:28) Moustapha Thiam makes layup (Day Day Thomas assists).
169
(10:12) Chris Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:09) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
(10:02) Jalen Celestine misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:59) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) John Bol bad pass turnover.
(8:59) Sencire Harris misses 10-foot jumper.
(8:57) Jordan Burks Defensive Rebound.
(8:44) Jamichael Stillwell misses 7-foot jumper.
(8:44) Moustapha Thiam Block.
(8:37) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:34) Keyshuan Tillery makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Celestine assists).
199
+3 (8:18) Carmelo Pacheco makes 23-foot three point jumper (Themus Fulks assists).
1912
(8:12) Foul on Jamichael Stillwell.
+1 (8:12) Sencire Harris makes free throw 1 of 2.
2012
(8:11) Sencire Harris misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:10) John Bol Defensive Rebound.
(7:56) Jordan Burks misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(7:54) John Bol Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:54) John Bol makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2014
(7:54) Foul on Sencire Harris.
+1 (7:54) John Bol makes free throw 1 of 1.
2015
(7:42) Moustapha Thiam bad pass turnover.
(7:42) Jordan Burks Steal.
(7:36) Themus Fulks misses 12-foot jumper.
(7:32) Keyshuan Tillery Defensive Rebound.
(7:24) Shon Abaev traveling turnover.
(7:01) John Bol misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(6:58) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
(6:35) Baba Miller traveling turnover.
+2 (6:22) Themus Fulks makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
2017
(6:00) Foul on Devan Cambridge.
+1 (6:00) Day Day Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2.
2117
(5:59) Day Day Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:57) John Bol Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) John Bol bad pass turnover.
(5:31) Day Day Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:29) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
(5:29) Foul on Baba Miller.
+2 (5:09) John Bol makes 9-foot jumper (Themus Fulks assists).
2119
(4:42) Baba Miller misses 8-foot jumper.
(4:38) Moustapha Thiam Offensive Rebound.
(4:38) Moustapha Thiam misses tip in layup.
(4:38) Baba Miller Offensive Rebound.
(4:37) Baba Miller bad pass turnover.
(4:37) Technical Foul on Baba Miller.
(4:37) Jordan Burks misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:37) UCF Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:37) Jordan Burks makes free throw 2 of 2.
2120
+2 (4:12) Jamichael Stillwell makes layup.
2122
(3:54) Keyshuan Tillery misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:52) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
(3:32) Riley Kugel misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:30) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
(3:26) Jalen Celestine misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:23) Jordan Burks Defensive Rebound.
(3:12) John Bol misses 12-foot jumper.
(3:09) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:55) Moustapha Thiam makes 25-foot three point jumper (Day Day Thomas assists).
2422
(2:36) Foul on Keyshuan Tillery.
+2 (2:32) Riley Kugel makes layup.
2424
(2:15) Jizzle James misses 12-foot jumper.
(2:13) Moustapha Thiam Offensive Rebound.
(2:13) Foul on Elijah Hulsewe.
+2 (2:06) Moustapha Thiam makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Day Day Thomas assists).
2624
(2:06) Foul on Jeremy Foumena.
+1 (2:06) Moustapha Thiam makes free throw 1 of 1.
2724
(1:50) Themus Fulks bad pass turnover.
(1:50) Sencire Harris Steal.
(1:44) Day Day Thomas misses 21-foot three point jumper.
(1:41) Keyshuan Tillery Offensive Rebound.
(1:41) Keyshuan Tillery out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (1:29) Themus Fulks makes 8-foot jumper.
2726
(0:59) Keyshuan Tillery misses layup.
(0:56) Chris Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:45) Chris Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:41) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(0:22) Foul on Themus Fulks.
(0:21) Jalen Celestine misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:21) Jordan Burks Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Themus Fulks misses 12-foot jumper.
(0:00) Jamichael Stillwell Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Jamichael Stillwell misses tip in layup.
(0:00) Jamichael Stillwell Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

CIN

UCF

65Points66

20-59(33.9%)Field Goal(%)25-74(33.8%)

11-26(42.3%)3-Point(%)3-24(12.5%)

14-17(82.4%)Free Throw(%)13-23(56.5%)

46(10)Rebounds(Offensive)49(18)

13Assists10

5Steals7

6Blocks2

19Turnovers10

19(1)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

12Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 · 3:15 PM

T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MOS

attendance: 12,477 (65.8%)

tv: ESPNU

spread: CIN -3.5

over/under: 149.5