Skillings, Thomas spark Cincinnati past Northern Kentucky, 90-66
AP
Nov 19, 2023
Cincinnati Bearcats (AP) Sophomore reserve Dan Skillings Jr. put up a season-high 25 points and Day Day Thomas scored 20 to spark Cincinnati to a 90-66 win over Northern Kentucky Norse on Sunday afternoon.
The Norse got off to a strong start and led 12-9 more than six minutes into the game, but Skillings hit a 3-pointer to tie, then fed Viktor Lakhin for a 3 to put the Bearcats in front for good. Skillings scored 12 first-half points to spark Cincinatti to a 45-31 lead at the break.
Cincinnati (4-0) led by as many as 25 in the second half after Skillings hit a 3 with 8:45 to play to make it 73-48.
Skillings was 8 of 12 from the floor, including 3 of 5 from beyond the arc, and grabbed nine rebounds. Lakhin added a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Marques Warrick led the Norse (1-3) with 19 points. Sam Vinson added 15 points and Keeyan Itejere contributed 10.
The Bearcats complete a five-game home stand to open the season Wednesday when they play host to Georgia Tech. Northern Kentucky returns home to play host to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday.
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1st Half
NKY
Norse
31
CINCY
Bearcats
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Keeyan Itejere vs. Viktor Lakhin (Viktor Lakhin gains possession)
19:42
Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Trey Robinson steals)
19:27
Sam Vinson misses two point jump shot
19:22
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
19:22
John Newman III misses two point layup
19:20
Marques Warrick defensive rebound
19:14
+2
Keeyan Itejere makes two point dunk (Michael Bradley assists)
2-0
18:49
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot
2-2
18:23
+2
Keeyan Itejere makes two point jump shot
4-2
18:03
John Newman III misses three point jump shot
18:01
Sam Vinson defensive rebound
17:41
Trey Robinson misses three point jump shot
17:39
Bearcats defensive rebound
17:22
Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Sam Vinson steals)
17:10
Michael Bradley misses three point jump shot
17:08
Trey Robinson offensive rebound
17:00
Cade Meyer misses two point jump shot
16:58
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
16:42
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup
4-4
16:33
Day Day Thomas shooting foul (Michael Bradley draws the foul)
16:33
+1
Michael Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-4
16:33
+1
Michael Bradley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-4
16:24
CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
16:22
Bearcats offensive rebound
16:04
CJ Fredrick misses two point jump shot
16:02
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
16:02
Trey Robinson personal foul
16:00
+2
John Newman III makes two point dunk (CJ Fredrick assists)
6-6
15:46
Trey Robinson misses two point jump shot
15:46
Trey Robinson offensive rebound
15:46
John Newman III blocks Trey Robinson's two point layup
15:46
Norse offensive rebound
15:46
TV timeout
15:42
+2
Sam Vinson makes two point layup
8-6
15:12
Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup
15:10
Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
15:01
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup
8-8
14:39
Sam Vinson misses three point jump shot
14:37
Keeyan Itejere offensive rebound
14:31
+2
Keeyan Itejere makes two point layup
10-8
14:16
Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (bad pass)
14:03
Sam Vinson misses three point jump shot
14:03
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
14:02
Keeyan Itejere shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
14:02
+1
Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-9
14:02
Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:02
Keeyan Itejere defensive rebound
14:02
Ody Oguama personal foul
13:50
Ody Oguama shooting foul (Sam Vinson draws the foul)
13:50
+1
Sam Vinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-9
13:50
+1
Sam Vinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-9
13:34
+3
Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)
12-12
13:03
Keeyan Itejere misses two point layup
13:01
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
12:55
Jizzle James misses two point layup
12:55
Sam Vinson defensive rebound
12:55
Josh Reed personal foul
12:29
Michael Bradley misses three point jump shot
12:27
Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
12:17
+3
Viktor Lakhin makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)
12-15
12:06
Marques Warrick misses three point jump shot
12:04
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
11:44
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
11:42
Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
11:31
Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
11:29
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
11:20
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup
12-17
11:13
+2
Marques Warrick makes two point layup (LJ Wells assists)
14-17
10:49
Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:47
Norse defensive rebound
10:47
TV timeout
10:25
Trey Robinson misses two point layup
10:23
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
10:12
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup
14-19
9:50
+2
Michael Bradley makes two point jump shot
16-19
9:34
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
9:32
Simas Lukosius offensive rebound
9:14
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point layup
16-21
9:03
Trey Robinson turnover (bad pass) (John Newman III steals)
9:02
Norse 30 second timeout
8:46
John Newman III turnover (bad pass) (Sam Vinson steals)
8:33
Marques Warrick misses two point jump shot
8:31
Cade Meyer offensive rebound
8:30
+2
Cade Meyer makes two point layup
18-21
8:28
John Newman III misses two point jump shot
8:26
Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
8:26
Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup
8:26
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
8:26
Sam Vinson personal foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
8:26
+1
Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-22
8:26
Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:26
Norse defensive rebound
8:12
Michael Bradley misses three point jump shot
8:10
Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
7:56
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (CJ Fredrick assists)
18-24
7:53
TV timeout
7:39
John Newman III shooting foul (Marques Warrick draws the foul)
7:39
+1
Marques Warrick makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-24
7:39
+1
Marques Warrick makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-24
7:12
Jizzle James turnover (lost ball) (Michael Bradley steals)
7:05
Sam Vinson turnover (bad pass)
6:47
Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:45
Keeyan Itejere defensive rebound
6:38
+3
Sam Vinson makes three point jump shot (Michael Bradley assists)
23-24
6:22
Jizzle James misses two point layup
6:22
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
6:21
Keeyan Itejere shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
6:21
+1
Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-25
6:21
+1
Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-26
6:09
Michael Bradley turnover (bad pass) (John Newman III steals)
5:41
Trey Robinson misses three point jump shot
5:30
Josh Reed personal foul
5:30
Marques Warrick misses two point layup
5:28
Bearcats defensive rebound
5:22
Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
5:20
LJ Wells defensive rebound
5:08
Jizzle James personal foul (Sam Vinson draws the foul)
5:08
+1
Sam Vinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-26
5:08
Sam Vinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:08
Sam Vinson offensive rebound
4:59
Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Trey Robinson's two point layup
4:57
Jizzle James defensive rebound
4:48
+2
Simas Lukosius makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)
24-28
4:36
Marques Warrick misses three point jump shot
4:34
Jizzle James defensive rebound
4:27
Jizzle James misses two point layup
4:25
Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
4:18
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point dunk
24-30
4:10
+2
Cade Meyer makes two point layup (Marques Warrick assists)
26-30
3:58
+3
Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Reed assists)
26-33
3:49
+3
LJ Wells makes three point jump shot (Marques Warrick assists)
29-33
3:27
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
3:25
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
3:12
Josh Reed misses two point layup
3:10
Marques Warrick defensive rebound
3:05
LJ Wells misses two point layup
3:05
Cade Meyer personal foul
3:05
TV timeout
2:48
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point layup
29-35
2:37
Marques Warrick turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals)
2:26
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)
29-37
2:09
+2
Marques Warrick makes two point layup
31-37
1:47
Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
1:45
Day Day Thomas offensive rebound
1:38
+3
Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukosius assists)
31-40
1:15
Keeyan Itejere turnover (bad pass) (John Newman III steals)
1:11
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup
31-42
1:11
Keeyan Itejere shooting foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
1:11
+1
John Newman III makes regular free throw 1 of 1
31-43
0:59
Michael Bradley misses three point jump shot
0:57
Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
0:49
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)
