UCF 88-80 Cincinnati (Apr 3, 2025) Play-by-Play

UCF Knights

19-16

	1	2	T
UCF	38	50	88
CIN	35	45	80

Cincinnati Bearcats

19-16

Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Dillon Mitchell missed Layup.
Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
Jizzle James missed Jumper.
Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
Day Day Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.
Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.
Dan Skillings Jr. made Layup.
Day Day Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo.
Dan Skillings Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
Day Day Thomas made Jumper.
Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Dan Skillings Jr. missed Layup.
Dillon Mitchell missed Jumper.
Jizzle James made Jumper.
Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
Simas Lukosius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.
Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
Dillon Mitchell made Jumper. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.
Dillon Mitchell made Dunk. Assisted by Dan Skillings Jr..
Dillon Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo.
Dan Skillings Jr. missed Jumper.
Dillon Mitchell made Layup.
Jizzle James made Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.
Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
Halvine Dzellat missed Layup.
Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.
Dan Skillings Jr. missed Jumper.
Rayvon Griffith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dan Skillings Jr..
Dan Skillings Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.
Dillon Mitchell made Jumper. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo.
Dillon Mitchell made Layup.
Jizzle James missed Jumper.
Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
Dillon Mitchell made Layup.
Dillon Mitchell missed Jumper.
Simas Lukosius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dan Skillings Jr..
Jizzle James missed Jumper.
Josh Reed missed Layup.
Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
Rayvon Griffith missed Three Point Jumper.
Rayvon Griffith made Jumper.
Dan Skillings Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.
Day Day Thomas made Jumper.
Dillon Mitchell made Jumper.
Josh Reed made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.
Day Day Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.
Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Reed made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
Day Day Thomas missed Jumper.
Aziz Bandaogo made Two Point Tip Shot.
Dillon Mitchell missed Jumper.
Jizzle James made Layup.
Day Day Thomas missed Layup.
Day Day Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.
Dillon Mitchell missed Jumper.
Dillon Mitchell missed Dunk.
Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.
Simas Lukosius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo.
Day Day Thomas missed Layup.
Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.
Day Day Thomas made Three Point Jumper.
Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Jizzle James made Layup.
Jizzle James missed Layup.
Dallan Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
Moustapha Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.
Darius Johnson made Layup.
Nils Machowski missed Three Point Jumper.
Darius Johnson missed Jumper.
Darius Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallan Coleman.
Darius Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
Moustapha Thiam made Layup. Assisted by Nils Machowski.
Darius Johnson missed Jumper.
Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Nils Machowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Johnson.
Benny Williams missed Jumper.
Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
Darius Johnson made Layup.
Nils Machowski missed Three Point Jumper.
Benny Williams made Layup.
Dior Johnson missed Jumper.
Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Moustapha Thiam made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Ivy-Curry.
Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
Jordan Ivy-Curry made Jumper.
Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Jumper.
Darius Johnson missed Layup.
Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Layup.
Moustapha Thiam made Jumper.
Dior Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Darius Johnson.
Benny Williams missed Layup.
Tyler Hendricks made Jumper.
Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Layup.
Dallan Coleman made Layup.
Darius Johnson made Layup.
Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Dallan Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
Dallan Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
Nils Machowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Johnson.
Dallan Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyler Hendricks made Jumper.
Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
Moustapha Thiam missed Jumper.
Nils Machowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Johnson.
Darius Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
Benny Williams made Layup. Assisted by Darius Johnson.
Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Nils Machowski made Layup. Assisted by Benny Williams.
Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyler Hendricks made Three Point Jumper.
Tyler Hendricks missed Jumper.
Moustapha Thiam made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Johnson.
Tyler Hendricks missed Layup.
Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Dior Johnson made Layup.
Darius Johnson made Layup.
Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Darius Johnson missed Layup.
Benny Williams made Two Point Tip Shot.
Moustapha Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.
Nils Machowski missed Layup.
Moustapha Thiam made Layup. Assisted by Darius Johnson.
Darius Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
Darius Johnson made Jumper.
Darius Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Dallan Coleman missed Jumper.
Moustapha Thiam made Dunk. Assisted by Dallan Coleman.
Darius Johnson made Layup.

UCF

CINCINNATI

TIME		UCF	CIN
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Cincinnati	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by UCF	0	0
19:46	Josh Reed Turnover.	0	0
19:46	Dallan Coleman Steal.	0	0
19:40	Dallan Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:36	Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:07	Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:04	Nils Machowski Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:52	Moustapha Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:48	Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:41	Dillon Mitchell missed Layup.	0	0
18:41	UCF Deadball Team Rebound.	0	0
18:28	Darius Johnson made Layup.	2	0
18:08	Aziz Bandaogo Turnover.	2	0
17:52	Darius Johnson Turnover.	2	0
17:52	Day Day Thomas Steal.	2	0
17:50	Foul on Dallan Coleman.	2	0
17:47	Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
17:43	UCF Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:33	Nils Machowski missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
17:29	Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:19	Jizzle James missed Jumper.	2	0
17:16	Dallan Coleman Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:01	Darius Johnson missed Jumper.	2	0
16:56	Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.	2	0
16:39	Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
16:36	Tyler Hendricks Defensive Rebound.	2	0
16:28	Darius Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallan Coleman.	5	0
16:09	Day Day Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.	5	3
15:48	Darius Johnson made Three Point Jumper.	8	3
15:47	Cincinnati Timeout	8	3
15:47	Official TV Timeout	8	3
15:47	Jizzle James subbing out for Cincinnati	8	3
15:47	Josh Reed subbing out for Cincinnati	8	3
15:47	Dillon Mitchell subbing out for Cincinnati	8	3
15:47	Dan Skillings Jr. subbing in for Cincinnati	8	3
15:47	Rayvon Griffith subbing in for Cincinnati	8	3
15:47	Simas Lukosius subbing in for Cincinnati	8	3
15:31	Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.	8	3
15:27	Nils Machowski Defensive Rebound.	8	3
15:23	Moustapha Thiam made Layup. Assisted by Nils Machowski.	10	3
15:14	Day Day Thomas Turnover.	10	3
14:59	Darius Johnson Turnover.	10	3
14:59	Dan Skillings Jr. Steal.	10	3
14:56	Dan Skillings Jr. made Layup.	10	5
14:31	Darius Johnson missed Jumper.	10	5
14:28	Moustapha Thiam Offensive Rebound.	10	5
14:26	Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	10	5
14:23	Dan Skillings Jr. Defensive Rebound.	10	5
14:10	Day Day Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo.	10	8
14:01	Nils Machowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Johnson.	13	8
13:52	Foul on Aziz Bandaogo.	13	8
13:52	Aziz Bandaogo Turnover.	13	8
13:52	Dallan Coleman subbing out for UCF	13	8
13:52	Tyler Hendricks subbing out for UCF	13	8
13:52	Nils Machowski subbing out for UCF	13	8
13:52	Jordan Ivy-Curry subbing in for UCF	13	8
13:52	Benny Williams subbing in for UCF	13	8
13:52	Dior Johnson subbing in for UCF	13	8
13:52	Aziz Bandaogo subbing out for Cincinnati	13	8
13:52	Halvine Dzellat subbing in for Cincinnati	13	8
13:28	Benny Williams missed Jumper.	13	8
13:26	Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.	13	8
13:14	Dan Skillings Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.	13	10
13:00	Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Three Point Jumper.	13	10
12:57	Day Day Thomas Defensive Rebound.	13	10
12:50	Day Day Thomas made Jumper.	13	12
12:35	Darius Johnson Turnover.	13	12
12:35	Halvine Dzellat Steal.	13	12
12:30	Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	13	12
12:26	Benny Williams Defensive Rebound.	13	12
12:24	Darius Johnson made Layup.	15	12
12:24	Foul on Day Day Thomas.	15	12
12:24	Moustapha Thiam subbing out for UCF	15	12
12:24	Nils Machowski subbing in for UCF	15	12
12:24	Day Day Thomas subbing out for Cincinnati	15	12
12:24	Jizzle James subbing in for Cincinnati	15	12
12:24	Darius Johnson made Free Throw.	16	12
11:58	Foul on Dior Johnson.	16	12
11:58	Official TV Timeout	16	12
11:58	Halvine Dzellat subbing out for Cincinnati	16	12
11:58	Dillon Mitchell subbing in for Cincinnati	16	12
11:58	Rayvon Griffith missed Free Throw.	16	12
11:58	Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.	16	12
11:58	Rayvon Griffith missed Free Throw.	16	12
11:58	Dan Skillings Jr. Offensive Rebound.	16	12
11:57	Dan Skillings Jr. missed Layup.	16	12
11:55	Rayvon Griffith Offensive Rebound.	16	12
11:52	Rayvon Griffith missed Free Throw.	16	13
11:52	Darius Johnson Defensive Rebound.	16	13
11:52	Foul on Nils Machowski.	16	12
11:52	Rayvon Griffith made Free Throw.	16	13
11:37	Nils Machowski missed Three Point Jumper.	16	13
11:34	Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	16	13
11:15	Dillon Mitchell missed Jumper.	16	13
11:14	Foul on Nils Machowski.	16	13
11:14	Rayvon Griffith made Free Throw.	16	14
11:14	Nils Machowski subbing out for UCF	16	14
11:14	Tyler Hendricks subbing in for UCF	16	14
11:14	Rayvon Griffith made Free Throw.	16	15
11:14	Rayvon Griffith subbing out for Cincinnati	16	15
11:14	Josh Reed subbing in for Cincinnati	16	15
11:13	Rayvon Griffith Offensive Rebound.	16	15
10:52	Benny Williams made Layup.	18	15
10:32	Jizzle James made Jumper.	18	17
10:17	Dior Johnson missed Jumper.	18	17
10:14	Dan Skillings Jr. Defensive Rebound.	18	17
10:08	Josh Reed Turnover.	18	17
9:53	Foul on Jizzle James.	18	17
9:53	Dan Skillings Jr. subbing out for Cincinnati	18	17
9:53	Aziz Bandaogo subbing in for Cincinnati	18	17
9:48	Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	18	17
9:46	Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.	18	17
9:20	Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper.	18	17
9:16	Darius Johnson Defensive Rebound.	18	17
9:12	Foul on Josh Reed.	18	17
9:12	Tyler Hendricks made Free Throw.	19	17
9:12	Darius Johnson subbing out for UCF	19	17
9:12	Dior Johnson subbing out for UCF	19	17
9:12	Dallan Coleman subbing in for UCF	19	17
9:12	Moustapha Thiam subbing in for UCF	19	17
9:12	Tyler Hendricks made Free Throw.	20	17
9:00	Simas Lukosius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.	20	20
8:40	Moustapha Thiam made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Ivy-Curry.	22	20
8:25	Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.	22	20
8:22	Benny Williams Defensive Rebound.	22	20
8:10	Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Three Point Jumper.	22	20
8:07	Moustapha Thiam Offensive Rebound.	22	20
7:56	Jordan Ivy-Curry made Jumper.	24	20
7:28	Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.	24	20
7:24	Simas Lukosius Offensive Rebound.	24	20
7:20	Dillon Mitchell made Jumper. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.	24	22
7:06	Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Jumper.	24	22
7:03	Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.	24	22
6:56	Foul on Moustapha Thiam.	24	22
6:56	Official TV Timeout	24	22
6:56	Benny Williams subbing out for UCF	24	22
6:56	Darius Johnson subbing in for UCF	24	22
6:56	Simas Lukosius subbing out for Cincinnati	24	22
6:56	Day Day Thomas subbing in for Cincinnati	24	22
6:56	Aziz Bandaogo missed Free Throw.	24	22
6:56	Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.	24	22
6:56	Aziz Bandaogo made Free Throw.	24	23
6:46	Darius Johnson missed Layup.	24	23
6:45	UCF Offensive Rebound.	24	23
6:45	Jizzle James subbing out for Cincinnati	24	23
6:45	Josh Reed subbing out for Cincinnati	24	23
6:45	Dan Skillings Jr. subbing in for Cincinnati	24	23
6:45	Tyler Betsey subbing in for Cincinnati	24	23
6:44	Darius Johnson Turnover.	24	23
6:44	Dan Skillings Jr. Steal.	24	23
6:39	Dillon Mitchell made Dunk. Assisted by Dan Skillings Jr..	24	25
6:08	Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Layup.	24	25
6:06	Moustapha Thiam Offensive Rebound.	24	25
6:06	Moustapha Thiam made Jumper.	26	25
5:30	Dillon Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo.	26	28
5:15	Foul on Tyler Betsey.	26	28
5:15	Tyler Hendricks made Free Throw.	27	28
5:15	Jordan Ivy-Curry subbing out for UCF	27	28
5:15	Dior Johnson subbing in for UCF	27	28
5:15	Tyler Hendricks made Free Throw.	28	28
4:59	Dan Skillings Jr. missed Jumper.	28	28
4:58	Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.	28	28
4:44	Dior Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Darius Johnson.	30	28
4:17	Darius Johnson Steal.	30	28
4:17	Aziz Bandaogo Turnover.	30	28
4:07	Darius Johnson Turnover.	30	28
4:07	Dillon Mitchell Steal.	30	28
4:04	Dillon Mitchell made Layup.	30	30
4:04	Foul on Moustapha Thiam.	30	30
4:04	Moustapha Thiam subbing out for UCF	30	30
4:04	Benny Williams subbing in for UCF	30	30
4:04	Aziz Bandaogo subbing out for Cincinnati	30	30
4:04	Halvine Dzellat subbing in for Cincinnati	30	30
4:04	Dillon Mitchell missed Free Throw.	30	30
4:04	UCF Deadball Team Rebound.	30	30
3:47	Foul on Day Day Thomas.	30	30
3:47	Official TV Timeout	30	30
3:47	Dior Johnson subbing out for UCF	30	30
3:47	Jordan Ivy-Curry subbing in for UCF	30	30
3:47	Day Day Thomas subbing out for Cincinnati	30	30
3:47	Tyler Betsey subbing out for Cincinnati	30	30
3:47	Jizzle James subbing in for Cincinnati	30	30
3:47	Simas Lukosius subbing in for Cincinnati	30	30
3:41	Benny Williams missed Layup.	30	30
3:39	Halvine Dzellat Defensive Rebound.	30	30
3:30	Jizzle James made Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.	30	32
3:13	Tyler Hendricks made Jumper.	32	32
2:50	Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.	32	32
2:47	Dallan Coleman Defensive Rebound.	32	32
2:36	Jordan Ivy-Curry missed Layup.	32	32
2:33	Benny Williams Offensive Rebound.	32	32
2:26	Dallan Coleman made Layup.	34	32
2:12	Halvine Dzellat missed Layup.	34	32
2:11	Halvine Dzellat subbing out for Cincinnati	34	32
2:11	Rayvon Griffith subbing in for Cincinnati	34	32
2:10	Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.	34	32
2:02	Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.	34	32
1:59	Darius Johnson Defensive Rebound.	34	32
1:54	Darius Johnson made Layup.	36	32
1:31	Dan Skillings Jr. missed Jumper.	36	32
1:30	UCF Timeout	36	32
1:29	Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.	36	32
1:17	Rayvon Griffith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dan Skillings Jr..	36	35
1:01	Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	36	35
0:57	Rayvon Griffith Defensive Rebound.	36	35
0:46	Dan Skillings Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	36	35
0:42	Darius Johnson Defensive Rebound.	36	35
0:31	Foul on Rayvon Griffith.	36	35
0:31	Jordan Ivy-Curry made Free Throw.	37	35
0:31	Jordan Ivy-Curry made Free Throw.	38	35
0:31	Dan Skillings Jr. subbing out for Cincinnati	38	35
0:31	Day Day Thomas subbing in for Cincinnati	38	35
0:05	Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.	38	35
0:02	Dallan Coleman Defensive Rebound.	38	35
0:00	Dallan Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.	38	35
0:00	UCF Offensive Rebound.	38	35
0:00	End of 1st half	38	35

MGM Grand Garden Arena

7:00 PM, April 3, 2025Coverage: FS1

Las Vegas, NV

Line: CIN -6.5

Over/Under: 156.5

Referees:
Pat Driscoll
Earl Walton
Darron George

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Houston	19-1	-	34-4
Texas Tech	15-5	4	28-9
BYU	14-6	5	26-10
Arizona	14-6	5	24-13
Iowa State	13-7	6	25-10
Kansas	11-9	8	21-13
West Virginia	10-10	9	19-13
Baylor	10-10	9	20-15
TCU	9-11	10	16-16
Kansas State	9-11	10	16-17
Utah	8-12	11	16-17
Cincinnati	7-13	12	19-16
UCF	7-13	12	19-16
Oklahoma State	7-13	12	17-18
Arizona State	4-16	15	13-20
Colorado	3-17	16	14-21

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