Lakhin helps Cincinnati stay unbeaten with 86-81 victory over Howard in OT
AP
Nov 28, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) Viktor Lakhin scored six of his 19 points in overtime and unbeaten Cincinnati Bearcats rallied last in an 86-81 victory over Howard Bison on Tuesday night.
Marcus Dockery hit a jumper for the Bison (3-5) to open the extra period. Lakhin made two free throws for the Bearcats (6-0) and followed a layup by John Newman III with one of his own for an 80-76 lead.
Seth Towns, whose 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left sent the game to OT tied at 74, missed the second of two free throws with a chance to pull Howard even at 82 with 42 seconds remaining. Newman made free throws before and after a Bison timeout with nine seconds to go and then stole the ball from Miles Stewart and picked up an assist on a dunk by Day Day Thomas to wrap up the win.
Lakhin made 8 of 14 shots and grabbed six rebounds for Cincinnati, which last won six in a row to begin a season in 2017-18. Dan Skillings Jr. had 16 points and six rebounds off the bench. Aziz Bandaogo had 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting from the field and free-throw line. Newman totaled 11 points and six boards. Reserve Simas Lukosius hit three 3-pointers and scored 11.
Towns hit three 3-pointers and 9 of 10 free throws, scoring 24 with seven rebounds to pace Howard. Dockery had 13 points and reserve Jordan Hairston pitched in with 11 points and five rebounds.
Skillings scored 10 first-half points to lead the Bearcats to a 34-29 lead.
Cincinnati's first road game of the season was also its second all-time at an HBCU school. The Bearcats traveled to play Tennessee State in 1988. Cincinnati had home wins over the Bison in 1996 and 2006 in two previous matchups.
Cincinnati's bench came in averaging 36.8 points per game - eighth best in the country. The reserves scored 38 against the Bison.
Cincinnati looks for its seventh straight victory when it hosts Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday. Howard returns to action at Pennsylvania on Dec. 11.
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1st Half
CINCY
Bearcats
34
HOW
Bison
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Dan Skillings Jr. vs. Bryce Harris (Bearcats gains possession)
19:41
Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup
19:39
Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
19:34
John Newman III misses three point jump shot
19:32
Seth Towns defensive rebound
19:19
Shy Odom turnover (traveling)
19:15
Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Isiah Warfield steals)
19:09
+2
Isiah Warfield makes two point layup
0-2
18:47
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot
2-2
18:25
+3
Marcus Dockery makes three point jump shot (Shy Odom assists)
2-5
18:13
Bryce Harris personal foul (Bearcats draws the foul)
17:54
Viktor Lakhin misses two point hook shot
17:52
Bryce Harris defensive rebound
17:42
Marcus Dockery misses three point jump shot
17:40
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
17:30
Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:28
CJ Fredrick offensive rebound
17:14
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup
4-5
16:51
Shy Odom turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals)
16:26
Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
16:24
Isiah Warfield defensive rebound
16:21
Marcus Dockery turnover (lost ball) (Viktor Lakhin steals)
16:07
Aziz Bandaogo misses two point layup
16:07
Bison defensive rebound
16:07
Aziz Bandaogo personal foul
15:46
+2
Bryce Harris makes two point layup
4-7
15:20
John Newman III turnover (lost ball) (Jelani Williams steals)
15:14
Marcus Dockery turnover (bad pass) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
14:57
Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
14:55
Seth Towns defensive rebound
14:33
Seth Towns misses three point jump shot
14:31
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
14:28
Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball)
14:28
TV timeout
14:07
+3
Joshua Strong makes three point jump shot (Seth Towns assists)
4-10
13:55
Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:53
Seth Towns defensive rebound
13:45
Jelani Williams misses three point jump shot
13:43
Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
13:36
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
13:34
John Newman III offensive rebound
13:30
+3
Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Ody Oguama assists)
7-10
12:56
Jelani Williams misses two point layup
12:56
Bison offensive rebound
12:56
Ody Oguama personal foul (Bison draws the foul)
12:34
Jelani Williams misses three point jump shot
12:32
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
12:23
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk
9-10
11:48
Bison turnover (shot clock violation)
11:48
TV timeout
11:39
Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:37
Seth Towns defensive rebound
11:25
+2
Seth Towns makes two point layup
9-12
11:06
+3
Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)
12-12
10:45
Seth Towns misses two point jump shot
10:43
Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
10:35
Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot
10:33
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
10:29
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)
14-12
10:11
Bryce Harris misses two point dunk
10:09
Jizzle James defensive rebound
10:04
Bryce Harris blocks Jizzle James's two point layup
10:02
Bearcats offensive rebound
9:50
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
9:48
Bryce Harris defensive rebound
9:42
Bryce Harris misses two point layup
9:40
Bryce Harris offensive rebound
9:33
+2
AJ Magbegor makes two point layup
14-14
9:25
AJ Magbegor personal foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
9:25
+1
Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-14
9:25
+1
Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-14
9:25
Bison turnover (shot clock violation)
8:31
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup
18-14
8:15
Isiah Warfield misses two point layup
8:13
AJ Magbegor offensive rebound
8:09
+2
AJ Magbegor makes two point dunk
18-16
8:02
Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
8:00
Simas Lukosius offensive rebound
7:51
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
7:49
Seth Towns defensive rebound
7:38
Seth Towns misses three point jump shot
7:36
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
7:14
AJ Magbegor personal foul (Simas Lukosius draws the foul)
7:14
TV timeout
7:01
Aziz Bandaogo turnover (traveling)
6:30
Jelani Williams misses two point jump shot
6:28
Jizzle James defensive rebound
6:18
Jelani Williams personal foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
5:57
Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
5:56
Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
5:56
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk
20-16
5:56
Isiah Warfield shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
5:56
+1
Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 1
21-16
5:43
Jizzle James personal foul (Bison draws the foul)
5:35
+3
Seth Towns makes three point jump shot (Marcus Dockery assists)
21-19
5:20
Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
5:18
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
5:15
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup
23-19
5:01
+3
Seth Towns makes three point jump shot
23-22
4:52
Viktor Lakhin turnover
4:32
Seth Towns turnover (lost ball) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
4:27
Jelani Williams shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
4:27
+1
Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-22
4:27
+1
Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-22
4:14
+2
Marcus Dockery makes two point layup
25-24
4:14
Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Marcus Dockery draws the foul)
4:14
+1
Marcus Dockery makes regular free throw 1 of 1
25-25
3:55
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup
27-25
3:22
Bison turnover (shot clock violation)
3:22
TV timeout
2:58
+2
Ody Oguama makes two point hook shot (CJ Fredrick assists)
29-25
2:35
Bryce Harris misses two point layup
2:33
Bearcats defensive rebound
2:10
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk
31-25
1:48
+2
Jordan Hairston makes two point layup
31-27
1:36
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)
33-27
1:16
Marcus Dockery turnover (traveling)
0:50
CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
0:50
Bearcats offensive rebound
0:50
Isiah Warfield personal foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
0:50
+1
Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-27
0:50
Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:50
Jordan Hairston defensive rebound
0:34
John Newman III personal foul (Seth Towns draws the foul)
0:34
+1
Seth Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-28
0:34
+1
Seth Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-29
0:10
Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
0:08
Bryce Harris defensive rebound
0:02
AJ Magbegor misses two point layup
0:01
Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
CINCY
Bearcats
40
HOW
Bison
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:49
Marcus Dockery misses three point jump shot
19:47
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
19:36
CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
19:34
Bison defensive rebound
19:02
CJ Fredrick shooting foul (Marcus Dockery draws the foul)
19:02
+1
Marcus Dockery makes regular free throw 1 of 3
34-30
19:02
Marcus Dockery misses regular free throw 2 of 3
19:02
+1
Marcus Dockery makes regular free throw 3 of 3
34-31
18:47
+2
John Newman III makes two point dunk
36-31
18:31
Marcus Dockery misses three point jump shot
18:29
John Newman III defensive rebound
18:16
John Newman III misses two point layup
18:14
Bryce Harris defensive rebound
18:01
+2
Seth Towns makes two point layup
36-33
17:49
Bryce Harris personal foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
17:46
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (CJ Fredrick assists)
38-33
17:36
Day Day Thomas personal foul (Isiah Warfield draws the foul)
17:35
Aziz Bandaogo personal foul (Bison draws the foul)
17:33
John Newman III shooting foul (Seth Towns draws the foul)
17:33
+1
Seth Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2
38-34
17:33
+1
Seth Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-35
17:20
Bryce Harris shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
17:20
+1
Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-35
17:20
+1
Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-35
17:13
Simas Lukosius personal foul (Isiah Warfield draws the foul)
17:06
Jelani Williams misses two point layup
17:04
John Newman III defensive rebound
16:54
Jizzle James misses two point layup
16:52
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
16:46
John Newman III misses three point jump shot
16:44
Bryce Harris defensive rebound
16:31
+3
Marcus Dockery makes three point jump shot (Jelani Williams assists)
40-38
16:10
+3
Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (John Newman III assists)
43-38
16:10
TV timeout
15:57
TV timeout
15:40
Seth Towns misses two point jump shot
15:38
Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
15:31
Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
15:29
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
15:27
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk
45-38
15:01
+3
Isiah Warfield makes three point jump shot (Jelani Williams assists)
45-41
14:51
Jelani Williams personal foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
14:43
Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup
14:41
Jordan Hairston defensive rebound
14:35
+2
Jordan Hairston makes two point jump shot (Jelani Williams assists)
45-43
14:25
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive foul
14:25
Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
13:59
Jelani Williams misses two point layup
13:57
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
13:54
Day Day Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Hairston steals)
13:37
Jordan Hairston misses three point jump shot
13:35
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
13:33
Jordan Hairston personal foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
13:16
Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Seth Towns steals)
12:55
+2
Jordan Hairston makes two point jump shot (Jelani Williams assists)
45-45
12:35
Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
12:33
Miles Stewart defensive rebound
12:11
Seth Towns misses two point jump shot
12:09
Jordan Hairston offensive rebound
11:54
Jordan Hairston misses three point jump shot
11:52
Seth Towns offensive rebound
11:45
+3
Jelani Williams makes three point jump shot (Seth Towns assists)
45-48
11:16
Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot
11:14
Seth Towns defensive rebound
10:53
Viktor Lakhin personal foul (Seth Towns draws the foul)
10:53
TV timeout
10:53
+1
Seth Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2
45-49
10:53
+1
Seth Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-50
10:34
Seth Towns personal foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
10:28
Isiah Warfield personal foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
10:20
Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:18
Jizzle James offensive rebound
10:12
+2
Jizzle James makes two point jump shot
47-50
9:52
CJ Fredrick personal foul (Seth Towns draws the foul)
9:52
+1
Seth Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-51
9:52
+1
Seth Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-52
9:31
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk
49-52
9:03
+2
Miles Stewart makes two point layup (Jordan Hairston assists)
49-54
8:51
+2
Jizzle James makes two point layup
51-54
8:20
+2
Miles Stewart makes two point jump shot
51-56
8:12
+2
Jizzle James makes two point layup
53-56
8:12
Isiah Warfield personal foul (Jizzle James draws the foul)
8:12
+1
Jizzle James makes regular free throw 1 of 1
54-56
8:01
+3
Jordan Hairston makes three point jump shot (Bryce Harris assists)
54-59
7:39
Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:37
Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
7:31
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup
56-59
6:59
+2
Miles Stewart makes two point jump shot (Jelani Williams assists)
56-61
6:50
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
6:48
John Newman III offensive rebound
6:46
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup
58-61
6:46
Miles Stewart shooting foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
6:46
TV timeout
6:46
+1
John Newman III makes regular free throw 1 of 1
59-61
6:20
Seth Towns misses two point jump shot
6:18
Jizzle James defensive rebound
6:11
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)
61-61
5:47
Seth Towns turnover (bad pass) (Jizzle James steals)
5:40
+2
Jizzle James makes two point dunk
63-61
5:36
Bearcats 30 second timeout
5:24
Jizzle James blocks Jordan Hairston's two point layup
5:22
Jordan Hairston offensive rebound
5:13
Jelani Williams misses two point layup
5:11
Bearcats defensive rebound
4:58
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup
65-61
4:27
Jelani Williams turnover (bad pass) (Simas Lukosius steals)
4:26
Jelani Williams personal foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul)
4:26
Viktor Lakhin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:26
+1
Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
66-61
4:12
+2
Bryce Harris makes two point jump shot (Isiah Warfield assists)
66-63
3:42
Jizzle James misses two point layup
3:42
Bison defensive rebound
3:42
TV timeout
3:26
+2
Bryce Harris makes two point layup (Isiah Warfield assists)
66-65
3:06
Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
3:04
Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
2:58
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup
68-65
2:27
+2
Bryce Harris makes two point dunk (Jordan Hairston assists)
68-67
2:04
+2
Simas Lukosius makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)
70-67
1:35
Viktor Lakhin blocks Bryce Harris's two point layup
1:33
John Newman III defensive rebound
1:20
Bearcats 30 second timeout
1:11
Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup
1:09
Bryce Harris defensive rebound
0:48
+2
Seth Towns makes two point jump shot
70-69
0:20
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup
72-69
0:16
Bison 30 second timeout
0:09
+2
Jelani Williams makes two point layup
72-71
0:08
Jelani Williams personal foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
0:08
+1
Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
73-71
0:08
+1
Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
74-71
0:01
+3
Seth Towns makes three point jump shot
74-74
0:00
End of period
OT
CINCY
Bearcats
12
HOW
Bison
7
Time
Team
Play
Score
5:00
Aziz Bandaogo vs. Bryce Harris (Day Day Thomas gains possession)
4:42
Bryce Harris personal foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul)
4:42
Viktor Lakhin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:42
Viktor Lakhin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:42
Isiah Warfield defensive rebound
4:30
Seth Towns misses three point jump shot
4:28
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
4:22
Viktor Lakhin turnover (out of bounds)
3:59
+2
Marcus Dockery makes two point layup (Seth Towns assists)
74-76
3:40
Simas Lukosius misses two point jump shot
3:38
Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
3:38
Bryce Harris shooting foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul)
3:38
+1
Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
75-76
3:38
+1
Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
76-76
3:17
Jordan Hairston misses two point layup
3:15
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
3:12
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)
78-76
3:10
Seth Towns misses three point jump shot
3:10
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
2:51
Official timeout
2:49
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)
80-76
2:29
+2
Miles Stewart makes two point dunk
80-78
2:02
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)
82-78
1:37
Isiah Warfield misses three point jump shot
1:35
Jordan Hairston offensive rebound
1:27
+2
Jordan Hairston makes two point layup
82-80
1:00
Viktor Lakhin turnover (lost ball) (Miles Stewart steals)
0:52
Viktor Lakhin blocks Miles Stewart's two point layup
0:50
Marcus Dockery offensive rebound
0:39
John Newman III personal foul (Seth Towns draws the foul)
0:39
+1
Seth Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2
82-81
0:39
Seth Towns misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:39
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
0:32
Bearcats 30 second timeout
0:06
Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
0:04
John Newman III offensive rebound
0:04
Seth Towns personal foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
0:04
+1
John Newman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
83-81
0:04
Bison 30 second timeout
0:04
+1
John Newman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
84-81
0:04
Bison 30 second timeout
0:03
Miles Stewart turnover (bad pass) (John Newman III steals)
0:01
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point dunk (John Newman III assists)
