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Xavier takes fifth straight against Cincinnati, beating the Bearcats 84-79
CINCINNATI (AP) Quincy Olivari scored 27 points, Dayvion McKnight scored 20 points and Xavier won its fifth straight against Cincinnati, beating the Bearcats 84-79 on Saturday.
Desmond Claude added 11 points and Abou Ousmane scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Musketeers (5-5).
True freshman backup Jizzle James scored 14 of his career-high 19 points in the first-half for the Bearcats who lost for the first time this season (7-1). John Newman III scored 18 points, Viktor Lakhin 17 and Day Day Thomas 15 for Cincinnati.
Ousmane's layup with 13:03 left broke a 49-all tie and Xavier held off Cincinnati from there.
The Bearcats went on a 14-5 run to start the second half and took their first lead of the game when Aziz Bandaogo made 1 of 2 foul shots with 16:10 remaining to make it 41-40.
Xavier responded to outscore Cincinnati 17-6 over the next five minutes and led 57-47 with 11:24 left to post its biggest lead of the night to that point.
James made a layup and a 3-pointer to bring the Bearcats within 18-17 halfway through the first half before Xavier seized momentum and outscored Cincinnati 17-10 for the remainder of the half and led 35-27 at halftime. Cincinnati missed 9 of its last 10 shots in the first half.
Cincinnati entered off to its best start since 2017-18, and a win would've mark its first 8-0 since 2012-13, its final season in the Big East Conference.
The Bearcats host Bryant on Tuesday.
Xavier hosts Winthrop on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Aziz Bandaogo vs. Lazar Djokovic (Bearcats gains possession) | ||
| 19:40 |  | Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:38 | | Quincy Olivari defensive rebound | ||
| 19:28 | | +2 | Lazar Djokovic makes two point alley-oop layup (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | | John Newman III turnover (bad pass) (Abou Ousmane steals) | ||
| 18:49 | | Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:47 | | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | ||
| 18:36 | | +2 | Aziz Bandaogo makes two point alley-oop dunk (CJ Fredrick assists) | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | | Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:10 | | Abou Ousmane offensive rebound | ||
| 18:10 | | Jump ball. Abou Ousmane vs. Aziz Bandaogo (Musketeers gains possession) | ||
| 18:01 | | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point layup (Abou Ousmane assists) | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | | Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Lazar Djokovic steals) | ||
| 17:53 | | Aziz Bandaogo personal foul | ||
| 17:41 | | Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:39 | | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | ||
| 17:23 | | Desmond Claude personal foul | ||
| 17:13 | | Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:11 | | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | ||
| 17:00 | | Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:58 | | Abou Ousmane offensive rebound | ||
| 16:54 | | +2 | Abou Ousmane makes two point layup | 2-6 |
| 16:27 | | CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:25 | | Bearcats offensive rebound | ||
| 16:21 | | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot | 4-6 |
| 16:13 | | +3 | Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 4-9 |
| 16:05 | | CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:03 | | CJ Fredrick offensive rebound | ||
| 16:02 | | CJ Fredrick misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:00 | | John Newman III offensive rebound | ||
| 15:58 | | +2 | John Newman III makes two point layup | 6-9 |
| 15:48 | | Abou Ousmane misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:46 | | Bearcats defensive rebound | ||
| 15:46 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:26 | | Lazar Djokovic personal foul | ||
| 15:22 | | John Newman III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:20 | | Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound | ||
| 15:14 | | Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup | ||
| 15:12 | | Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound | ||
| 15:07 | | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup | 8-9 |
| 14:52 | | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point layup | 8-11 |
| 14:40 | | Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:38 | | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | ||
| 14:16 | | +2 | Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists) | 8-13 |
| 14:15 | | Day Day Thomas shooting foul (Sasa Ciani draws the foul) | ||
| 14:15 | | +1 | Sasa Ciani makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-14 |
| 13:59 | | Sasa Ciani blocks Aziz Bandaogo's two point layup | ||
| 13:57 | | Musketeers defensive rebound | ||
| 13:50 | | Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:48 | | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | ||
| 13:35 | | Jizzle James misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:33 | | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | ||
| 13:23 | | Ody Oguama blocks Dailyn Swain's two point layup | ||
| 13:21 | | Sasa Ciani offensive rebound | ||
| 13:00 | | Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:58 | | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 12:53 | | Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:51 | | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | ||
| 12:46 | | +2 | Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup | 8-16 |
| 12:25 | | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point jump shot | 10-16 |
| 12:15 | | Desmond Claude misses two point layup | ||
| 12:14 | | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | ||
| 12:14 | | Desmond Claude personal foul | ||
| 11:50 | | Ody Oguama misses two point layup | ||
| 11:48 | | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Quincy Olivari personal foul | ||
| 11:25 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:15 | | Dayvion McKnight personal foul | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Simas Lukosius makes two point layup (Aziz Bandaogo assists) | 12-16 |
| 10:55 | | +2 | Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Trey Green assists) | 12-18 |
| 10:44 | | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point layup | 14-18 |
| 10:28 | | Gytis Nemeiksa misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | +3 | Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukosius assists) | 17-18 |
| 9:59 | | Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | +1 | Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-19 |
| 9:59 | | +1 | Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-20 |
| 9:31 | | Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Day Day Thomas personal foul | ||
| 9:15 | | +3 | Dayvion McKnight makes three point jump shot (Lazar Djokovic assists) | 17-23 |
| 8:57 | | Jizzle James misses two point layup | ||
| 8:55 | | Abou Ousmane defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | John Newman III personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | ||
| 8:37 | | Dayvion McKnight turnover (CJ Fredrick steals) | ||
| 8:27 | | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Dailyn Swain turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:53 | | CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Quincy Olivari defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:25 | | +1 | Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-24 |
| 7:25 | | +1 | Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-25 |
| 7:05 | | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 7:03 | | Abou Ousmane defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Lazar Djokovic turnover (bad pass) (Aziz Bandaogo steals) | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | John Newman III makes two point layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists) | 19-25 |
| 6:24 | | Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Simas Lukosius defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | John Newman III turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:57 | | Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | +1 | Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-26 |
| 5:57 | | +1 | Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-27 |
| 5:41 | | Simas Lukosius misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | John Newman III offensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | John Newman III misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point layup | 21-27 |
| 4:54 | | Lazar Djokovic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Abou Ousmane offensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Abou Ousmane misses two point layup | ||
| 4:50 | | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point layup (John Newman III assists) | 23-27 |
| 4:46 | | Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Jizzle James draws the foul) | ||
| 4:46 | | +1 | Jizzle James makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-27 |
| 4:44 | | Desmond Claude misses two point layup | ||
| 4:42 | | Bearcats defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Quincy Olivari misses two point layup | ||
| 4:17 | | Simas Lukosius defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Simas Lukosius turnover (Dayvion McKnight steals) | ||
| 4:01 | | Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Viktor Lakhin personal foul | ||
| 3:56 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:56 | | +1 | Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-28 |
| 3:56 | | +1 | Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-29 |
| 3:41 | | Viktor Lakhin turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists) | 24-31 |
| 3:14 | | Jizzle James misses two point layup | ||
| 3:12 | | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot (Sasa Ciani assists) | 24-33 |
| 2:55 | | Bearcats 30 second timeout | ||
| 2:43 | | Dailyn Swain blocks Simas Lukosius's two point layup | ||
| 2:41 | | Bearcats offensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | Viktor Lakhin misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Sasa Ciani defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Viktor Lakhin personal foul (Sasa Ciani draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | Sasa Ciani misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:26 | | John Newman III defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Quincy Olivari personal foul (Ody Oguama draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | +1 | Ody Oguama makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-33 |
| 2:18 | | Ody Oguama misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:18 | | Bearcats offensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Dailyn Swain blocks Simas Lukosius's two point layup | ||
| 2:06 | | Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Gytis Nemeiksa turnover (carrying) | ||
| 1:20 | | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point jump shot (Simas Lukosius assists) | 27-33 |
| 0:59 | | Quincy Olivari misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Abou Ousmane offensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +2 | Abou Ousmane makes two point layup | 27-35 |
| 0:38 | | Simas Lukosius misses two point layup | ||
| 0:36 | | Abou Ousmane defensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | Quincy Olivari misses two point layup | ||
| 0:24 | | Bearcats defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |