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Day Day Thomas scores 14 points to lead Cincinnati's 69-58 victory over UIC in opener.
CINCINNATI (AP) Day Day Thomas scored 14 points, two reserves reached double figures, and Cincinnati defeated UIC 69-58 in a season opener on Monday night.
Thomas, a veteran point guard, added three steals, three assists and three rebounds. Dan Skillings Jr. had 13 points and eight rebounds and fellow reserve CJ Fredrick, a transfer from Kentucky, added 11 points.
Big 12-newcomer Cincinnati held the Flames to two points over one 4-minute stretch of the first half and led 40-30 at the break. UIC was within 41-36 early in the second half but was held to two points in a 6-minute stretch, leaving Cincinnati ahead 52-38 at the under-12 timeout. Cincinnati's largest lead was 63-47.
Toby Okani had 20 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks for UIC. Ethan Pickett and CJ Jones scored 13 points each.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Bearcats gains possession) | Â |
| 19:36 | | Â | Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:34 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:30 | | Â | Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:28 |  | Â | Flames defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:13 | | Â | Ody Oguama defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:45 | | Â | Toby Okani blocks Simas Lukosius's three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:43 | | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:40 | | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | | Â | Simas Lukosius misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:31 | | Â | Ody Oguama offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:29 | | +2 | Ody Oguama makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | | +3 | Toby Okani makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists) | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | | Â | Simas Lukosius turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 17:47 | | Â | Jaden Brownell turnover (lost ball) (Viktor Lakhin steals) | Â |
| 17:34 | | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point layup | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | | Â | Isaiah Rivera shooting foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:34 | | Â | Day Day Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 17:34 | | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:27 | | +2 | Ethan Pickett makes two point layup (Toby Okani assists) | 7-4 |
| 17:12 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:10 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:10 | | Â | Ethan Pickett personal foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:08 | | Â | Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:45 | | +2 | CJ Jones makes two point layup (Toby Okani assists) | 9-4 |
| 16:22 | | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists) | 9-6 |
| 16:05 | | Â | Isaiah Rivera offensive foul | Â |
| 16:05 | | Â | Isaiah Rivera turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 15:48 | | +2 | Simas Lukosius makes two point jump shot | 9-8 |
| 15:41 | | Â | CJ Jones turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals) | Â |
| 15:37 | | Â | Simas Lukosius turnover (lost ball) (CJ Jones steals) | Â |
| 15:32 | | Â | Steven Clay misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:30 | | Â | Toby Okani offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:30 | | Â | Toby Okani misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:30 | | Â | Simas Lukosius defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:30 | | Â | Toby Okani personal foul | Â |
| 15:28 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:16 | | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot | 9-10 |
| 15:00 | | Â | Day Day Thomas personal foul | Â |
| 14:46 | | +2 | CJ Jones makes two point jump shot | 11-10 |
| 14:25 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:23 | | Â | Steven Clay defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:05 | | Â | Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:03 | | Â | Jizzle James defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:53 | | Â | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:51 | | Â | Ethan Pickett defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:32 | | Â | Toby Okani misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:30 | | Â | Ody Oguama defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:57 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:55 | | Â | Flames defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:30 | | Â | Drew King turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 12:14 | | Â | Jizzle James turnover (lost ball) (Filip Skobalj steals) | Â |
| 11:50 | | Â | Ethan Pickett turnover (lost ball) (CJ Fredrick steals) | Â |
| 11:30 | | +3 | CJ Fredrick makes three point jump shot (Ody Oguama assists) | 11-13 |
| 11:11 | | +2 | Filip Skobalj makes two point layup (Drew King assists) | 13-13 |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point layup | 13-15 |
| 10:56 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:39 | | Â | Ody Oguama personal foul (Filip Skobalj draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:27 | | Â | CJ Jones misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:25 | | Â | Simas Lukosius defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:09 | | Â | Josh Reed misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:47 | | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point layup | 15-15 |
| 9:29 | | +2 | Ody Oguama makes two point jump shot (Simas Lukosius assists) | 15-17 |
| 9:09 | | Â | CJ Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:07 | | Â | Ethan Pickett offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:07 | | +2 | Ethan Pickett makes two point layup | 17-17 |
| 9:07 | | Â | CJ Fredrick shooting foul (Ethan Pickett draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:07 | | +1 | Ethan Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-17 |
| 8:56 | | +3 | CJ Fredrick makes three point jump shot (Viktor Lakhin assists) | 18-20 |
| 8:40 | | Â | Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:38 | | Â | Ody Oguama defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup | 18-22 |
| 8:14 | | Â | Jump ball. CJ Jones vs. Day Day Thomas (Day Day Thomas gains possession) | Â |
| 8:14 | | Â | CJ Jones turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals) | Â |
| 7:54 | | +2 | John Newman III makes two point dunk | 18-24 |
| 7:26 | | Â | Toby Okani misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:24 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:17 | | Â | Day Day Thomas misses two point dunk | Â |
| 7:15 | | Â | Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | CJ Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:05 | | Â | Simas Lukosius defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:03 | | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists) | 18-26 |
| 7:03 | | Â | Flames 30 second timeout | Â |
| 7:03 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | Isaiah Rivera misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Toby Okani offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:33 | | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point layup | 20-26 |
| 6:06 | | Â | Toby Okani blocks Viktor Lakhin's two point layup | Â |
| 6:04 | | Â | Bearcats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 5:54 | | Â | Toby Okani turnover (bad pass) (Viktor Lakhin steals) | Â |
| 5:52 | | Â | Jaden Brownell shooting foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:52 | | +1 | Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-27 |
| 5:52 | | +1 | Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-28 |
| 5:31 | | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point layup | 22-28 |
| 5:24 | | Â | Jizzle James misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:22 | | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:16 | | Â | CJ Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:14 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:51 | | +2 | CJ Fredrick makes two point layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists) | 22-30 |
| 4:28 | | +2 | Ethan Pickett makes two point jump shot | 24-30 |
| 4:08 | | Â | Jizzle James turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 3:59 | | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point jump shot | 26-30 |
| 3:49 | | Â | Ody Oguama turnover (lost ball) (Steven Clay steals) | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Ody Oguama personal foul (Steven Clay draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:27 | | Â | Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:26 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:26 | | Â | Ethan Pickett personal foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Toby Okani shooting foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Day Day Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Day Day Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Steven Clay defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:42 | | Â | Toby Okani misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:40 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:29 | | Â | CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:27 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:21 | | Â | Toby Okani blocks Viktor Lakhin's two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | Flames defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Steven Clay turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 1:55 | | +3 | CJ Fredrick makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists) | 26-33 |
| 1:37 | | +2 | Filip Skobalj makes two point layup (Toby Okani assists) | 28-33 |
| 1:12 | | +2 | John Newman III makes two point jump shot | 28-35 |
| 0:55 | | +2 | CJ Jones makes two point layup | 30-35 |
| 0:50 | | Â | Bearcats 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:43 | | +3 | Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (CJ Fredrick assists) | 30-38 |
| 0:19 | | Â | CJ Jones misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:17 | | Â | John Newman III defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:12 | | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (John Newman III assists) | 30-40 |
| 0:00 | | Â | CJ Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |