Thomas scores 21, Cincinnati upsets No. 19 TCU 81-77 in OT
CINCINNATI (AP) Dan Skillings Jr.'s go-ahead layup with 22 seconds left in overtime lifted Cincinnati to an 81-77 victory over No. 19 TCU on Tuesday night.
Day Day Thomas scored 21 points and John Newman III had 20 to lead the Bearcats.
“Really proud of our resilience,” Bearcats coach Wes Miller said. “We lost the last two games by one possession. You know the toll it takes on a team. To fight back and send the game to overtime, I was really proud of that.”
Trevian Tennyson scored 17 and Emanuel Miller had 15 for TCU (13-4, 2-2 Big 12), which had just entered the rankings this week following wins over Oklahoma and Houston.
The Horned Frogs committed a season-high 19 turnovers.
“Our turnovers on the offensive end were disappointing,” TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. “We’re a low turnover team. It was bad decision making. Too many layups, mostly because of the turnovers.”
Cincinnati (13-4, 2-2) faced its fourth consecutive ranked opponent for the first time since the 1993-94 season, winning 71-60 at No. 12 BYU and losing to No. 12 Texas and No. 14 Baylor by a combined four points.
After Skillings Jr.'s layup put the Bearcats ahead 79-77, Thomas sealed the win with a pair of free throws.
The Horned Frogs began the game by making four of five 3-point attempts. Miller's 3-pointer put them ahead 23-13.
“I was really unimpressed with the way we started the game,” Miller said. “We’ve been pretty consistent with effort and energy. I was disappointed. But I was proud of how we responded.”
TCU led by 11 points in the first half, but the Bearcats cut the deficit to 33-32 at halftime.
“They were hitting some tough shots, so credit to them,” Newman III said. “We just had to weather the storm.”
Cincinnati grabbed its first lead with 17:05 remaining on a layup by Newman III.
The Bearcats went more than three minutes without a field goal and TCU responded with a 12-2 run.
Tennyson made two straight 3-point attempts to give TCU a 50-43 lead. He went 5 of 8 from beyond the arc.
But every time it appeared TCU was going to pull away, the Bearcats fought back.
Viktor Lakhin's jumper cut the Horned Frogs' lead to 64-62 with two minutes remaining to set up a wild finish to regulation.
Thomas’ layup tied the score 67-67 with 13 seconds left.
“You get a lead, you have to be able to grind it out,” Dixon said. “Give them credit. We're going to get better for it.”
Each team had a chance to take the lead at the free-throw line in the final seconds. But Skillings Jr. missed two attempts for Cincinnati and Ernest Udeh Jr. missed one for TCU, sending the game into overtime.
“I know what kind of guys we have in the locker room,” Newman III said. “We just continued to fight. We’ve got 16 tough guys.”
Cincinnati leads the all-time series 6-0. It was the first meeting since 2005 when both schools were members of Conference USA.
REDEMPTION
Newman III missed the front end of a 1-and-1 which led to the winning shot in a 73-72 loss to Texas one week ago. He was 0-for-3 from the line on Tuesday night before hitting his final two.
“It was a full circle moment for me,” Newman III said. “I felt real bad after the Texas game. But I practice for those moments.”
BIG PICTURE:
TCU: The Horned Frogs defeated consecutive ranked opponents for the first time in program history with wins over No. 15 Oklahoma and No. 5 Houston last week. Those wins came after an 83-81 loss at No. 3 Kansas.
Cincinnati: Offensive rebounding has been a trademark of Bearcats teams dating to when Bob Huggins was coach, and that continues under Wes Miller. The Bearcats rank 10th nationally and second in the Big 12 in offensive rebounding.
UP NEXT
TCU: Hosts Iowa State on Saturday.
Cincinnati: Hosts No. 15 Oklahoma on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Ernest Udeh Jr. vs. Viktor Lakhin (Horned Frogs gains possession) | |||
19:35 | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point pullup jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists) | 2-0 | |
19:23 | Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals) | |||
19:04 | Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot | |||
19:02 | John Newman III defensive rebound | |||
18:52 | Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals) | |||
18:47 | John Newman III shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul) | |||
18:47 | Emanuel Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
18:47 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-0 | |
18:26 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists) | 3-2 | |
18:06 | +3 | Micah Peavy makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists) | 6-2 | |
17:56 | +2 | John Newman III makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists) | 6-4 | |
17:41 | +3 | Trevian Tennyson makes three point pullup jump shot | 9-4 | |
17:29 | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point layup | 9-6 | |
17:15 | +2 | Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Avery Anderson III assists) | 11-6 | |
17:14 | Bearcats 30 second timeout | |||
16:56 | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point running pullup jump shot | 11-8 | |
16:40 | +3 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists) | 14-8 | |
16:15 | Jamille Reynolds misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
16:13 | Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
16:07 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point driving layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists) | 16-8 | |
15:54 | +3 | John Newman III makes three point jump shot (Viktor Lakhin assists) | 16-11 | |
15:31 | +2 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot | 18-11 | |
15:25 | Viktor Lakhin turnover (bad pass) (Micah Peavy steals) | |||
15:21 | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point driving dunk | 20-11 | |
15:01 | +2 | John Newman III makes two point driving finger roll layup (Day Day Thomas assists) | 20-13 | |
14:37 | +3 | Emanuel Miller makes three point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists) | 23-13 | |
14:34 | Bearcats 30 second timeout | |||
14:34 | TV timeout | |||
14:18 | +3 | Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists) | 23-16 | |
13:59 | Ody Oguama personal foul (JaKobe Coles draws the foul) | |||
13:43 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
13:31 | Bearcats defensive rebound | |||
13:31 | Xavier Cork personal foul | |||
13:28 | Ody Oguama turnover (lost ball) (JaKobe Coles steals) | |||
13:19 | +3 | JaKobe Coles makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists) | 26-16 | |
12:53 | John Newman III turnover (bad pass) | |||
12:43 | Avery Anderson III turnover (bad pass) | |||
12:30 | Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot | |||
12:28 | Horned Frogs defensive rebound | |||
12:28 | Ody Oguama personal foul | |||
12:06 | Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Avery Anderson III's two point pullup jump shot | |||
12:04 | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:59 | Avery Anderson III blocks Jizzle James's two point driving layup | |||
11:57 | Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:50 | Jizzle James personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
11:50 | TV timeout | |||
11:35 | Aziz Bandaogo blocks Micah Peavy's two point layup | |||
11:33 | Essam Mostafa offensive rebound | |||
11:28 | Essam Mostafa misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
11:26 | Jizzle James defensive rebound | |||
11:10 | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
11:08 | JaKobe Coles defensive rebound | |||
10:40 | JaKobe Coles misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
10:38 | Josh Reed defensive rebound | |||
10:17 | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
10:15 | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | |||
10:05 | Micah Peavy misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:03 | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | |||
9:55 | Aziz Bandaogo turnover (bad pass) | |||
9:35 | Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot | |||
9:33 | Josh Reed defensive rebound | |||
9:20 | Avery Anderson III personal foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul) | |||
9:06 | Josh Reed turnover (bad pass) (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals) | |||
8:42 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
8:40 | Day Day Thomas defensive rebound | |||
8:38 | Jump ball. Day Day Thomas vs. Ernest Udeh Jr. (Bearcats gains possession) | |||
8:22 | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point stepback jump shot | 26-18 | |
7:54 | Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (bad pass) | |||
7:48 | Josh Reed misses three point jump shot | |||
7:46 | Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:46 | Jamille Reynolds personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
7:46 | TV timeout | |||
7:32 | +3 | Trevian Tennyson makes three point pullup jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists) | 29-18 | |
7:06 | Day Day Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
7:04 | Day Day Thomas offensive rebound | |||
6:59 | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point driving layup | 29-20 | |
6:35 | Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot | |||
6:33 | John Newman III defensive rebound | |||
6:28 | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point driving layup | |||
6:26 | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | |||
6:25 | Micah Peavy turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals) | |||
6:24 | Micah Peavy personal foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul) | |||
6:13 | JaKobe Coles blocks Simas Lukosius's two point driving layup | |||
6:11 | JaKobe Coles defensive rebound | |||
6:03 | Emanuel Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
6:01 | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | |||
5:50 | +2 | Simas Lukosius makes two point driving layup | 29-22 | |
5:47 | Horned Frogs 30 second timeout | |||
5:29 | Avery Anderson III turnover (traveling) | |||
5:00 | +2 | Josh Reed makes two point jump shot (Jizzle James assists) | 29-24 | |
4:32 | JaKobe Coles misses two point hook shot | |||
4:30 | John Newman III defensive rebound | |||
4:23 | Xavier Cork personal foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul) | |||
4:13 | Simas Lukosius turnover (lost ball) (Emanuel Miller steals) | |||
4:08 | Aziz Bandaogo blocks Emanuel Miller's two point driving layup | |||
4:06 | Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound | |||
4:04 | +2 | Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point putback dunk | 31-24 | |
3:59 | +2 | John Newman III makes two point driving layup | 31-26 | |
3:38 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. offensive foul (Josh Reed draws the foul) | |||
3:38 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
3:38 | TV timeout | |||
3:13 | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point driving layup | |||
3:11 | Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound | |||
3:11 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point putback layup | 31-28 | |
2:43 | Trevian Tennyson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
2:41 | John Newman III defensive rebound | |||
2:30 | +3 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists) | 31-31 | |
2:12 | +2 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point driving layup | 33-31 | |
1:56 | Jizzle James misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
1:54 | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | |||
1:47 | Viktor Lakhin blocks Jameer Nelson Jr.'s two point driving floating jump shot | |||
1:46 | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | |||
1:23 | Horned Frogs turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
1:09 | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
1:07 | Micah Peavy defensive rebound | |||
1:01 | Emanuel Miller misses two point driving layup | |||
0:59 | Josh Reed defensive rebound | |||
0:46 | Josh Reed misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
0:44 | Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound | |||
0:42 | Jameer Nelson Jr. shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul) | |||
0:42 | +1 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-32 | |
0:42 | Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:42 | Micah Peavy defensive rebound | |||
0:21 | Avery Anderson III turnover (traveling) | |||
0:04 | Day Day Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
0:02 | Micah Peavy defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |