Disu scores career-high 33 points, No. 25 Texas survives at Cincinnati 74-73
CINCINNATI (AP) Dylan Disu scored a career-high 33 points and Max Abmas hit a go-ahead jumper with eight seconds remaining to help No. 25 Texas beat Cincinnati 74-73 on Tuesday night.
Abmas scored 15 points for the Longhorns (12-3, 1-1 Big 12), who were coming off a 78-67 loss at home to Texas Tech.
“We'll continue to grow from it,” Abmas said. “It was really about seeing how we were going to respond. It was a big moment for us. The guys responded right away, bringing the intensity for a full 40 minutes.”
Simas Lukosius scored 19 points and Viktor Lakhin had 17 points for the Bearcats, who were bidding to start 2-0 in their inaugural Big 12 season after a 71-60 upset win at No. 12 BYU.
“We were going to have our hands full with a really good team on their home court,” Longhorns coach Rodney Terry said. “Our guys did a good job working the game, really for 40 minutes.”
Lakhin scored seven of his 10 first-half points in the first four minutes of the game.
Disu stepped up for the Longhorns with a season-high 19 points in the first half. His previous high was 17 against LSU on Dec. 16.
“Just taking the jump shots when they weren't closing all the way out was what I looked to do throughout the game,” Disu said. “I just got my opportunities. It worked out really well for us.”
His previous best for points was 29 against Kentucky while playing for Vanderbilt on Feb. 17, 2021.
The Bearcats (12-3, 1-1) shot a blistering 5 of 8 from 3-point range in the first half to keep the score close.
Texas led 41-39 at halftime.
“Losing always hurts,” Bearcats coach Wes Miller said. “When you lose a one-possession game it stings in a really serious way. We kept fighting all night.”
The Bearcats still couldn't stop Disu in the second half, but they answered every Longhorns run.
Lukosius hit back-to-back jumpers to put the Bearcats ahead 73-70 with 55 seconds remaining.
Disu's jumper cut the Longhorns' deficit to one.
“Disu was everything we could handle,” Miller said. “We talked about everything we could do at halftime. We definitely had a problem with Disu and the high ball screen.”
With 24.4 seconds remaining, John Newman III missed the front end of a one-and-one, setting up Abmas' game-winner. Lukosius missed a jumper at the buzzer for Cincinnati.
The Bearcats and Longhorns met in the regular season for the first time. The Bearcats won two prior NCAA Tournament matchups in 1963 and 2012.
“It got really loud at times where we really couldn't hear anything,” Abmas said. “It's in those moments especially where we had to stay connected. I thought we did a good job of that.”
BLAME GAME
The officials might have missed a travel by Abmas just prior to the winning shot, but Miller refused to comment on the non-call. He was more concerned that Newman III would get blamed for his missed free throw.
“I have never coached a player who wants to miss a free throw,” Miller said. “Nobody is going to beat themselves up more than John Newman. One missed free throw doesn’t define the game."
BIG PICTURE:
Texas: A healthy Disu could be a big boost for the Longhorns. The 6-foot-9 forward played in his sixth game since suffering a left foot injury in the NCAA Tournament. “If we had him in that Miami game (in the Elite Eight), we might have been in Houston (for the Final Four),” Terry said. “He's playing the way he ended the year last year.”
Cincinnati: The Bearcats have eight scholarship players with career-highs of 20 or more points, second-most in the nation behind TCU. That depth was evident on Tuesday with the Bearcats holding a 30-4 advantage over Texas in points off the bench.
UP NEXT
Texas: At West Virginia on Saturday.
Cincinnati: At Baylor on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Dylan Disu vs. Aziz Bandaogo (Longhorns gains possession) | |||
19:44 | +2 | Dylan Disu makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
19:25 | John Newman III turnover (bad pass) | |||
19:14 | +2 | Max Abmas makes two point jump shot (Brock Cunningham assists) | 4-0 | |
19:02 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists) | 4-2 | |
18:40 | Dillon Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
18:38 | Simas Lukosius defensive rebound | |||
18:17 | Dillon Mitchell personal foul | |||
18:05 | Dylan Disu blocks Aziz Bandaogo's two point jump shot | |||
18:03 | Bearcats offensive rebound | |||
18:01 | Aziz Bandaogo misses two point dunk | |||
17:59 | Day Day Thomas offensive rebound | |||
17:52 | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot | 4-4 | |
17:52 | Aziz Bandaogo personal foul | |||
17:42 | +2 | Tyrese Hunter makes two point jump shot (Brock Cunningham assists) | 6-4 | |
17:24 | Day Day Thomas misses two point layup | |||
17:22 | Dylan Disu defensive rebound | |||
17:08 | +2 | Dylan Disu makes two point jump shot | 8-4 | |
16:51 | Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup | |||
16:49 | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
16:43 | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup | 10-4 | |
16:34 | John Newman III misses two point jump shot | |||
16:32 | John Newman III offensive rebound | |||
16:27 | +3 | Viktor Lakhin makes three point jump shot (John Newman III assists) | 10-7 | |
16:08 | Max Abmas misses three point jump shot | |||
16:06 | John Newman III defensive rebound | |||
15:57 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point jump shot (Aziz Bandaogo assists) | 10-9 | |
15:57 | Brock Cunningham shooting foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul) | |||
15:57 | TV timeout | |||
15:57 | +1 | Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-10 | |
15:36 | Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot | |||
15:34 | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | |||
15:26 | Day Day Thomas misses two point layup | |||
15:24 | Max Abmas defensive rebound | |||
15:05 | Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot | |||
15:03 | Day Day Thomas defensive rebound | |||
14:56 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point dunk (Simas Lukosius assists) | 10-12 | |
14:39 | Dylan Disu misses three point jump shot | |||
14:34 | Brock Cunningham offensive rebound | |||
14:32 | Max Abmas misses three point jump shot | |||
14:28 | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | |||
14:28 | Brock Cunningham personal foul | |||
14:11 | +3 | Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Viktor Lakhin assists) | 10-15 | |
13:38 | Viktor Lakhin blocks Ze'Rik Onyema's two point layup | |||
13:36 | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | |||
13:27 | Ithiel Horton shooting foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul) | |||
13:27 | Viktor Lakhin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
13:27 | Viktor Lakhin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
13:27 | Dylan Disu defensive rebound | |||
13:16 | +3 | Max Abmas makes three point jump shot | 13-15 | |
12:50 | +2 | Ody Oguama makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists) | 13-17 | |
12:34 | +2 | Dylan Disu makes two point jump shot (Max Abmas assists) | 15-17 | |
12:13 | Ze'Rik Onyema personal foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul) | |||
12:02 | Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Max Abmas steals) | |||
11:53 | Max Abmas misses two point layup | |||
11:51 | Ze'Rik Onyema offensive rebound | |||
11:43 | +2 | Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point layup | 17-17 | |
11:27 | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
11:25 | Jizzle James offensive rebound | |||
11:20 | Jizzle James misses two point layup | |||
11:18 | Ithiel Horton defensive rebound | |||
11:05 | Jizzle James shooting foul (Dylan Disu draws the foul) | |||
11:05 | TV timeout | |||
11:05 | Dylan Disu misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
11:05 | +1 | Dylan Disu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-17 | |
11:02 | Jizzle James turnover (out of bounds) | |||
10:52 | +2 | Dylan Disu makes two point dunk (Max Abmas assists) | 20-17 | |
10:34 | +3 | Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists) | 20-20 | |
10:20 | Dylan Disu misses three point jump shot | |||
10:18 | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | |||
10:02 | Ithiel Horton personal foul | |||
9:59 | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:57 | Longhorns defensive rebound | |||
9:39 | Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Viktor Lakhin steals) | |||
9:22 | Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot | |||
9:20 | Dylan Disu defensive rebound | |||
9:10 | +3 | Dylan Disu makes three point jump shot (Ithiel Horton assists) | 23-20 | |
8:53 | Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot | |||
8:51 | Chendall Weaver personal foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul) | |||
8:51 | Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
8:51 | Ze'Rik Onyema defensive rebound | |||
8:28 | Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot | |||
8:26 | Ze'Rik Onyema offensive rebound | |||
8:22 | +2 | Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point dunk | 25-20 | |
8:11 | Day Day Thomas misses two point layup | |||
8:09 | Ze'Rik Onyema defensive rebound | |||
7:55 | Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Ze'Rik Onyema draws the foul) | |||
7:55 | TV timeout | |||
7:41 | Dillon Mitchell misses two point jump shot | |||
7:39 | Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound | |||
7:29 | Simas Lukosius turnover (bad pass) (Ze'Rik Onyema steals) | |||
7:20 | +2 | Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup (Max Abmas assists) | 27-20 | |
7:02 | +2 | Jamille Reynolds makes two point dunk (John Newman III assists) | 27-22 | |
7:02 | Ze'Rik Onyema shooting foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul) | |||
7:02 | Jamille Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
7:02 | Max Abmas defensive rebound | |||
6:38 | Day Day Thomas shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
6:38 | +1 | Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-22 | |
6:38 | +1 | Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-22 | |
6:10 | +3 | Josh Reed makes three point jump shot | 29-25 | |
5:39 | Jamille Reynolds blocks Tyrese Hunter's two point layup | |||
5:37 | Josh Reed defensive rebound | |||
5:37 | Max Abmas shooting foul (John Newman III draws the foul) | |||
5:37 | +1 | John Newman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-26 | |
5:37 | +1 | John Newman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-27 | |
5:19 | +2 | Dylan Disu makes two point layup | 31-27 | |
5:03 | +3 | John Newman III makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukosius assists) | 31-30 | |
4:49 | Dylan Disu turnover (bad pass) (John Newman III steals) | |||
4:40 | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup | |||
4:38 | Longhorns defensive rebound | |||
4:19 | Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot | |||
4:17 | John Newman III defensive rebound | |||
4:03 | Dylan Disu shooting foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul) | |||
4:03 | Jamille Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:03 | +1 | Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-31 | |
3:48 | Dylan Disu misses two point layup | |||
3:46 | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | |||
3:32 | Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Chendall Weaver steals) | |||
3:26 | +3 | Max Abmas makes three point jump shot (Dillon Mitchell assists) | 34-31 | |
3:01 | Viktor Lakhin misses two point jump shot | |||
2:59 | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
2:55 | +2 | Tyrese Hunter makes two point dunk (Max Abmas assists) | 36-31 | |
2:52 | Bearcats 30 second timeout | |||
2:52 | TV timeout | |||
2:36 | +2 | Simas Lukosius makes two point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists) | 36-33 | |
2:21 | +3 | Dylan Disu makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 39-33 | |
2:07 | Chendall Weaver personal foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul) | |||
2:07 | +1 | Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-34 | |
2:07 | Viktor Lakhin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:07 | Dylan Disu defensive rebound | |||
1:53 | Dylan Disu misses three point jump shot | |||
1:51 | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:39 | Josh Reed misses two point layup | |||
1:37 | Dylan Disu defensive rebound | |||
1:33 | Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul | |||
1:15 | Dylan Disu turnover (lost ball) (John Newman III steals) | |||
1:06 | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk | 39-36 | |
1:06 | Tyrese Hunter shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul) | |||
1:06 | +1 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-37 | |
0:52 | Max Abmas misses three point jump shot | |||
0:50 | Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound | |||
0:41 | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists) | 39-39 | |
0:19 | +2 | Dylan Disu makes two point jump shot | 41-39 | |
0:00 | Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Dylan Disu defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |