Skillings scores career-high 29 to lead Cincinnati over Stetson 83-75
CINCINNATI (AP) Sophomore Dan Skillings Jr. came off the bench to score a career-high 29 points and Cincinnati defeated Stetson 83-75 on Friday night.
Skillings made 11 of 14 shots, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, for the Bearcats (10-2). He added five rebounds on each end of the court for his second career double-double. Day Day Thomas scored 17, while reserve Jamille Reynolds pitched in with 14 points and six boards. Viktor Lakhin had 12 points and nine rebounds.
Skillings scored 16 first-half points, helping Cincinnati take a 38-33 lead into the locker room. Skillings made all six of his shots - four of them from 3-point range. Jalen Blackmon had five points for the Hatters (7-6) in a 10-2 run to begin the game. Reynolds had a layup and Skillings nailed a 3-pointer to put the Bearcats up 20-15 at the 11:13 mark and they stayed in front from there.
Thomas made two free throws and a basket and Reynolds hit a 3-pointer to cap a 7-0 run, giving Cincinnati its first double-digit lead at 52-41 with 12:30 left to play. The Hatters got no closer than five after that.
Blackmon finished with 32 points and five 3-pointers to lead Stetson in the first meeting between the schools. He matched his season high and has scored in double figures in all 13 games this season. Treyton Thompson totaled 13 points and six rebounds, while Alec Oglesby scored 12. Stephan Swenson contributed 11 points, eight assists and four steals.
Cincinnati shot 51.6% overall and made 7 of 22 from beyond the arc (31.8%). Stetson shot 39.6% overall and made 9 of 25 from distance. The Hatters were 24 for 29 at the free-throw line, while the Bearcats sank 12 of 17.
Cincinnati will host Evansville on Dec. 29.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Alec Oglesby vs. Dan Skillings Jr. (Bearcats gains possession) | Â |
| 19:48 | | Â | CJ Fredrick misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:46 |  | Â | Treyton Thompson defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:34 | | +2 | Stephan Swenson makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin turnover (lost ball) (Stephan Swenson steals) | Â |
| 18:53 | | Â | Ody Oguama shooting foul (Alec Oglesby draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:53 | | +1 | Alec Oglesby makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | | +1 | Alec Oglesby makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | | +1 | Alec Oglesby makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | | +2 | Jalen Blackmon makes two point jump shot | 7-2 |
| 17:46 | | Â | Ody Oguama misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:44 | | Â | Alec Oglesby defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:14 | | Â | Alec Oglesby misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:12 | | Â | Treyton Thompson offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:08 | | +3 | Jalen Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Treyton Thompson assists) | 10-2 |
| 17:08 | | Â | Bearcats 30 second timeout | Â |
| 16:41 | | Â | Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:39 | | Â | John Newman III offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:31 | | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point layup (CJ Fredrick assists) | 10-4 |
| 16:14 | | Â | Stephan Swenson offensive foul | Â |
| 16:14 | | Â | Stephan Swenson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 15:46 | | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point layup | 10-6 |
| 15:40 | | Â | Jalen Blackmon misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | Treyton Thompson offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:29 | | +2 | Treyton Thompson makes two point dunk | 12-6 |
| 15:21 | | Â | Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:21 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:21 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin turnover (lost ball) (Stephan Swenson steals) | Â |
| 15:19 | | Â | Jalen Blackmon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:17 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:17 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:00 | | Â | Jamille Reynolds turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 14:34 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Tristan Gross's two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:32 | | Â | Hatters offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:31 | | Â | Hatters turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 14:12 | | +2 | Jamille Reynolds makes two point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists) | 12-8 |
| 13:39 | | Â | Jalen Blackmon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:37 | | Â | Day Day Thomas defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:31 | | Â | Aubin Gateretse shooting foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:31 | | +1 | Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-9 |
| 13:31 | | +1 | Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-10 |
| 13:06 | | Â | Alec Oglesby misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:04 | | Â | Josh Reed defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:53 | | +3 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamille Reynolds assists) | 12-13 |
| 12:34 | | Â | Jizzle James shooting foul (Cyncier Harrison draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:34 | | Â | Cyncier Harrison misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 12:34 | | +1 | Cyncier Harrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-13 |
| 12:18 | | +2 | Jamille Reynolds makes two point jump shot (Jizzle James assists) | 13-15 |
| 12:03 | | +2 | Jalen Blackmon makes two point jump shot | 15-15 |
| 11:47 | | +2 | Jamille Reynolds makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists) | 15-17 |
| 11:32 | | Â | Ody Oguama blocks Bruce Kanno's two point layup | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Josh Reed defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:13 | | +3 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Reed assists) | 15-20 |
| 10:51 | | Â | Bruce Kanno misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Ody Oguama defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:41 | | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point layup | 15-22 |
| 10:38 | | Â | Hatters 30 second timeout | Â |
| 10:38 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:30 | | +2 | Treyton Thompson makes two point dunk (Stephan Swenson assists) | 17-22 |
| 10:11 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Stephan Swenson steals) | Â |
| 10:06 | | Â | Josh Reed shooting foul (Treyton Thompson draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:06 | | +1 | Treyton Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-22 |
| 10:06 | | +1 | Treyton Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-22 |
| 9:39 | | Â | Jamille Reynolds turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 9:26 | | Â | Jalen Blackmon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:24 | | Â | Tristan Gross offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:12 | | +2 | Aubin Gateretse makes two point layup | 21-22 |
| 8:59 | | Â | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:57 | | Â | Stephan Swenson defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:45 | | Â | Stephan Swenson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:43 | | Â | John Newman III defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:34 | | Â | CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:32 | | Â | Stephan Swenson defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:25 | | Â | Jalen Blackmon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | John Newman III defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:17 | | +3 | CJ Fredrick makes three point jump shot (John Newman III assists) | 21-25 |
| 7:55 | | +3 | Jalen Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Aubin Gateretse assists) | 24-25 |
| 7:38 | | Â | Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Aubin Gateretse defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:25 | | Â | Aubin Gateretse offensive foul | Â |
| 7:25 | | Â | Aubin Gateretse turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 7:25 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:14 | | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk (Ody Oguama assists) | 24-27 |
| 6:51 | | Â | Day Day Thomas personal foul (Stephan Swenson draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:33 | | Â | Stephan Swenson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:31 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:29 | | Â | Tristan Gross personal foul | Â |
| 6:15 | | +3 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (CJ Fredrick assists) | 24-30 |
| 5:41 | | Â | Jalen Blackmon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:39 | | Â | John Newman III defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:29 | | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point layup | 24-32 |
| 4:56 | | Â | Day Day Thomas shooting foul (Stephan Swenson draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:56 | | +1 | Stephan Swenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-32 |
| 4:56 | | +1 | Stephan Swenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-32 |
| 4:27 | | Â | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Hatters defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:04 | | +2 | Alex Doyle makes two point layup (Stephan Swenson assists) | 28-32 |
| 3:45 | | Â | Jizzle James misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:43 | | Â | Treyton Thompson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:38 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:22 | | Â | Jalen Blackmon misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:20 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:58 | | Â | John Newman III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:56 | | Â | Alex Doyle defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:53 | | +2 | Alec Oglesby makes two point layup (Stephan Swenson assists) | 30-32 |
| 2:39 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin turnover (lost ball) (Stephan Swenson steals) | Â |
| 2:23 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (Treyton Thompson draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:23 | | +1 | Treyton Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-32 |
| 2:23 | | +1 | Treyton Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-32 |
| 2:09 | | Â | Stephan Swenson personal foul (CJ Fredrick draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:56 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:54 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:47 | | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup | 32-34 |
| 1:26 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin blocks Cyncier Harrison's three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:24 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Alex Doyle personal foul | Â |
| 1:01 | | +3 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (CJ Fredrick assists) | 32-37 |
| 0:41 | | Â | Jizzle James shooting foul (Alec Oglesby draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:41 | | +1 | Alec Oglesby makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-37 |
| 0:41 | | Â | Alec Oglesby misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | Alex Doyle offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:23 | | Â | Alex Doyle misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:21 | | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Alec Oglesby shooting foul (Jizzle James draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Jizzle James misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:02 | | +1 | Jizzle James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-38 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |